CKPT-FM (99.7 FM, "Pete 99.7") is a radio station in

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts an

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format. Its studios and offices are located on George Street North in Peterborough, while its

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is located on Greencrest Drive.

History

1420 AM

CKPT originally began broadcasting at 1420 AM on December 1, 1959. The station was powered at 1,000

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s by day and 500 watts at night. It was owned by the Peterborough Broadcasting Company. By the 1980s, the power increased to 10,000 watts day/5,000 watts night. CKPT aired an

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format in the 80s and 90s. In May 2001, CKPT changed from its soft

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format in favour of a national

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network '' The Team''. In August 2002, after just over a year on the air, then-owner

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reversed the decision on "The Team" format and returned to music, playing

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and

as ''1420 Memories''. Prior to the switch to FM in 2007, the station was known as ''1420 CKPT, Peterborough's Soft Favorites''.

Switch to 99.3 FM

In March 2007, CKPT was given approval by the

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to convert to 99.3

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. The frequency was chosen by CHUM, Inc. Another station, CKKK-FM (now

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), was willing to move from 99.5 to 90.5 in March 2007, so CKPT could move to 99.3 MHz. CKKK's move was approved on July 9, 2007. The frequency change to 90.5 took place on August 20, 2007. Later in 2007, CKPT was one of the stations included in the takeover of CHUM Limited by CTVglobemedia (now

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) On August 21, 2007, CKPT-FM signed on 99.3 with a

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format under the new name ''Energy 99.3''. The change came just one day after CKKK moved from 99.5 to 90.5 FM. The new CKPT signal simulcast on its old frequency until May 5, 2008.

Move to 99.7

On January 14, 2008, CKPT filed an application to relocate to 99.7

, in order to resolve interference issues to CBCP-FM on 98.7 FM; this application was approved on February 27, 2008. On June 2, 2008, the remaining AM towers in the four

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on Crowley Line were taken down. A week earlier, two of the towers were actually toppled, because of structural deterioration. The same day the old AM towers came down on June 2, 2008, CKPT moved to 99.7 with the same format and moniker. CKPT Move997

On December 27, 2020, as part of a nationwide rebranding by Bell Media, CKPT rebranded as ''

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99.7''.

Sale to Durham Radio

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKPT, which is to be sold to

. On January 30, 2025, the CRTC approved the sale to Durham. On May 5, 2025, the station dropped the ''Move'' branding and began stunting with a broad array of popular music, while also directing listeners to submit song requests via the

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LetsShakeItUp.ca.' A week later, CKPT emerged from the stunt as ''Pete 99.7'', with a format focusing on hit music from the 1980s to the present.

References

External links

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at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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