CKWY-FM is a Canadian

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that broadcasts a CHR/Top 40 format at 93.7 FM in Wainwright,

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. The station is branded as ''Hot 93.7'' and is owned by

Stingray Group Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in the United States, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, ...

. On January 30, 2004, Newcap was given approval from the

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to operate a new

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FM radio station in Wainwright. The station began broadcasting on January 31, 2005 at 7 AM with a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 198 ...

format as ''93.7 Wayne FM''. On November 7, 2012, Newcap applied to decrease CKWY's signal from 100,000 watts to 50,000 watts, with its antenna

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(EHAAT) increased from 167.0 metres to 169.5 metres. This application was approved on April 23, 2013.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-196

CKKY CKKY-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts at 101.9 FM in Wainwright, Alberta. The station is branded as ''Boom 101.9'' with a classic hits format and is owned by Stingray Group. History The station began broadcasting in 1984 as 1230 ...

Wainwright – Conversion to the FM band; CKWY-FM Wainwright – Technical change, ''CRTC'', April 23, 2013 On October 7, 2019, CKWY rebranded to ''Hot 93.7'' and changed its format to CHR/Top 40.

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Hot 93.7
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