CKNC-FM
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Broadcast area | Norfolk County Oxford County |
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| Frequency | 99.7 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | 99.7 WOW FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | My Broadcasting Corporation |
| CHCD-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 2017 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 9,667 watts |
| HAAT | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
CKNC-FM is a radio station in Simcoe, Ontario, broadcasting on 99.7 MHz with a classic hits format branded as 99.7 WOW FM. The station is owned by My Broadcasting Corporation, who first applied to operate a second station in Simcoe on June 9, 2017. The CRTC approved the application,[1] and CKNC signed on the air on September 1, 2017, as Oldies 99.7 with the first song being The Rolling Stones' hit "Start Me Up".
On July 27, 2026, My Broadcasting Corporation dropped the Oldies 99.7 branding and rebranded the station as 99.7 WOW FM. [2] MBC also rebranded all other oldies stations to WOW FM in the following locations: CIYM-FM Brighton, CJWV-FM Peterborough and CFMP-FM Arnprior. [3]
Notes
The CKNC callsign was used at a television station in Sudbury, Ontario from 1971 until 2002. CKNC was also the original callsign, in the 1920s and 1930s, of a radio station in Toronto that now uses the callsign CJBC.
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-191, SimcoeEnglish-language FM radio station in Simcoe, CRTC, June 9, 2017
- ↑ Oldies 99.7 rebrands as 99.7 WOW FM with new focus on ‘Just Great Songs’, norfolktoday.ca, July 27, 2026
- ↑ [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/367550/my-broadcasting-rebrands-ontario-oldies-stations-under-wow-fm-brand/ My Broadcasting Rebrands Ontario Oldies Stations Under Wow-FM Brand, radioinsight.com, July 27, 2026
External links
- Oldies 99.7
- CKNC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKNC-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- CFVC-FM in the REC Canadian station database