:''"CFYK-FM" was the previous call sign for what is now CBNY-FM, a repeater of
CBU-FM
CBU-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Music network in Vancouver, British Columbia. The station broadcasts at 105.7 FM. CBU-FM's transmitter is located atop Mount Seymour.
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CFYK-FM is a Canadian
radio station, broadcasting at 98.9
FM in
Yellowknife,
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
. The station broadcasts the programming of the
CBC Radio One network and locally produced programs.
CFYK was licensed in 1948 after an application by the
Department of National Defence Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to:
Current departments of defence
* Department of Defence (Australia)
* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
* Department of National Defense (Philipp ...
on behalf of the
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. It began operating in 1951 as a
community radio station and was managed by civilian committee. It was turned over to the CBC in 1958.
Local programming

CFYK produces all of CBC Radio's
local programs 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
First Nations languages.
CHAK in
Inuvik
Inuvik (''place of man'') is the only town in the Inuvik Region, and the third largest community in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in what is sometimes called the Beaufort Delta Region, it serves as its administrative and service cen ...
, while airing the same regular local programming sc