CKYQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 95.7 FM in

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. Owned by

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, the station airs a

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format branded as Hit Country.

History

The station was launched in 1972 by

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, and aired on 1420 AM with the call sign CKTL as part of the

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. It was a private affiliate of

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until 1979, when it reaffiliated with the Telemedia Radio Network. The station was sold to 176100 Canada Inc. in 1991, and converted to FM in 1996.Decision CRTC 95-697
/ref> The station would later be sold to Attraction Radio in 2013. CKYQ-FM was sold to Arsenal Media and later changed to its current ''Hit Country 95.7''.

Rebroadcasters

Former logos

File:CKYQ KYQ95.7 logo.png, Logo as KYQ FM from 2015-2019

References

External links

Hit Country 95.7

CKYQ-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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