CKYC-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 93.7 FM in Owen Sound, Ontario. The station features a country format branded as Country 93, catering primarily to Grey-Bruce Counties as well as northern parts of Huron and Wellington Counties. The station is known for its active support of local country music, as well as bringing national and international country music acts to Grey and Bruce counties. CKYC was a former callsign of a radio station in Toronto, which is known today as CHKT.
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| Broadcast area | Grey County |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Country 93 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bayshore Broadcasting |
| CFOS, CIXK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 4, 2001 |
Call sign meaning | CK Your Country |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | vertical-22 kWs average & peak horizontal-22 kWs average & peak |
| HAAT | 214 metres (702 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | country93.ca |
History
editOn March 19, 2001, Bayshore Broadcasting, the owners of CFOS and CIXK-FM, received CRTC approval to operate a new FM radio station in Owen Sound on the frequency 93.7 MHz.[1] The new station would broadcast a country format. The station was launched on September 4, 2001.
On September 30, 2010, CKYC-FM and its sister station CIXK-FM received CRTC approval to change their authorized contours.[2]
References
editExternal links
edit- Country 93
- CKYC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKYC-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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