# CKPE-FM

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{{short description|Radio station in Sydney, Nova Scotia}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo             = CKPE 949TheWave logo.png
| logo_size        = 250px
| name             = CKPE-FM
| airdate          = {{Start date|1957}}
| frequency        = 94.9 [MHz](/source/Hertz) 
| city             = [Sydney, Nova Scotia](/source/Sydney%2C_Nova_Scotia) | country = CA
| area             = [Cape Breton Island](/source/Cape_Breton_Island)
| format           = [Classic hits](/source/Classic_hits)
| owner            = [Maritime Broadcasting System](/source/Maritime_Broadcasting_System)
| sister_stations  = [CJCB](/source/CJCB_(AM)), [CHER-FM](/source/CHER-FM)
| erp              = 61 [kW](/source/watt)
| haat             = {{convert|51|metres}}
| branding         = 94.9 The Wave
| class            = C
| webcast          = [http://mbsradio.leanplayer.com/CKPEFM Listen live]
| website          = [https://949thewave.com/ 949thewave.com]
| callsign_meaning = Cape Breton (broadcast area)
| former_callsigns = CJCB-FM
}}
'''CKPE-FM''' is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from [Sydney](/source/Sydney%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia) at 94.9 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting).<ref>{{Cite web |title=CKPE 94.9 The Wave FM Radio – Listen Live & Stream Online |url=https://www.radio.net/s/ckpe-949-the-wave-fm |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=radio.net |language=en-US}}</ref> The station broadcasts a [classic hits](/source/classic_hits) format branded as ''94.9 The Wave''. The station has been on the air since 1957 under the original call sign '''CJCB-FM'''.

The station is owned and operated by the [Maritime Broadcasting System](/source/Maritime_Broadcasting_System). [CJCB](/source/CJCB_(AM)) and [CHER-FM](/source/CHER-FM) are its sister stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MBS Radio - Stations |url=https://www.mbsradio.com/stations/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=MBS Radio |language=en}}</ref>

Every weekend, CKPE plays vintage ''[American Top 40](/source/American_Top_40)'' countdown shows hosted by [Casey Kasem](/source/Casey_Kasem), one from the 1980s every Saturday morning, and one from the 1970s every Sunday morning. Sister stations [CHNS-FM](/source/CHNS-FM) in [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia), [CKTO-FM](/source/CKTO-FM) in [Truro, Nova Scotia](/source/Truro%2C_Nova_Scotia), [CFQM-FM](/source/CFQM-FM) in [Moncton](/source/Moncton), [CIKX-FM](/source/CIKX-FM) in [Grand Falls, New Brunswick](/source/Grand_Falls%2C_New_Brunswick), [CJCJ-FM](/source/CJCJ-FM) in [Woodstock, New Brunswick](/source/Woodstock%2C_New_Brunswick), [CKBC-FM](/source/CKBC-FM) in [Bathurst, New Brunswick](/source/Bathurst%2C_New_Brunswick) and [CJYC-FM](/source/CJYC-FM) in [Saint John](/source/Saint_John%2C_New_Brunswick) also do this.

==History==
CKPE was an [easy listening](/source/easy_listening) station until June 1, 1981 when it switched to a [country](/source/country_music) format. CKPE stayed with this format until June 1998 when it switched formats with sister station CJCB, becoming a [Hot AC](/source/Hot_AC) station and CJCB going country. It was Hot AC until summer 2011 when it changed its format to [adult contemporary](/source/adult_contemporary). The station's branding at the time was ''The Cape 94.9''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CKPE-FM – The History of Canadian Broadcasting |url=https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/nova-scotia/ckpe-fm/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |language=en-CA}}</ref>

On December 26, 2019, the station changed its format to [classic hits](/source/classic_hits) and rebranded as ''94.9 The Wave''. The station's format is similar to that of sister stations [CHNS-FM](/source/CHNS-FM) in [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia), CFQM-FM in Moncton and CJYC-FM in Saint John. Prior to the format change, the station played [Christmas music](/source/Christmas_music) since the beginning of December.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://949thewave.com/ 94.9 The Wave]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/nova-scotia/CKPE-FM CKPE-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [Canadian Communications Foundation](/source/Canadian_Communications_Foundation)
* {{RecnetCanada|CKPE-FM}}

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