CKNS was a former radio station which operated on AM 930 kHz in Espanola, Ontario, Canada.
History
On February 6, 1976, Algonquin Radio-TV Co. Ltd. was given approval to operate a new AM station at Espanola. It would broadcast on 930 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts. CKNS began broadcasting at AM 930 kHz on October 2, 1976. The station was a semi-satellite of CKNR in Elliot Lake which began broadcasting in 1967. The "NS" in the call sign: North Shore.
In the mid-1980s, Mid-Canada Communications was approved by the CRTC to acquire CKNS from Huron Broadcasting Limited.
In 1986 CKNS received approval to disaffiliate from the CBC radio network, which is now served by CBCE-FM out of Little Current. In 1990, the Pelmorex Radio Network received approval to acquire CKNS from Mid-Canada Communications. In 1996, the station was sold to North Channel Broadcasters Incorporated and converted CKNS to the FM dial at 94.1 MHz, which became "CKNR FM 94.1" serving Elliot Lake, Manitoulin and the North Shore on March 3, 1997. Due to the signal strength of the new 94.1 FM frequency, the former CJNR (730) Blind River, CKNS (930) Espanola and CKNR (1340) Elliot Lake AM transmitters all ceased operation thereafter.