Broadcast area | Red Deer County |
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Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
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 | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 256.5 meters (842 ft) |
Links | |
Website | newcountryreddeer.ca |
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CKGY switched to FM in 2001, after broadcasting on the AM frequency 1170 kHz where it had been heard since the early 1970s. [1]
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