CKCL-FM (107.1

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, ''Classic 107'') is a

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts classical and

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music. CKCL's studios and offices are located at 741 St. Mary's Road in St. Vital. Its

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is on Provincial Trunk Highway 2 near Route 424 in

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. CKCL-FM is one of only a handful of commercially licensed Classical stations in

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History

As FREQ 107

In 1999, Christian Solutions Group Inc. received

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(CRTC) approval to operate CFEQ-FM, an

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station. It was a specialty low power radio station at 93.5 FM, broadcasting at 22

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s. In 2000, CFEQ moved from 93.5 to 107.1 FM. The station branded as ''FREQ-FM''. A year later, the station's licence was revoked by request of the owner of Christian Solutions Group. In 2002, HIS Broadcasting—a company led by the station's previous manager Tom Hibert, and later renamed Kesitah Inc.—received CRTC approval to launch a

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station, targeted towards youth and young adults, on the same frequency as the former CFEQ. The new station launched once again as CFEQ-FM, with the on-air branding ''FREQ 107'', The station initially broadcast a CCM format, but it later adopted a

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-leaning presentation in an attempt to become more competitive with commercial stations in the market. During this time, the station positioned itself as ''FREQ 107, Winnipeg's New Rock Alternative''. As the station's CRTC license still required at least 95% of music played weekly to be "non-classic religious music", Kesitah relied on a broad interpretation of the category. The ploy was unsuccessful, as secular advertisers were not interested in advertising on what was still otherwise a Christian station, and faith-based advertisers objected to its "liberal" and "non-traditional" presentation. Kesitah later sought a license amendment from the CRTC to reduce this quota to 31%. The company argued that there was limited listener interest in religious music, and that the station's small youth audience and difficulty attracting advertisers was making it unprofitable. It argued that a predominantly-secular format would allow CFEQ to be more competitive with other commercial stations in the market. The amendment was denied by the CRTC in 2006, citing that the station's original approval was on the basis that it would be a Christian music station, and that allowing it to compete directly with mainstream stations would undermine the CRTC's competitive licensing process.

Acquisition by Golden West'','' flip to classical

In early 2008,

acquired Kesitah, making CFEQ a

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to Winnipeg's other Christian music station,

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. On September 29, 2008, CFEQ-FM flipped to

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as ''Ignite 107''. On February 14, 2011, Golden West applied for a major increase in CFEQ-FM's

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, going from 920 watts to 100,000 watts. The CRTC granted approval on October 7, 2011. On April 8, 2013, the CRTC approved a request by Golden West to convert CFEQ to a specialty music format focusing on

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. Golden West stated that the station had continued to be unprofitable, and cited Winnipeg's position as a "cultural centre" of Canada, as well as

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's shift away from classical music, as providing a potential audience. The CRTC approved the application, ruling that the new format would increase the diversity of the market, and that CHVN would be able to supplant CFEQ's former role as a Christian station. The new station, carrying the CKCL-FM

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and the ''Classic 107'' name, launched at 10 a.m. on December 5, 2013.Winnipeg Free Press: "New station to hit airwaves", November 29, 2013.
/ref> In late 2019, the station's studio moved from its former location at 20 St. Mary's Road in St. Boniface to 1-741 St. Mary's Road in St. Vital, co-locating with sister station

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