CKGY-FM

Last updated
CKGY-FM
Broadcast area Red Deer County
Frequency 95.5 MHz
BrandingNew 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

CKGY-FM (95.5 MHz) 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.

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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In November 2016, CKGY rebranded from KG Country to the Real Country brand, as with other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta. [2]

On March 4, 2024, CKGY rebranded as "New Country" to match the company’s other country music stations.

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References

  1. Decision CRTC 2001-52
  2. "Stettler's local radio station Q93.3 rebranded". Stettler Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

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