[3] As of Feb 28, 2021, CKNG is the 12th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.
[4] On October 29, 1981, CFCN Communications, Ltd. was awarded a license for a new FM station to broadcast at 92.5 MHz.
In June 1986, CJAX flipped to soft rock, and changed its call letters to CKNG-FM, branding itself as King FM.
Corus FM radio director Brad Phillips described the new format as being "super-localized" with nods to local culture and humour; its branding is derived from a nickname for the city.
[10] After having aired the syndicated Brooke & Jeffrey out of Seattle, and later Willy in the Morning from Vancouver sister station CFMI-FM, afternoon host Graham Mosimann began hosting The Morning Thing in August 2024.