[2] Algonquin Radio-TV president Carmen Greco cut the ribbon to launch CKNS Radio on the air.
Lending a hand for the opening ribbon cutting ceremonies was Espanola's Mayor Leo Foucault and Sudbury's Regional Chairman, Joe Fabbro.
The original studios of CKNS were located on Station Road in Espanola and later moved to its final address at 46 Mead Boulevard.
CKNS operated at 930 kHz with 10,000 watts non-directionally during the day and had a directional pattern at night, using four 225 foot towers.
[6] In 1996, CKNS and its sister stations CKNR and CJNR were sold to North Channel Broadcasters,[7] which established the contemporary CKNR-FM and shut down all three AM signals.