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| name = CKBG-FM
| name = CKBG-FM
| city = [[Amherstburg, Ontario]]
| city = [[Amherstburg, Ontario]]
| branding =
| branding = The Burg
| frequency = {{frequency|107.9|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}}
| frequency = {{frequency|107.9|[[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]}}
| airdate = {{start date|2022}}
| airdate = {{Start date and age|2023|7|3|mf=yes}}
| last_airdate =
| last_airdate =
| coordinates =
| coordinates =
| format = [[Soft Adult Contemporary]]
| format = [[Adult Contemporary]]
| owner = Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation
| owner = Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation
| licensee = Martyn Adler
| licensee = Martyn Adler
| erp = 50 watts
| erp = 50 watts
| haat = {{cvt|51.6|m|ft}}
| haat = {{cvt|51.6|m|ft}}
| callsign_meaning = Amhesrt'''B'''ur'''G'''
| callsign_meaning = Amherst'''B'''ur'''G'''
| website = https://www.ckbg.ca/
| website = https://www.ckbg.ca/
}}
}}


'''CKBG-FM''' is a [[LPFM|low-power FM]] [[Soft Adult Contemporary|Soft AC]] radio station licensed to [[Amherstburg, Ontario|Amherstburg]], [[Ontario]], soon to commence broadcasting on 107.9 MHz, owned by Martyn Adler's Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation. The station had applied for a licensed to broadcast in 2021, but was initially denied.<ref>https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2021/2021-206.htm</ref> However, the station's identical application in 2022 was accepted<ref>https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2022/2022-262.htm</ref> by the [[Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]].
'''CKBG-FM''' is a [[LPFM|low-power FM]] [[Soft Adult Contemporary|Soft AC]] radio station licensed to [[Amherstburg, Ontario|Amherstburg]], [[Ontario]], broadcasting on 107.9&nbsp;MHz, owned by Martyn Adler's Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation. The station had applied for a license to broadcast in 2021, but was initially denied.<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2021/2021-206.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-206], Low-power commercial FM radio station in Amherstburg, ''CRTC'', June 17, 2021</ref> However, the station's identical application in 2022 was accepted by the [[Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]].<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2022/2022-262.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-262],
Low-power English-language commercial FM radio station in Amherstburg, ''CRTC'', September 23, 2022</ref> The station began on-air testing in late April 2023, along with streaming test programming on their website, before announcing an official launch date of July 3, 2023. CKBG-FM 107.9 is also branded as ''The Burg''. <ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BCWTt2u7bWM LAUNCH OF AMHERSTBURG ONTARIO'S 1st RADIO STATION CKBG 107.9 FM], ''YouTube'', July 3, 2023</ref>

On February 20, 2024, it was announced that long-time 89X ([[CIMX-FM]]) on-air host Mark McKenzie had taken over as Morning Show host weekdays from 6AM-10AM.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.ckbg.ca/ CKBG Amherstberg 107.9 The Burg] - Official website

*{{History of Canadian Broadcasting}}
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/?s=CKBG-FM CKBG-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CKBG-FM}}
*{{RecnetCanada|CKBG-FM}}
{{Southwestern Ontario Radio}}
{{Southwestern Ontario Radio}}
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 17 July 2024

For the defunct radio station in Nova Scotia with this callsign, see CKBG-FM (Nova Scotia).
CKBG-FM
Frequency107.9 MHz
BrandingThe Burg
Programming
FormatAdult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation
  • (Martyn Adler)
History
First air date
July 3, 2023; 17 months ago (2023-07-03)
Call sign meaning
AmherstBurG
Technical information
ERP50 watts
HAAT51.6 m (169 ft)
Links
Websitehttps://www.ckbg.ca/

CKBG-FM is a low-power FM Soft AC radio station licensed to Amherstburg, Ontario, broadcasting on 107.9 MHz, owned by Martyn Adler's Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation. The station had applied for a license to broadcast in 2021, but was initially denied.[1] However, the station's identical application in 2022 was accepted by the CRTC.[2] The station began on-air testing in late April 2023, along with streaming test programming on their website, before announcing an official launch date of July 3, 2023. CKBG-FM 107.9 is also branded as The Burg. [3]

On February 20, 2024, it was announced that long-time 89X (CIMX-FM) on-air host Mark McKenzie had taken over as Morning Show host weekdays from 6AM-10AM.

References

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  1. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-206, Low-power commercial FM radio station in Amherstburg, CRTC, June 17, 2021
  2. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-262, Low-power English-language commercial FM radio station in Amherstburg, CRTC, September 23, 2022
  3. ^ LAUNCH OF AMHERSTBURG ONTARIO'S 1st RADIO STATION CKBG 107.9 FM, YouTube, July 3, 2023
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