CKFF-FM

CKFF-FM

Kipawa, Quebec
Frequency	104.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	Drumbeat Radio
Programming
Format	First Nations community radio
Ownership
Owner	Kebaowek First Nation
History
First air date	2020 (2020)
Technical information
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	55.5 metres
Links
Website	drumbeatradio.ca

CKFF-FM is a First Nations community radio station that operates at 104.1 MHz (FM) in Kipawa, Quebec, Canada.

Branded as Drumbeat Radio, the station airs a variety of programs, interviews, stories, culture and music including country, rock, pop and more. ^[1]

On November 13, 2018, Kebaowek First Nation (OBCI) received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new english-language Indigenous (Type B Native) FM radio programming in Kipawa, Quebec which would operate at 104.1 MHz (channel 281A) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 55.5 metres). ^[2]

The station signed on the air as Drumbeat Radio in April 2020. ^[3]

On August 30, 2024, Kebaowek First Nation received CRTC approval to increase CKFF-FM's power from 6,000 to 8,650 watts and raising the antenna height from 55.5 to 67.2 metres (EHAAT) with a non-directional radiation pattern. ^{[4] [5]}

• drumbeatradio.ca
• CKFF-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKFF-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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