CKFF-FM

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.

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).

The station signed on the air as Drumbeat Radio in April 2020.

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.

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