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CKKX-FM

Radio station in Peace River, Alberta

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
Places and architectureInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ5012415 ↗
Source-derived summary

CKKX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a CHR/Top 40 format at 106.1 FM in Peace River, Alberta and has rebroadcasters in High Level, Fairview, High Prairie, and Manning. The station is branded as Kix FM and is owned by Peace River Broadcasting.

The station received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1997.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “CKKX-FM” as radio station in Peace River, Alberta. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around CKKX-FM, Radio and station.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with CKKX-FM, Radio and station providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “CKKX-FM”, the useful work is to connect “radio station in Peace River, Alberta” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5012415. The first chronological checks are 1997.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “CKKX-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow CKKX-FM primary sources, CKKX-FM archive and CKKX-FM research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “CKKX-FM” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.