CJRK-FM is a

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which broadcasts a

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format on the frequency 102.7

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, Canada. The station is owned by East FM, through licensee 8041393 Canada Inc., which received approval to operate a new FM radio station serving the Scarborough district on November 5, 2014.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-574
Licensing of new radio stations to serve Scarborough and technical changes for existing radio stations serving Scarborough, Toronto and Whitchurch-Stouffville, ''CRTC'', November 5, 2014. The station launched on September 1, 2016. The station's programming targets teenagers and young adults in south, east and west-Asian communities in Scarborough and the

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communities of

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and

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, and serves approximately 18 ethnic groups in a minimum of nine different languages.

References

External links

East FM websiteEast FM FacebookCJRK-FM History
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