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CBK (AM)
Radio station in Watrous, Saskatchewan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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CBK (540 kHz) is a Canadian public radio station licensed to Watrous, Saskatchewan. It broadcasts the CBC Radio One network as a Class A clear-channel AM station powered at 50,000 watts around the clock from a non-directional antenna near Watrous.
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Broadcast area | Southern and Central Saskatchewan |
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Frequency | 540 kHz (AM) |
Branding | CBC Radio One |
Programming | |
Format | News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
CBK-FM, CBKF-FM, CBKT-DT, CBKFT-DT, CBKST (defunct) | |
History | |
First air date | July 29, 1939; 84 years ago (July 29, 1939) |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Henry Kelsey |
Technical information | |
Class | A (clear-channel) |
Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°40′48″N 105°26′48″W |
Links | |
Website | CBC Saskatchewan |
Its studios are located at the CBC's broadcast centre at 2440 Broad Street in Regina, with an additional bureau in the Saskatoon Co-op building on 4th Avenue South in Saskatoon. The Regina facility also houses CBK-FM and CBKT-DT. In Regina, a nested rebroadcaster, CBKR-FM 102.5 MHz, simulcasts CBK for listeners who may have trouble receiving the 540 AM signal amid downtown office and apartment buildings.[1]
CBK 540 operates on a low frequency and with high power in a region with excellent ground conductivity.[2] That helps CBK's daytime signal to reach most of the southern two-thirds of Saskatchewan, including Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Swift Current, Lloydminster, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert. It also provides grade B coverage as far west as Calgary and as far east as Winnipeg, and reaches across the border into North Dakota and Montana.