CKKN-FM, branded as ''101.3 The River'', is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a

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format at 101.3 FM in Prince George,

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. The station is owned by the

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, which also owns sister stations CKDV-FM and

CKPG-TV CKPG-TV ( analogue channel 2) is a television station in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, affiliated with Citytv. The station is owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, and maintains studios on 3rd Avenue (near Winnipeg Street) in Pri ...

History

The station was launched in 1981 by Q Broadcasting, as a

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station with the call sign CIOI and the brand name ''Country 101''. Q Broadcasting sold its holdings to

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in 1990. Monarch converted the station to the CKKN call sign in 1995, and to its current format in 1999. The stations were in turn sold to Pattison in

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, and became

''Hits FM'' at that time. By

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, the station shifted to

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; ratings remained dismal from its

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format after the switch. It returned to

as ''The River'' by

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Transmitters

Former logo

References

External links

101.3 The River
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