CKGY-FM is a radio station located in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a country format branded as New Country 95.5. It is the flagship station for Stingray's New Country brand, with most of its programming being rebroadcast across Alberta.
Broadcast area | Red Deer County |
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Frequency | 95.5 MHz (FM) |
Branding | New Country 95.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stingray Group |
CIZZ-FM | |
History | |
First air date | August 1, 1973 |
Former frequencies | 1170 kHz (AM) (1973–2001) |
Technical information | |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100 kWs |
HAAT | 256.5 meters (842 ft) |
Links | |
Website | newcountryreddeer.ca |
CKGY switched to FM in 2001, after broadcasting on the AM frequency 1170 kHz where it had been heard since the early 1970s.[1]
In November 2016, CKGY rebranded from KG Country to the Real Country brand, as with other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta.[2]
In March 2023, CKGY rebranded from "Real Country" to the "New Country" brand
References edit
- ^ Decision CRTC 2001-52
- ^ "Stettler's local radio station Q93.3 rebranded". Stettler Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
External links edit
- Real Country 95.5
- CKGY-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKGY-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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