CKKQ-FM

Infobox Radio Station


name = CKKQ-FM
airdate = December 12, 1987
frequency = 100.3 MHz (FM)
area = Primary: Victoria, British Columbia; Secondary: Vancouver, British Columbia; Tertiary: Seattle, Washington
format = Heritage rock/AAA hybrid
owner = Jim Pattison Group
erp = 100,000 watts
branding = "100.3 The Q!"
slogan = "The Island's Rock"
class =
website = [http://www.TheQ.fm/ www.TheQ.fm]

CKKQ-FM, known as 100.3 The Q! or The Q!, is a broadcast radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. CKKQ broadcasts [http://www.TheQ.fm/?q=listen_live online] and at a frequency of 100.3 MHz on the FM band. The station has broadcast a mainstream rock format since its inception, but has a more adult album alternative sound since 2001, when sister station CKXM-AM/FM became The Zone @ 91.3 with the CJZN calls and an alternative rock format.

History

In April 1987, the OK Radio Group Ltd. (known at the time as Victoria Communications Ltd.) was granted an FM radio license and launched "100.3 The Q!", then known as "Q-100", in December 1987. The first song played was The Rolling Stones' Start Me Up.

In May 1999, CKKQ and sister station CKXM (now known as CJZN-FM (The Zone @ 91-3)) moved to the top floor of 2750 Quadra Street, a three-storey Victoria office building purchased by the OK Radio Group Ltd. in the fall of 1998.

Thanks to the prime position of CKKQ's transmitter on the Malahat Ridge, its signal reaches up Vancouver Island as far north as Nanaimo, onto the Lower Mainland as far east as Hope and into Washington as far south as Olympia, on a good day.

In 2001, CKKQ actually achieved a 0.1 share in the American Arbitron ratings for Seattle/Tacoma, placing them 45th in the overall standings. This led Ed Bain and "The Q! Morning Show" into a chant of "We're 45th! We're 45th!"

On December 1, 2006, CKKQ and CJZN came under the ownership of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group LP.

"Ed Bain & The Q! Morning Show"

One of the original 26 employees, Ed has spent his entire career at CKKQ hosting "The Q! Morning Show", which broadcasts weekday mornings from 5:30—9:00 am.

The "QMS" (short for "Q! Morning Show") lineup consists of Ed, news/sports announcer Cliff LeQuesne and producer Mike Evenson. While there have been four producers and at least five news or sports announcers, Ed Bain has been the one constant on the show since CKKQ's launch.

While Ed became well known in Victoria from public appearances for CKKQ, both in person and as part of outdoor advertising, his visibility greatly improved when, in 2001, he became the fulltime weekday weather reporter for Victoria television station CHEK-TV, where he injects much of the same humour he's known for on "The Q! Morning Show", albeit slightly toned down for the older television audience.

External links

* [http://www.TheQ.fm/ Official Site • TheQ.fm]