CKBW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 98.1 FM in

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. The station also operates in

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at 94.5 and in Shelburne at 93.1. The station plays a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980 ...

format branded as ''CKBW''. CKBW is owned & operated by Acadia Broadcasting which also owns sister station CJHK-FM.

History

CKBW's first broadcast was at AM 1000 on December 24, 1947, under local ownership. In 1949, Acadia Broadcasting hired Jamie Macleod an announcer from CHNS, who had returned to announcing duties after serving in the RCAF as a Spitfire pilot. His assignment was Program Director and Operations Manager. In 1950, while still in high school in Bridgewater, the actor

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was hired by Jamie McLeod as a part-time announcer at CKBW for 60 cents an hour. In the summer of 1953 Sutherland left CKBW and headed for the

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to study engineering. In 1967, the station moved from King Street to new studios and offices specially constructed on the second floor of the Bridgewater Shopping Plaza. In 1996, Bob MacLaren, former station general manager was inducted in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame. In 1999, Jamie MacLeod was inducted in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. In 2001, CKBW flipped to the FM band at 98.1 MHz.Decision CRTC 2001-658
/ref> The station changed formats numerous times. For much of the 1990s, CKBW played primarily

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until an official format change in 2001 to adopt an adult contemporary format. On June 5, 2020 CKBW flipped to

branded using its call letters.

References

External links

CKBW website
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