The Story With CKON

No it’s not your radio, the CKON airwaves have been quiet since about lunchtime on Friday. Remember the power outage on Friday, when the traffic lights in Hogan were out, and it was a four-way stop free-for-all? About that time, a power surge blew out a piece of equipment called the exciter, which has something to do with fuses and the transmitter. The problem is, the part they need is coming from Michigan, which is the closest they could find an exciter. They should be back up soon though. Larry “the Eagle” Edwards said, “If you missed us, we missed you even more,” and Reen Cook said, “I know our listeners have been going through CKON withdrawal, especially our Elders who keep the radio on all day and night.  I feel so bad they missed their classic country shows over the weekend.”

CKON Statement:

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the CKON Radio Bingo Committee has made the decision to cancel the Tuesday, July 2, 2013 edition of CKON Radio Bingo. The July 1 and July 4 holidays this week, along with the broadcast equipment malfunction, have combined to force the cancellation of CKON Radio Bingo all together this week. The next CKON Radio Bingo session is scheduled for Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Any cards that were purchased for the July 2, 2013 Radio Bingo session WILL be honored for the July 9, 2013 Radio Bingo session. The CKON Radio Bingo Committee and the Akwesasne Communication Society apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate the community’s patience and support.

Advertisers and sponsors of programming can be assured CKON will make good on any and all spots that were scheduled to air during the broadcast equipment malfunction. Please know CKON and the Akwesasne community appreciate your continued support by way of advertising revenue spent in our community through the radio station.

No other qualifiers will be taken for the Paul McCartney Concert Ticket Giveaway. If you qualified for this promotion, the lucky winners will be drawn on Friday, July 5th, on the Eagle in the Morning Show. Two names will be drawn and each winner will receive 2 tickets to the concert and $200 in Canadian cash. Thank you, Niawen to all who played along with the promotion and we can’t wait to pick the winners!

CKON has been streaming live on our website http://www.ckonfm.com through the broadcast equipment malfunction and we thank our dedicated listeners who have been listening on their computers, tablets, iPads and mobile devices. Thank you to Akwesasne Web Design for the revamp of ckonfm.com. Your Live and Local Station, 97.3FM CKON can also be found on Facebook under CKON Radio. Be sure to LIKE the CKON Radio Facebook page today!

If all goes according to planned, CKON be will broadcasting through your radio on your FM dial Wednesday afternoon, July 3, 2013. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact CKON General Manager Diane McDonald by telephone at (518) 358-3426 or (613) 575-2100, or by email [email protected] or [email protected]. Niawen.