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First Nations community radio station in Kipawa, Quebec From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CKFF-FM is a First Nations community radio station that operates at 104.1 MHz (FM) in Kipawa, Quebec, Canada.
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Frequency | 104.1 MHz (FM) |
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Branding | Drumbeat Radio |
Programming | |
Format | First Nations community radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Kebaowek First Nation |
History | |
First air date | 2020 |
Technical information | |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 55.5 metres |
Links | |
Website | drumbeatradio |
Branded as Drumbeat Radio, the station airs a variety of programs, interviews, stories, culture and music including country, rock, pop and more. [1]
On November 13, 2018, Kebaowek First Nation (OBCI) received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new english-language Indigenous (Type B Native) FM radio programming in Kipawa, Quebec which would operate at 104.1 MHz (channel 281A) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 55.5 metres). [2]
The station signed on the air as Drumbeat Radio in April 2020. [3]
On August 30, 2024, Kebaowek First Nation received CRTC approval to increase CKFF-FM's power from 6,000 to 8,650 watts and raising the antenna height from 55.5 to 67.2 metres (EHAAT) with a non-directional radiation pattern. [4] [5]
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