About The Gap 101.3 CKWO
Radio Mandate
To preserve the culture and traditions of Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation and its community members.
Station Information
101.3 The Gap (CKWO-FM) is owned and operated by WON Nation Radio Inc. We are a low-powered English and Ojibway language indigenous (Type B Native) community radio station broadcasting on a frequency modulated signal of 101.3 Megahertz. (101.3 FM). Our radio station was named after The Devils Gap Rock that sits on the east side of Devils Gap on beautiful Lake of the Woods.
101.3 The Gap is licensed as a Type B – Indigenous (Native) radio station under the CRTC (Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission) and even though you may hear commercials on our station, we’re classified as a community radio station rather than commercial which means we have additional programming requirements from the CRTC. We are also a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.
Where can you hear us?
We are a low-powered radio station with a signal power of 50 watts. What does this mean?
This means that our signal covers Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation as well as the towns/areas of Kenora, Norman and Keewatin. Our broadcast range extends to approximately as far South as Town Island on Lake of the Woods, West until about 5 kms before Clearwater Bay, North as far as the Dalles First Nation turn off and East before Reddens/Longbow Lake. Please refer to our signal map below for specifics (signal strength depends on variables of the listener including location, radio type, elevation etc.)
If you can’t get us on your FM dial, you can stream us live on our website. Click the Listen Live button at the top of the page now.
You can also stream us on Tune In Radio.
Our Staff Team
We have one full-time staff member (General Manager) operating the station and are governed by a board of directors, but a community station like ours relies on volunteer programmers.
Volunteer opportunities are available for you to share your voice and opinion on your favourite genres of music or on topics and interests that might relate to our audience.
Our Staff Team
We have one full-time staff member (General Manager) operating the station and are governed by a board of directors, but a community station like ours relies on volunteer programmers.
Volunteer opportunities are available for you to share your voice and opinion on your favourite genres of music or on topics and interests that might relate to our audience.
Jake Gosselin
General Manager
Meet Jake
Jake arrived in Kenora in 2017 as a radio announcer for CJRL 89.5 The Lake after graduating from the Radio Broadcasting program from Loyalist College out of Belleville, Ontario
After connecting with community members and listeners, dedicating his time and commitment to the Kenora area, and hosting dozens of events including Coney Island Music Fest, Festival of Trees, golf tournaments, music festivals and more, Jake took a brief hiatus from radio and even travelled around the country before returning to Radio in the Northwest Territories in 2023.
We were ecstatic when he came on board to help launch 101.3 The Gap in December of 2023.
With over 10 years of experience in radio, 101.3 The Gap has been his biggest challenge yet and we are happy to have him on board to help this idea become a reality with his hard work and positivity to Wauzhushk Onigum Nation.