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Coordinates: 67°49′33″N 115°05′38″W / 67.82583°N 115.09389°W / 67.82583; -115.09389 (CKUG-FM)
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{{short description|Radio station in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada}}
{{short description|Radio station in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada}}
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
|name=CKUG-FM
| name = CKUG-FM
|branding=Buzz FM
| branding = Buzz FM
| city = [[Kugluktuk]], [[Nunavut]]
|slogan=Kitikmeot Radio
| frequency = {{frequency|88.7|MHz}}
|city=[[Kugluktuk]], [[Nunavut]]
| airdate = {{start date|1999}}
|frequency={{frequency|88.7|MHz}}
| format = [[Community radio]]
|airdate={{start date|1999}}
| owner = Municipality of Kugluktuk
|format=[[Community radio]]
| website = {{url|ckug.ca}}
|owner=Municipality of Kugluktuk
|website={{url|ckug.ca}}
}}
}}
'''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"]. ''[[Nunavut News/North]]'', June 1, 2015.</ref>
'''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"]. ''[[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"]. ''[[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/>
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"]. ''[[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/>


The Kugluktuk Radio Society owned and operated the station until it was acquired by the municipal government in 2018.
The Kugluktuk Radio Society owned and operated the station until it was acquired by the municipal government in 2018.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:38, 27 October 2021

CKUG-FM
Frequency88.7 MHz
BrandingBuzz FM
Programming
FormatCommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerMunicipality of Kugluktuk
History
First air date
1999 (1999)
Links
Websiteckug.ca

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

67°49′33″N 115°05′38″W / 67.82583°N 115.09389°W / 67.82583; -115.09389 (CKUG-FM)