CKKE-FM
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CKKE-FM is a First Nations
community radio
station
that operates at 89.9 FM in Mingan, Quebec
, Canada
.
The station originally began broadcasting at 90.1 FM, until it received CRTC approval to move to its current frequency in 1991.
CKKE is owned by Corporation de Radio montagnaise de Mingan.
First Nations
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community radio
Community radio
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station
Radio station
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that operates at 89.9 FM in Mingan, Quebec
Mingan, Quebec
Mingan, also known as Ekuantshit in Innu-aimun, is an Innu First Nations reserve in the Canadian province of Quebec, at the mouth of the Mingan River on Mingan Bay of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It belongs to the Innu band of Ekuanitshit...
, Canada
Canada
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.
The station originally began broadcasting at 90.1 FM, until it received CRTC approval to move to its current frequency in 1991.
CKKE is owned by Corporation de Radio montagnaise de Mingan.