CHRK-FM is a

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broadcasting from

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, Canada, at 101.9 FM owned by

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. The station is one of several radio stations approved in 2007 for the

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.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-220
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region along with sister station CKCH-FM.

History

The station began a required three week Industry Canada testing period on May 15, 2008, and officially launched on May 27, at 8 a.m., with the first song being "

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" by

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. It was branded ''101.9 The Giant'' until May 21, 2021, when it rebranded as ''Hot 101.9''. The station's format is

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. CHRK was formerly a call sign for

CKRV-FM CKRV-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 97.5 FM in Kamloops, British Columbia. The station broadcasts a classic rock format branded as ''K 97.5'', and prior to 2010, it had a hot adult contemporary format. Even though as a top 40 st ...

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from 1984 to 1993 and short term call-sign of radio station

CJAQ-FM CJAQ-FM (96.9 MHz) is a Canadian radio station in Calgary, Alberta. The station uses the on-air brand name '' Jack 96.9''. It is the second "Jack" station in Canada and the world, after its sister CJAX-FM in Vancouver. CJAQ's studios are located ...

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between 1999 and 2002.

Former Logos

References

External links

Hot 101.9

RadioWest November Newsletter

CHRK-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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