FM985 CKWR is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a community radio format at 98.5 FM in Waterloo, Ontario, Ontario. The station has broadcast since 1973.
The studio is located on 100 Frobisher Drive, Unit 7 in Waterloo, Ontario while its transmitter is located on Wilby Road near Wilmot Line in Wilmot.
FM 985 CKWR is a not-for-profit radio station that serves the communities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph. It was the first licensed community radio station in Canada, receiving a license in 1973.
On July 21, 1997, the station received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to change CKWR-FM's frequency from 98.7 MHz to 98.5 MHz and increase the effective radiated power from 1,430 watts to 2,400 watts. The change was to eliminate interference received from co-channel station CBCB-FM 98.7 MHz in Owen Sound.
Programming weekdays is Classic Rock with local news and community events announcements. Evenings are specialty music programs, and weekends are multicultural.