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{{short description|Radio station in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada}} |
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{{Infobox radio station |
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| name = CKUG-FM |
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| branding = Buzz FM |
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| city = [[Kugluktuk]], [[Nunavut]] |
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| country = CA |
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| image = CKUG-FM.jpg |
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| caption = Building which houses CKUG-FM |
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| frequency = {{frequency|88.7|MHz}} |
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| airdate = {{start date|1999}} |
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| format = [[Community radio]] |
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| owner = Municipality of Kugluktuk |
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| website = {{url|ckug.ca}} |
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}} |
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'''CKUG-FM''' is a [[radio station]] that broadcasts at 88.7 [[FM radio|FM]] in [[Kugluktuk]], [[Nunavut]], Canada.<ref name=training>[https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674western_nunavut_community_embraces_radio_operator_training_course/ "Western Nunavut community embraces radio operator training course"]. ''[[Nunatsiaq News]]'', September 23, 2013.</ref> The station has aired a [[community radio]] format branded as '''Buzz FM'''.<ref name=value>[https://archive.nnsl.com/2015-06/jun5_15edit.html "Recognize the value of community radio stations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721181618/https://archive.nnsl.com/2015-06/jun5_15edit.html |date=2020-07-21 }}. ''[[Nunavut News/North]]'', June 1, 2015.</ref> |
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The station was launched in 1999 by the Kugluktuk Radio Society,<ref>[https://archive.nnsl.com/2010-08/aug9_10rad.html "Kugluktuk Radio Society leaves Horseshoe building"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722025342/https://archive.nnsl.com/2010-08/aug9_10rad.html |date=2020-07-22 }}. ''[[Northern News Services]]'', August 4, 2010.</ref> following the demise of an earlier community radio organization in 1995. The station's programming was produced entirely by community volunteers, including music and talk programming in both English and [[Inuinnaqtun]];<ref name=value/> in 2014, the station created a 45-hour training course in community radio operation, in conjunction with [[Nunavut Arctic College]].<ref name=training/> |
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The station is owned by the [[Kugluktuk Radio Society]]. |
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The Kugluktuk Radio Society owned and operated the station until it was acquired by the municipal government in 2018. |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 28 June 2024
 Building which houses CKUG-FM | |
| Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
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| Branding | Buzz FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Municipality of Kugluktuk |
| History | |
First air date | 1999 |
| Links | |
| Website | ckug |
CKUG-FM is a radio station that broadcasts at 88.7 FM in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada.[1] The station has aired a community radio format branded as Buzz FM.[2]
The station was launched in 1999 by the Kugluktuk Radio Society,[3] following the demise of an earlier community radio organization in 1995. The station's programming was produced entirely by community volunteers, including music and talk programming in both English and Inuinnaqtun;[2] in 2014, the station created a 45-hour training course in community radio operation, in conjunction with Nunavut Arctic College.[1]
The Kugluktuk Radio Society owned and operated the station until it was acquired by the municipal government in 2018.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Western Nunavut community embraces radio operator training course". Nunatsiaq News, September 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "Recognize the value of community radio stations" Archived 2020-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Nunavut News/North, June 1, 2015.
- ^ "Kugluktuk Radio Society leaves Horseshoe building" Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Northern News Services, August 4, 2010.
External links
[edit]67°49′33″N 115°05′38″W / 67.82583°N 115.09389°W
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