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CKBW-FM

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Broadcast area	Lunenburg County
Frequency	98.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	CKBW
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Acadia Broadcasting
Sister stations	CJHK-FM
History
First air date	December 27, 1947 (AM) 2001 (FM)
Former frequencies	1000 kHz (AM) (1947–2001)
Call sign meaning	Canada Knows BridgeWater
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	32,000 watts
HAAT	149.7 meters (491 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	ckbw.ca

CKBW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 98.1 FM in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The station also operates in Liverpool at 94.5 and in Shelburne at 93.1. The station plays a classic hits format branded as CKBW. CKBW is owned & operated by Acadia Broadcasting which also owns sister station CJHK-FM.

History

CKBW's first broadcast was at AM 1000 on December 24, 1947, under local ownership. In 1949, Acadia Broadcasting hired Jamie Macleod an announcer from CHNS, who had returned to announcing duties after serving in the RCAF as a Spitfire pilot. His assignment was Program Director and Operations Manager. In 1950, while still in high school in Bridgewater, the actor Donald Sutherland was hired by Jamie McLeod as a part-time announcer at CKBW for 60 cents an hour. In the summer of 1953 Sutherland left CKBW and headed for the University of Toronto to study engineering. In 1967, the station moved from King Street to new studios and offices specially constructed on the second floor of the Bridgewater Shopping Plaza. In 1996, Bob MacLaren, former station general manager was inducted in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame. In 1999, Jamie MacLeod was inducted in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

In 2001, CKBW flipped to the FM band at 98.1 MHz. The station changed formats numerous times. For much of the 1990s, CKBW played primarily country music until an official format change in 2001 to adopt an adult contemporary format.

On June 5, 2020 CKBW flipped to classic hits branded using its call letters.

References

1. Decision CRTC 2001-658

External links

• CKBW website
• CKBW-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKBW-FM in the REC Canadian station database
• CKBW-1-FM in the REC Canadian station database
• CKBW-2-FM in the REC Canadian station database

44°23′17″N 64°40′44″W / 44.38806°N 64.67889°W / 44.38806; -64.67889

• Radio stations in Nova Scotia
• Hot adult contemporary radio stations in Canada
• Acadia Broadcasting radio stations
• Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
• Radio stations established in 1947
• 1947 establishments in Nova Scotia