101.5 kool fm slogan calgary s hits frequency 101.5 mhz fm first air date march 22 2007 format hot ac power 48 kw erp 100 kw class c1 owner jim pattison group sister stations ckwd website http www.1015koolfm.ca ckce fm is a canadian radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format at 101.5 fm in calgary alberta . ckce s studios are located on 58th avenue southwest in calgary while its transmitter is located on patina hill drive southwest in the prominence point neighbourhood in western calgary . the station is owned & operated by jim pattison group . ckce is currently ranked 12 in the calgary market according to the fall 2014 numeris data report being released by bbm canada . 1 history edit the station was originally approved by the crtc in 2006 from an application submitted by chum limited prior to the announcement of its merger with ctvglobemedia . 2 however because the original application requested the 90.3 frequency which was granted instead to newcap broadcasting for what would become cful fm the approval was made conditional on the station submitting a revised application for a different frequency . the station subsequently applied for the 101.5 frequency which was granted by the crtc in january 2007 . 3 ckce fm began testing on march 12 2007 with a stunting loop of wannabe by spice girls and officially launched on march 22 at 1 01 p.m. mst with a rhythmic leaning hot ac format as energy 101 5 . the first song played was what goes around by justin timberlake followed by like a prayer by madonna . the station started leaning away from its rhythmic edge and began leaning towards a rock slant by june 2009 when ckmp fm a top 40 station with a similar format to competitor cibk fm was launched . since the station rebranding as 101.5 energy fm in early 2010 most of the rhythmic tracks returned in order to go up against hot adult contemporary radio station cigy fm which plays more classic hits instead of rhythmic content . on august 17 2010 energy fm was relaunched as kool 101.5 with the new slogan hits from today and back in the day . the first song on kool was get the party started by p nk . the format is still hot ac but phased out a majority of the modern ac hits . the station is following the pattern of other hot ac stations in canada by leaning towards rhythmic adult contemporary . it continued to play pop rock tracks for a time but as of 2013 its playlist has become more rhythmic dance driven with pop rock product notably getting less airplay in part due to increased competition in the market . as a result of the changes the station suspended mediabase reports for two months just after the station rebranded . as part of bell media s acquisition of astral media who owns the aforementioned cibk bell chose to divest ckce fm to meet ownership limits . on may 16 2013 the jim pattison group announced a deal to acquire ckce fm and two other stations owned by bell and astral for an undisclosed amount . following the closure of the deal ckce fm will be consolidated into the facilities of chpk fm a new rock radio station that the jim pattison group is establishing in calgary . 4 on december 20 2013 the crtc approved jim pattison s acquisition of ckce fm ; the acquisition was closed in early 2014 . 5 shortly after the sale was approved the station dropped the rhythmic ac lean reduced its focus on 1980s and 1990s hits and began adding more pop rock currents and re currents to become a more mainstream hot ac . in addition the station s moniker was slightly altered to 101.5 kool fm along with the new slogan calgary s hits . references edit fall 2014 calgary numeris ratings crtc decision 2006 324 hot adult contemporary fm radio station in calgary crtc august 2 2006 crtc decision 2007 27 use of frequency 101.5 mhz by the new fm radio station in calgary crtc january 22 2007 pattison group looks to buy castoffs from bell astral deal . the vancouver sun . retrieved 22 may 2013 . crtc grants approval for jim pattison broadcast group acquisition of ckce fm cfqx fm & chiq fm . the jim pattison group . 20 december 2013 . retrieved 10 february 2014 . external links edit official website ckce fm history canadian communications foundation query the rec s canadian station database for ckce fm v t e radio stations in calgary alberta am cffr 660 cjli 700 chqr 770 cfac 960 cbr 1010 ckmx 1060 sw cfvp 6.03 mhz fm ckav 3 88.1 defunct cjsi 88.9 cbcx 89.7 ckmp 90.3 cjsw 90.9 cjay 92.1 cfex 92.9 ckua 1 93.7 chkf 94.7 ckwd 95.3 chfm 95.9 cjaq 96.9 chup 97.7 cibk 98.5 cbr 1 99.1 vf5001 100.3 ckuv 100.9 ckce 101.5 cbr 102.1 cfxl 103.1 cbrf 103.9 ckov 104.5 ckry 105.1 ciri 106.5 ckyr 106.7 cfgq 107.3 vf5002 107.9 specialty services sur sagar radio sur sangam radio hd radio 105.1 1 105.1 2 alberta radio markets banff calgary edmonton fort mcmurray grande prairie lethbridge lloydminster medicine hat red deer see also list of radio stations in alberta v t e jim pattison group people jim pattison president and ceo jim pattison media group broadcast television stations cfjc chat ckpg great west television joint venture with bell media radio stations by call sign cfdv cfmy cfqx chat chbw chbz chdr chiq chlb chpq chub chwf cibh cibw cifm cjav cjbz cjdr cjjr cjxx cjzn ckbz ckce ckdv ckiz ckkn ckkq cklr cklz ckpk ckqq ckwv outdoor signs pattison outdoor advertising overwaitea food group overwaitea foods pricesmart foods save on foods urban fare entertainment ripley entertainment ripley s believe it or not attractions ripley publishing ltd guinness world records coordinates 51 03 37 n 114 10 17 w 51.06028 n 114.17139 w 51.06028 ; 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