CJGY-FM

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CJGY-FM
CJGY reach96.3fm logo.jpg
Broadcast area Grande Prairie
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
Frequency 96.3 MHz (FM)
Branding96.3 Reach FM
Programming
Format Christian contemporary music
Ownership
Owner Golden West Broadcasting
History
First air date
December 3, 2007
Technical information
Class C1
ERP 30 kWs vertical
70 kWs horizontal
HAAT 206 meters (676 ft)
Links
Website reachfm.ca

CJGY-FM (96.3 FM, "Reach 96.3") is a radio station licensed to Grande Prairie, Alberta. Owned by Golden West Broadcasting, it broadcasts a Christian radio format serving Grand Prairie, as well as the cities of Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, British Columbia via rebroadcasters.

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History

The station received approval in 2006 [1] and launched on December 3, 2007 as 96.3 Shine FM. In 2012, the station was transferred to Grande Prairie Radio, Ltd., owned by Touch Canada Broadcasting co-partner Peter Teichroeb. In 2013, the station re-branded as 96.3 Reach FM, although no change in format was made.

On January 27, 2016, the station received CRTC approval to add new FM transmitters in Dawson Creek (96.7 MHz) and Fort St. John, British Columbia (97.1 MHz). [2] The transmitters, which commenced broadcasting in Summer 2016, repeat the same programs as CJGY-FM, but with local inserts, including news, weather and community information. [3]

In 2017, the station was sold to Golden West Broadcasting. [4] In January 2024, the CRTC relieved CJGY-FM of its obligation to broadcast a religious format, allowing it to migrate to a format based on popular music. Golden West cited that the Christian format had a small audience and was not profitable. [5]

Rebroadcasters

CJGY-FM has the following rebroadcasters:

Rebroadcasters of CJGY-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency RECNetCRTC Decision
Dawson Creek, British Columbia CJGY-FM-296.7 FM Query
Fort St. John, British Columbia CJGY-FM-197.1 FM Query

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References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-623, Christian music FM radio station in Grande Prairie, CRTC, November 15, 2006
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-27, CJGY-FM Grande Prairie – New transmitters in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, CRTC, January 27, 2016
  3. Alaska Highway News: "Grande Prairie radio station extending reach into the Peace", January 29, 2016.
  4. "CJGY-FM Grande Prairie and its transmitters CJGY-FM-1 Fort St. John and CJGY-FM-2 Dawson Creek – Acquisition of assets (corporate reorganization)". CRTC. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  5. "CJGY-FM Grande Prairie and its transmitters CJGY-FM-1 Fort St. John and CJGY-FM-2 Dawson Creek - Licence amendment". CRTC. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-25.

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