CKYY-FM

CKYY-FM (89.1 FM, "New Country 89.1") is a radio station licensed to Welland, Ontario. Owned by My Broadcasting Corporation, it broadcasts a country music format serving Niagara Region.

CKYY-FM

Welland, Ontario
Broadcast area	Niagara Region
Frequency	89.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	New Country 89.1
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Niagara IceDogs Niagara River Lions
Ownership
Owner	My Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	CIXL-FM
History
First air date	February 20, 2015
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	564 watts average 3,100 watts peak horizontal & vertical polarization
HAAT	130.5 meters (428 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	country89.com

Its studios and offices are located on Forks Road on the Port Colborne—Welland border. CKYY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 564 watts average, with a peak of 3,100 watts. The tower has a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 130.5 meters (428 ft).^[1] CKYY-FM uses a directional antenna to avoid its signal from interfering with stations in the U.S. The transmitter is located on Matthews Road in Welland .

History

The station's founders received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 26, 2014, to construct a new English-language commercial FM station.^{[2] [3]} The station signed on the air on February 20, 2015.^[4]

Previous logo

On May 10, 2019, Stingray Group announced its intention to purchase R.B. Communications' two stations in Welland.^[5] The sale fell through in early 2020. In 2022, Wellport announced a new deal to sell CIXL and CKYY to My Broadcasting Corporation.^[6]

On September 20, 2022, the CRTC approved the change of ownership from R.B. Communications Ltd. to My Broadcasting Corporation.^[7]