CJMK-FM (98.3 FM, "Kick 98") is a radio station serving Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Owned by Elmer Hildebrand Communications operating as Saskatoon Media Group, it broadcasts a country-leaning contemporary hit radio format.
History The station received approval in 2000 Decision CRTC 2000-73 and CJMK was launched in 2001 by Hildebrand Communications as Magic 98.3.
On January 17, 2014, the station flipped from hot adult contemporary to classic hits, branded as 98 Cool FM.
On September 8, 2026, CJMK relaunched as Kick 98; the flip came following the sale of its sister country station CKBL-FM to Rawlco Communications and relaunch as The Grid the week prior. Kick is positioned as a country-leaning contemporary hit radio format, with roughly 60% of its playlist being country music. Program director Steve Chisholm explained that the format was intended to appeal towards Saskatoon's demographic majority (15–64, with a median age of 36–37), who were found to predominantly enjoy both country and pop music; he explained that CJMK's staff did not want Kick to be "a country station that lays a little bit of pop or a pop station that plays a little bit of country", and found that the genres "blend together extremely well."
References
External links Kick98 CJMK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation