CKYR-FM

CKYR-FM is a radio station which operates a multilingual/ethnic radio station on the frequency of 106.7 MHz/FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CKYR's studios are located on Westwinds Drive Northeast in Calgary, while its transmitter is located on Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.

CKYR-FM

Calgary, Alberta
Broadcast area	Calgary Metropolitan Region
Frequency	106.7 MHz (FM)
Branding	RED FM Calgary
Programming
Language	Multilingual
Format	Multicultural
Ownership
Owner	South Asian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	May 3, 2013
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	1.1 kilowatts 8 kW Maximum
HAAT	236 meters (774 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	calgary.redfm.ca

History

On May 24, 2012, Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation Inc. received a licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new ethnic commercial radio station to serve Calgary.^[1]

In February 2013, the station is doing on-air tests and will be branded as RED FM.^[2] The station launched on May 3, 2013.^[3]

Notes

CIRI-FM, a very low power traffic radio station operating at 106.5 MHz is an adjacent frequency to the new proposed multicultural station at 106.7 MHz. CIRI remained at 106.5 FM, until the station moved to a new frequency in 2020.^[4]

Programming

CKYR's programming is primarily South Asian (Hindi and Punjabi) but it also airs programming in the following languages: Akan, Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Dari, Fijian, Gujarati, Korean, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Sindhi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Twi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.