CFMP-FM (107.7

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in Arnprior,

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. It broadcasts a classic hits format branded as ''Oldies 107.7''. The station is owned & operated by

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History

The station originally began broadcasting as a repeater of

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, as CHMY-FM-1 in 2005, in which My Broadcasting Corporation received approval from the

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to operate at 104.7 FM, later 107.7 MHz. On April 2, 2014, My Broadcasting Corporation received approval from the CRTC to operate a new

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FM radio station in Arnprior, which will operate at 107.7 FM and will replace CHMY-FM-1. Undated, CHMY-FM-1 became CIMI-FM, and later CFMP-FM.Ownership Chart - My Broadcasting - Radio
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, which is now known as CKWF-FM. The station originally had an

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format branded as ''107.7 myFM'' with the slogan "Today's Soft Rock", on May 20, 2016, The station switched to an oldies format branded as ''Oldies 107.7''.

References

External links

Oldies 107.7CFMP-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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