:''"CFYK-FM" was the previous call sign for what is now CBNY-FM, a repeater of

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Vancouver.'' CFYK-FM is a Canadian

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broadcasting at 98.9 MHz ( FM) in

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. The station is owned by the

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and broadcasts national programming of the

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network along with regional programs as part of

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History

CFYK began broadcasting on January 15, 1950. Like other radio stations in

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at the time, CFYK was licensed to the

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and utilized the technical infrastructure of the

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, but was managed by a civilian committee and operated by volunteers as a commercial-free

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station. Initially, programming consisted entirely of local content created by residents of Yellowknife, including schoolchildren and anybody who wished to be heard on the radio. By 1952, the CBC began to regularly supply the station with tape recordings of CBC programming for broadcast alongside the local content. In 1958, the CBC announced it would create a new radio network (now known as CBC North) to target Northern Canada. To establish the service, the corporation would take over the operations of existing volunteer-run radio stations, turning them into CBC-owned outlets staffed by CBC employees. As part of this process, ownership of CFYK was formally transferred to the CBC on December 13, 1958. Upon sign-on, CFYK was an AM station operating on a frequency of 1450 kHz with 250 watts of power. In 1952, the frequency was changed to 1340 kHz in order to alleviate interference to air search and rescue operations near Yellowknife. The station continued to operate at a power of 250 watts until 1965, when the power was increased to 1,000 watts. Subsequent power increases occurred in the 1980s, with the station receiving approval to operate at 2,500 watts during the day and 4,000 watts at night, although the increased power at night was discontinued in 1992 and the station went to operating at 2,500 watts around the clock. On July 10, 2012, the CBC applied to move CFYK to FM on a frequency of 98.9 MHz with an

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of 1,220 watts from an antenna

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of . The move was approved on November 7, 2012. The switch from AM to FM took place on June 3, 2013, at which time the station became CFYK-FM, a call sign originally used by a

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that has since been renamed CBNY-FM. On November 28, 2013, the CBC received approval to increase CFYK-FM's effective radiated power to 5,500 watts and raise the antenna height above average terrain to .

Local programming

CFYK produces all of CBC Radio's

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in the Northwest Territories, including ''The Trailbreaker'' on weekday mornings, the noon-hour program ''Northwind'', ''Trail's End'' in the afternoon, and ''Northern Air'' on weekend mornings. The station's afternoon programming also differs significantly from the rest of the network. Afternoon programming such as '' Q'' is pre-empted; instead, the station airs afternoon programming in

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languages. CHAK in

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, while airing the same regular local programming schedule as CFYK, produces a distinct schedule of First Nations programming in the afternoons.

Rebroadcasters

CFYK has the following rebroadcasters:

Relocations to FM

The CBC applied with the CRTC to convert the following AM transmitters to FM: * On April 19, 2013, applied to convert CBQC 1230 to 98.9 MHz. The application was approved on September 19, 2013. * On May 29, 2013, applied to convert CBDO 690 to 107.5 MHz. This application was approved on October 16, 2013. * On January 16, 2017, applied to convert CBDI 860 to 97.9 MHz. The CRTC approved the application on March 17, 2017.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-76
CFYK-FM Yellowknife – New transmitter in Fort Smith, ''CRTC'', March 17, 2017. The callsign was then changed to CFYK-FM-1. CBQG is the last remaining low-power AM transmitter to rebroadcast CFYK-FM.

Community-owned rebroadcasters

Very-low-power rebroadcasters

References

External links

CBC North

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