Yukon’s oldest commercial radio station is marking a milestone this week — 50 years on the air.
CKRW began broadcasting from Whitehorse at 6 a.m. on Nov. 17, 1969. It began as an independent, locally-owned station, and it still is today.
Whitehorse businessman Rolf Hougen, who founded the station, said he knows that a lot of smaller radio stations in Canada have been absorbed into larger media conglomerates over the years. He says CKRW has had offers — but turned them all down.