<sod>CKLW first came on the air on June 2, 1932<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am800cklw.com/Contact/Station-Information |title=Station Information |author=CKLW |accessdate=22 May 2014}}</ref> as CKOK on 540&nbsp;kilocycles, (which until 2013 was the long-time home of today's [[CBEF]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/111462/crtc-oks-cbef-move-to-1550-am |title=CRTC OKs CBEF Move To 1550 AM |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 October 2012 |website=All Access Music Group |publisher=AllAccess.com |accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref>) with 5,000 watts of power, and was owned by a group of Windsor-area businessmen led by Malcolm Campbell, operating as "Essex Broadcasters, Ltd." CKOK became CKLW (and moved to 840 kHz)<ref>http://archive.org/stream/broadcasting37unse#page/n419/mode/2up</ref> in 1933, when Essex Broadcasters, Ltd. merged with the ''[[London Free Press]]'' and its station CJGC (now [[CFPL (AM)|CFPL]]), and became "Western Ontario Broadcasting", which was co-owned by Essex Broadcasters, and the London Free Press. The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "'''L'''ondon, '''W'''indsor", considered to be the two chief cities in the station's listening area.  When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station's ownership became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. in 1934, before settling on its present frequency of 800 kHz in 1941, thanks to a [[Canadian allocations changes under NARBA|shuffle of frequency allocations]].<eod>
<sod>CKLW first came on the air on June 2, 1932<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.am800cklw.com/Contact/Station-Information |title=Station Information |author=CKLW |accessdate=22 May 2014}}</ref> as CKOK on 540&nbsp;kilocycles, (which until 2013 was the long-time home of today's [[CBEF]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/111462/crtc-oks-cbef-move-to-1550-am |title=CRTC OKs CBEF Move To 1550 AM |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 October 2012 |website=All Access Music Group |publisher=AllAccess.com |accessdate=15 February 2014}}</ref>) with 5,000 watts of power, and was owned by a group of Windsor-area businessmen led by Malcolm Campbell, operating as "Essex Broadcasters, Ltd." CKOK became CKLW (and moved to 840&nbsp;kHz)<ref>http://archive.org/stream/broadcasting37unse#page/n419/mode/2up</ref> in 1933, when Essex Broadcasters, Ltd. merged with the ''[[London Free Press]]'' and its station CJGC (now [[CFPL (AM)|CFPL]]), and became "Western Ontario Broadcasting", which was co-owned by Essex Broadcasters, and the London Free Press. The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "'''L'''ondon, '''W'''indsor", considered to be the two chief cities in the station's listening area.  When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station's ownership became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. in 1934, before settling on its present frequency of 800&nbsp;kHz in 1941, thanks to a [[Canadian allocations changes under NARBA|shuffle of frequency allocations]].<eod>