CKPR-FM
CKPR-FM is a radio station in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Dougall Media, the station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 91.5 FM, and 93.5 FM in Atikokan.
Thunder Bay connections: Fort William, Ontario; CKTG-FM; CJSD-FM; CFNO-FM; CKPR-DT; CHFD-DT.
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Thunder Bay BandWiki
According to the Thunder Bay BandWiki, CKPR-FM has its roots in a station originally launched in Midland, Ontario in 1927. It was purchased by the Dougall Motor Car Company in 1931 and moved to Fort William, Ontario. The station originally aired at 890 AM, moving through several frequencies before settling at 580 AM in 1941. It became an affiliate of the CBC's Trans-Canada Network in 1947.
In 1948, the station's owners launched an FM simulcast. In 1962, the owners acquired CFPA-TV, the city's CBC Television affiliate, which later adopted the CKPR callsign.
In 2006, Dougall applied to change the station's frequency to 91.5 FM. This application was approved by the CRTC on February 2, 2007.[1] The transition occurred on June 4, 2007, and was simulcast on Thunder Bay Television. The AM 580 signal is believed to have left the air for good in late summer 2007.[2]
The station continues to be owned and operated by the Dougall family under the name Dougall Media, playing a mix of hits from the 1970s to the present, with a focus on news and local coverage of Thunder Bay and the surrounding area.