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{{short description|Radio station in Swift Current, Saskatchewan}}
{{more footnotes|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CKSW
| logo = File:CKSW 570Radio logo.png
| area = Southwestern [[Saskatchewan]]
| city = [[Swift Current]], [[Saskatchewan]]
| branding = CKSW 570
| format = [[Classic hits]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| airdate = [[1956 in radio|1956]] (1400 AM)<br>[[1977 in radio|1977]] (570 AM)
| frequency = 570 [[Hertz|kHz]]
| power = 10,000 [[watt]]s
| class = B
| owner = [[Golden West Broadcasting]]
| sister_stations = [[CKFI-FM]], [[CIMG-FM]]
| webcast =
| website = [https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/cksw swiftcurrentonline.com/cksw]
}}
'''CKSW''' (570 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] in Canada broadcasting a [[classic hits]] format. Licensed to [[Swift Current]], [[Saskatchewan]], it serves southwestern Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 1956 at 1400 before moving to its current frequency of 570 in 1977. The station is currently owned by [[Golden West Broadcasting]].
The station celebrated its 50th anniversary in July 2006 with a one-day music festival in the city's Riverside Park. Among the performers at the outdoor event was Saskatchewan-born [[country music|country]] singer [[Brad Johner]]. The event had an attendance of over 2000.
CKSW has been home to several notable Canadian radio presenters, such as Wilf Gilbey, Lenn Enns, Darwin Gooding, Regan Bartel, Garth Materie, Trent Redekop, Ken Audette, Eric Rosenbaum, Lowell Thomas and most notably, Art Wallman who is in the [[Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame]].
CKSW resides with 2 sister stations; [[CKFI-FM]] and [[CIMG-FM]], in the same building at 198-1st Ave NE in Swift Current.
On November 15, 2023, CKSW flipped to [[classic hits]], networking with all other Golden West AM stations in Saskatchewan. The country format moved to [[CIMG-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exciting Evolution in Swift Current Radio Scene: Golden West Launches Country 94.1 and Revamps CKSW |url=https://swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/exciting-evolution-in-swift-current-radio-scene-golden-west-launches-country-941-and-revamps-cksw |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=SwiftCurrentOnline}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/cksw Swift Current Online - CKSW]
*[http://www.ckswradio.ca/ CKSW 570]
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/saskatchewan/cksw-am/ CKSW] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CKSW}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|106079|CKSW}}
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[[Category:Golden West Broadcasting radio stations|Ksw]]
[[Category:Mass media in Swift Current|Ksw]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Saskatchewan|Ksw]]
[[Category:Classic hits radio stations in Canada|Ksw]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1956]]
[[Category:1956 establishments in Saskatchewan]]
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