region branding wild 95.3 slogan calgary s new country frequency 95.3 mhz fm first air date april 25 2014 format country erp 100 000 watts haat 272.9 meters class c1 callsign meaning c k wild fm former callsigns chpk fm 2014 2016 owner jim pattison group jim pattison broadcast group ltd. sister stations ckce fm webcast listen live website wild953.com ckwd fm is a canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.3 fm in calgary alberta owned by jim pattison group . the station broadcasts a country music format branded as wild 95.3 . ckwd s studios & offices are located on 58th avenue southwest in calgary while its transmitter is located on old banff coach road . the station is owned & operated by jim pattison group who also owns sister station ckce fm . ckwd fm s license was granted by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission on may 24 2012 . 1 on may 16 2013 the jim pattison group acquired ckce fm from bell media as part of divestments from its purchase of astral media . the newly acquired station was consolidated into the facilities of 95.3 . 2 the station officially launched as chpk fm on april 25 2014 with an adult album alternative format as 95.3 the peak . 3 4 at 10 15 a.m. on february 29 2016 chpk flipped to country branded as wild 95.3 ; the station s general manager eric stafford cited low interest and ratings for the station s aaa format as an impetus for the switch . he believed that the peak was unable to fully distinguish itself from its main competitor cfex fm in order to remain competitive . the new wild format competes mainly against the historically dominant ckry fm ; stafford stated that wild would have a younger skewing format with a focus on newer material and fewer throwback songs . 5 6 in addition the station changed call letters to ckwd fm . 7 references edit broadcasting decision crtc 2012 308 licensing of new radio stations to serve calgary alberta crtc may 24 2012 pattison group looks to buy castoffs from bell astral deal . the vancouver sun . retrieved 22 may 2013 . 95.3 the peak calgary debuts . radio insight . retrieved 5 may 2014 . http formatchange.com 95 3 the peak debuts calgary s new wild 95.3 replaces peak radio because there just wasn t enough interest . calgary herald . postmedia . retrieved 2 march 2016 . https radioinsight.com blog headlines 105237 wild country comes to calgary http airchecker.ca 2016 03 06 canadian radio news recap february 2016 external links edit official website 1 canadian communications foundation query the rec s canadian station database for chpk 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 coordinates 51 03 37 n 114 10 17 w 51.06028 n 114.17139 w 51.06028 ; 114.17139 this article about a radio station in alberta is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ckwd & oldid 731878588 categories radio stations in calgaryjim pattison group radio stationsalberta radio station stubshidden categories coordinates on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 july 2016 at 03 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view