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CKFF-FM
Kipawa, Quebec

Frequency	104.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	Drumbeat Radio
Programming
Format	First Nations community radio
Ownership
Owner	Kebaowek First Nation
History
First air date	2020 (2020)
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	55.5 metres
Links
Website	drumbeatradio.ca

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

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

History

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

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

External links

drumbeatradio.ca
CKFF-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CKFF-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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