In 1988, Trent Valley Broadcasting Inc. was denied a license to operate a new community FM radio station on the frequency of 98.7 MHz with 50 watts of power and was denied again in 1990 to operate at 98.7 MHz with 1,000 watts. On June 12, 1992, Campbellford Area Radio Association received approval from the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to broadcast community-oriented programming and local events during the tourist season in the months of July and August 1992 at 98.7 MHz with 50 watts. Trent Valley also received approval on November 30, 1992, to operate fulltime on the frequency FM 98.7 MHz. In 1999, the station moved from its original 98.7 MHz frequency to 93.5 MHz. The 98.7 FM frequency is currently being occupied by
CBCP-FM out of
Peterborough, Ontario. On July 25, 2000, Campbellford Area Radio Association submitted an application to increase CKOL-FM's power from 50 watts to 1,038 watts on its 93.5 MHz frequency. The station later withdrew its application. In 2001, CKOL-FM moved from 93.5 to 93.7 FM increasing their effective radiated power from 50 to 500 watts. In July, 2006, the station was given approval by the
CRTC to operate a low-power transmitter at Madoc on 100.7 FM with an
ERP of 49.3 watts. The station set up a studio above Wilson's of Madoc to offer local programming developed by local volunteers in Madoc separate from CKOL-FM Campbellford. The transmitter and antenna were on the Madoc water tower. In 2017, the Campbellford community radio station celebrated its 25 years of broadcasting. ==References==