CKTY-FM (99.5 MHz) is a

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts a

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branded as '' Pure Country 99.5''.

History

The station has been on the air since September 10, 1947. It originally broadcast at 1400 AM as CKCL then to 600 in 1956, and received

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approval to move to 99.5 FM in 2001 after shutting down the AM 600 frequency. CKTY was formerly the callsign of a now-defunct AM radio station in

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, which moved to the FM dial and is now CHKS-FM. CKCL was also a former callsign of a radio station in

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in the 1920s. On July 5, 2013, it and

CKTO-FM CKTO-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 100.9 FM in Truro, Nova Scotia. The station airs an adult hits format and is branded as '' Bounce 100.9'', which has a wide coverage area over much of western and central Nova Scotia and Princ ...

were acquired by

as part of their acquisition of Astral Media. On May 28, 2019, the station was renamed '' Pure Country 99.5'' as part of a nationwide rebranding of all Bell Media country stations.

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