CKFF-FM is a First Nations community radio station that operates at 104.1 MHz (FM) in Kipawa, Quebec, Canada.

CKFF-FM
Frequency104.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingDrumbeat Radio
Programming
FormatFirst Nations community radio
Ownership
OwnerKebaowek First Nation
History
First air date
2020 (2020)
Technical information
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT55.5 metres
Links
Websitedrumbeatradio.ca

Branded as Drumbeat Radio, the station airs a variety of programs, interviews, stories, culture and music including country, rock, pop and more. [1]

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Kipawa Radio Station Drumbeat Radio CKFF 104.1 FM - explorekipawa.com
  2. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-423, Indigenous FM radio station in Kipawa, CRTC, November 13, 2018
  3. ^ Kebaowek First Nation Newsletter, see pages 2 and 3, June 2020 (PDF)
  4. ^ 2024-0406-0L2024-42 2024-08-30 Approved - CRTC August 30, 2024
  5. ^ CRTC - Technical Changes To CKFF 104.1 Kebaowek Approved, radiowest.ca, September 3, 2024
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