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CKRE-FM

radio station in Ahtahkakoop First Nation, Saskatchewan

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ5012520 ↗
Source-derived summary

CKRE-FM is a community radio station that broadcasts at 104.9 FM in Ahtahkakoop First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada.

The station is owned by Larry Ahenakew.

The CKRE callsign was used by a former radio station in Red Lake, Ontario. CKRE began broadcasting November 2006 by DJ Gerald Greyeyes.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “CKRE-FM” as radio station in Ahtahkakoop First Nation, Saskatchewan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around CKRE-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—2006—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2006. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with CKRE-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 “CKRE-FM”, the useful work is to connect “radio station in Ahtahkakoop First Nation, Saskatchewan” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5012520. Authority coordinates are 53.369, -106.931. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. 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.

Best used for
  • 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 “CKRE-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow CKRE-FM primary sources, CKRE-FM archive and CKRE-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

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “CKRE-FM”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “CKRE-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.