CKTB

CKTB
Broadcast areaNiagara Region
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Frequency610 kHz (AM)
Branding610 CKTB
Programming
FormatTalk radio
NetworkThe Canadian Press
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
Owner
CHRE-FM, CHTZ-FM
History
First air date
1930 (1930)
Former frequencies
1120 kHz (1930–1933)
1200 kHz (1933–1941)
1230 kHz (1941–1946)
1550 kHz (1946–1950)
620 kHz (1950–1959)
Call sign meaning
"Taylor & Bate" (original owner)
Technical information
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
5,000 watts night
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website610cktb.com

CKTB (610 AM, "610 CKTB") is a radio station licensed to St. Catharines, Ontario. Owned by Whiteoaks Communications Group, it broadcasts a talk radio format serving the Niagara Region.

Its studios are on Yates Street in downtown St. Catharines, in the former mansion of William Hamilton Merritt, the main promoter of the first Welland Canal. CKTB is a Class B AM station. By day, it is powered at 10,000 watts; at night, to protect other stations on 610 AM from interference, it reduces power to 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The transmitter is on Grassy Brook Road east of Port Robinson.