CKBG-FM is a

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radio station licensed to

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, broadcasting on 107.9 MHz, owned by Martyn Adler's Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation. The station had applied for a license to broadcast in 2021, but was initially denied. However, the station's identical application in 2022 was accepted by the

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. The station began on-air testing in late April 2023, along with streaming test programming on their website, before announcing an official launch date of July 3, 2023. CKBG-FM 107.9 is also branded as ''The Burg''.LAUNCH OF AMHERSTBURG ONTARIO'S 1st RADIO STATION CKBG 107.9 FM
''YouTube'', July 3, 2023 On February 20, 2024, it was announced that long-time 89X (

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) on-air host Mark McKenzie had taken over as Morning Show host weekdays from 6AM-10AM.

References

External links

CKBG Amherstberg 107.9 The Burg
- Official website
CKBG-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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