CKRM is an AM radio station in Regina,

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, broadcasting at 620 kHz. Owned by Harvard Media, CKRM broadcasts a

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format. Alongside music programming, CKRM is notably the flagship station of the

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of the

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, and the

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of the

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History

CKRM was established in 1926 in

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under the call letters CJRM. Its original owner was the

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James Richardson and Sons. In 1928, the Richardsons opened CJRW in Winnipeg and networked their two stations. CJRM opened a studio in Regina in 1933, and by 1935 all station operations were based in Regina. The stations were purchased by the Sifton family, owners of the ''

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'' and CKCK Radio in 1940, and CJRM became CKRM. In 1944, CKRM affiliated with the CBC's

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until 1962 when the network was disbanded and CKRM became independent. In late 1971, CKRM dropped its

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format and became a

station. In 2001, the station would relocate from 980 AM to 620 AM, shortly after the original CKCK radio closed down.

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, formerly at 1300 AM, moved to CKRM's former frequency. The move gave CKRM access to the second-most powerful transmitting facility in Saskatchewan, and one of the largest coverage areas in North America. Due to its location on the lower end of the AM dial, transmitter power, and Saskatchewan's flat land (with near-perfect ground conductivity), CKRM's daytime signal covers most of Saskatchewan's densely populated area, as well as parts of

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and

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. CKRM changed hands a number of times before its acquisition by Regina's Hill family, then-owners of CKCK-TV in 1981, under the Harvard Broadcasting banner. By this time the station's country format had become quite popular. CKRM also acquired the radio rights to the

, and the

of the

. The station moved into its current facility in April 2006. It is at the corner of 12th and Rose in downtown Regina. In May 2010 the station launched a

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program, ''The Sports Cage''. The show is hosted by Michael Ball.

References

External links

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