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

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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 Monarch Broadcasting 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

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

; 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

CKKN-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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