CKPC-FM


CKPC-FM is a radio station in Brantford, Ontario. Owned by Evanov Radio Group, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format, billed as Lite Favourites. With an 80,000 watt signal, the station serves a very large area, including the Waterloo Region, Hamilton and the Regional Municipality of Niagara markets.

Programming

The Lite Favourites concept includes some oldies and a mix of contemporary songs. In the evening, from 7 to 11pm, the station broadcasts an adult standards program known as The Lounge, hosted by one of several on-air personalities from Jewel stations, playing adult standards, including the "classic" songs by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Rod Stewart and Michael Bublé. From 11pm to midnight, the station airs instrumental beautiful music pieces under the branding The Instrumental Concert Series.

Target market

The station's signal is strong, reaching much of the population of Southern and Southwestern Ontario, although the Toronto area is targeted by Jewel 88.5. Jewel 92 provides relevant news, traffic reports and regional advertising.
Competing radio stations target towards young adults with a more edgy mix of music than played by Jewel 92. These include CHYM-FM in Kitchener, Hamilton's CKLH-FM and St. Catharines's CHRE-FM.
The station is available on-line via streaming, on services such as Streema, Online Radio Box, Radio Canada Online and iHeartRadio.

History