CKRU-AM is a radio station at AM 980 kHz in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada with an oldies and talk format branded as 980 KRUZ, owned by Corus Entertainment. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Peterborough is a City on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977 Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues Corus Entertainment Inc () is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company
The station began broadcasting back in 1942 as CHEX at 1430 kHz, until it moved to 980 kHz in 1958. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CHEX became CKRU in 1992.
The CHEX call letters currently belong to CHEX-TV in Peterborough. CHEX-TV is a Television station in Peterborough Ontario, Canada, and an affiliate of the CBC Television network
On October 11, 2007, CKRU applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to convert from the AM band to the FM band. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil [1]
On May 8, 2008, CKRU was given approval to convert to the FM band at 96. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 7 MHz. All other remaining applications for new radio stations in the Peterborough and Kawarthas area have been denied. [2]
External links
- 980 KRUZ CKRU-AM
- Live Stream [[3]]
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