CJGY-FM (96.3 FM, "Reach 96.3") is a radio station

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, Alberta. Owned by

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, it broadcasts a

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format serving Grand Prairie, as well as the cities of

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and

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via rebroadcasters.

History

The station received approval in 2006 and launched on December 3, 2007, as ''96.3 Shine FM''. In 2012, the station was transferred to Grande Prairie Radio, Ltd., owned by Touch Canada Broadcasting co-partner Peter Teichroeb. In 2013, the station re-branded as ''96.3 Reach FM'', with no change in format. On January 27, 2016, the station received CRTC approval to add new FM transmitters in

(96.7 MHz) and Fort St. John,

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(97.1 MHz). The transmitters, which commenced broadcasting in Summer 2016, repeat the same programs as CJGY-FM, but with local inserts, including news, weather and community information. In 2017, the station was sold to

. In 2023, Golden West requested a license amendment that would allow the station to broadcast a format based on

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, citing that the Christian format had a small audience and was not profitable. The amendment was approved by the CRTC in January 2024. On May 7, 2025,

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filed an application with the CRTC to acquire CJGY from Golden West. If approved, this would make it a sister station to

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Rebroadcasters

CJGY-FM has the following rebroadcasters:

References

External links

96.3 Reach FM

CJGY-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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