CKQR-FM is a Canadian
radio station that broadcasts a
classic rock format at 99.3
FM in
Castlegar, British Columbia
Castlegar is the second-largest community in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. In the Selkirk Mountains, at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers, it is a regional trade and transportation centre, with a local ...
. The station s branded as ''The GOAT'' and it is owned by the
Vista Broadcast Group.
History
The station originally signed on September 22, 1969 and began broadcasting at 1230
AM in the '70s, then moved to 760 AM in 1984 until it moved to its current frequency in 1998.
CKGF began broadcasting on AM 1340 kHz in 1969 and moved to FM in the 1980s.
In 1993, CKQR began simulcasting some of its programming on
CKGF Grand Forks
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...
. On December 16, later that same year, CKQR was given approval to add an FM transmitter at
Nelson, operating on 103.5 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 84 watts. The rebroadcaster in Nelson signed on the following year.
On February 3, 2005, the CRTC approved the application by Valley Broadcasters Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Nelson. The new station would operate at 103.5 MHz (channel 278A1) with an average effective radiated power of 104 watts, and would have a transmitter in Crawford Bay operating at 91.9 MHz (channel 220LP) with an ERP of 40 watts. The new station in Nelson would replace
CHNV-FM, a transmitter of CKQR-FM Castlegar, also owned by Valley.
Decision CRTC 2005-40
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At midnight on June 11, 2010, CHNV-FM in Nelson ceased being a rebroadcaster of CKQR-FM and moved to its own programming. It was still branded as ''Mountain FM'' and continues to have its current active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...
format.
On June 19, 2014, ''Mountain FM'' was rebranded as ''The GOAT''.
At 1:00 pm on March 10, 2016, CKGF-FM in Grand Forks ceased being a rebroadcaster of CKQR-FM and moved to its own programming. It was branded as ''Juice FM'' and operates under a variety hits format. 93.3 FM in Christina Lake, 96.7 FM in Greenwood, and 103.7 FM in Rock Creek also flipped to rebroadcast CKGF-FM.
Rebroadcasters
See also
*CKGF-FM
CKGF-2-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an English language commercial FM radio active rock format at 102.3 MHz ( FM) in Grand Forks, British Columbia. The station is currently owned by Vista Broadcast Group.
History
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References
External links
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Castlegar, British Columbia
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Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in British Columbia
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