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The station was launched on April 15, 1982, as '''CKIK-FM''', and first broadcast an adult [[album rock]] format. Throughout the 1980s and much of the 1990s, CKIK (known on-air as ''107 KIK FM'' and later as ''Rock 107'') played a variety of [[rock music|rock]] formats.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOJvsTFWQxY/ 107 Kik FM Commercial, 1987]</ref><ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/s7X0547GE0s| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7X0547GE0s| title = Rock 107 KIK FM Commercial, May 3 1996 (1 of 2) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/PDOj0xAu9yQ| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDOj0xAu9yQ| title = Rock 107 KIK FM Commercial, May 3 1996 (2 of 2) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Early in its history, the station encountered financial difficulties, which were alleviated in 1985, when [[Harvey Glatt]], Ottawa music [[impresario]] and founder of [[CHEZ-FM]], acquired a 75% interest in the station, which he held until 1995.<ref>Pip Wedge, [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.php?url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/personalities.php?id=437 Biography of Harvey Glatt]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}; www.broadcasting-history.ca.</ref>
The station was launched on April 15, 1982, as '''CKIK-FM''', and first broadcast an adult [[album rock]] format. Throughout the 1980s and much of the 1990s, CKIK (known on-air as ''107 KIK FM'' and later as ''Rock 107'') played a variety of [[rock music|rock]] formats.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOJvsTFWQxY/ 107 Kik FM Commercial, 1987]</ref><ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/s7X0547GE0s| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7X0547GE0s| title = Rock 107 KIK FM Commercial, May 3 1996 (1 of 2) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/PDOj0xAu9yQ| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDOj0xAu9yQ| title = Rock 107 KIK FM Commercial, May 3 1996 (2 of 2) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Early in its history, the station encountered financial difficulties, which were alleviated in 1985, when [[Harvey Glatt]], Ottawa music [[impresario]] and founder of [[CHEZ-FM]], acquired a 75% interest in the station, which he held until 1995.<ref>Pip Wedge, [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.php?url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/personalities.php?id=437 Biography of Harvey Glatt]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}; www.broadcasting-history.ca.</ref>


In September 1997, CKIK flipped to [[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] as ''Power 107''. In January 2002, it flipped to [[hot adult contemporary]] as ''The Peak 107.3''. In 2004, the station returned to a rock format as [[classic rock]] as ''Q107'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2022-12-16 |title=Hosts mark last day on Calgary's Q107 ahead of format flip |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/hosts-mark-last-day-on-calgarys-q107-ahead-of-format-flip/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref> after which it adopted its current call letters.
In September 1997, CKIK flipped to [[contemporary hit radio]] as ''Power 107''. In January 2002, it flipped to [[hot adult contemporary]] as ''The Peak 107.3''. In 2004, the station returned to a rock format as [[classic rock]] as ''Q107'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2022-12-16 |title=Hosts mark last day on Calgary's Q107 ahead of format flip |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/hosts-mark-last-day-on-calgarys-q107-ahead-of-format-flip/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref> after which it adopted its current call letters.


In 2007, Terry DiMonte, formerly associated with [[CHOM-FM]] in [[Montreal]], joined CFGQ as its morning host.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=1f320696-470a-4595-9406-6724034f1f95&k=30165 "Morning host Terry DiMonte leaves Montreal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124180336/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=1f320696-470a-4595-9406-6724034f1f95&k=30165 |date=2007-11-24 }}. ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', November 21, 2007.</ref> In December 2011, Terry DiMonte left CFGQ, returning to CHOM in Montreal. In August 2019, the station replaced its morning show with ''Willy in the Morning'' from sister station [[CFMI-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2019-08-13 |title=Corus to air Rock 101 Vancouver morning show on Q107 Calgary |url=http://broadcastdialogue.com/corus-to-air-rock-101-vancouver-morning-show-on-q107-calgary/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2007, Terry DiMonte, formerly associated with [[CHOM-FM]] in [[Montreal]], joined CFGQ as its morning host.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=1f320696-470a-4595-9406-6724034f1f95&k=30165 "Morning host Terry DiMonte leaves Montreal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124180336/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=1f320696-470a-4595-9406-6724034f1f95&k=30165 |date=2007-11-24 }}. ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', November 21, 2007.</ref> In December 2011, Terry DiMonte left CFGQ, returning to CHOM in Montreal. In August 2019, the station replaced its morning show with ''Willy in the Morning'' from sister station [[CFMI-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2019-08-13 |title=Corus to air Rock 101 Vancouver morning show on Q107 Calgary |url=http://broadcastdialogue.com/corus-to-air-rock-101-vancouver-morning-show-on-q107-calgary/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>


=== CHQR simulcast ===
On December 16, 2022, it was reported that CFGQ would launch a new format on January 9, 2023, with CFGQ's remaining local personalities (including afternoon hosts "Tarzan Dan" Freeman and Cam Sullivan) announcing the end of their respective shows. On January 9, 2023, the station flipped to news/talk as an FM simulcast of [[CHQR]], with both stations collectively rebranded as "QR Calgary".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=Q107 Calgary Flips to CHQR Simulcast - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/246203/format-change-coming-to-q107-calgary/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>
On December 16, 2022, it was reported that CFGQ would launch a new format on January 9, 2023, with CFGQ's remaining local personalities (including afternoon hosts "Tarzan Dan" Freeman and Cam Sullivan) announcing the end of their respective shows. On January 9, 2023, the station became an FM simulcast of AM [[Talk radio|news/talk]] station [[CHQR]], with both stations collectively rebranded as "QR Calgary".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=Q107 Calgary Flips to CHQR Simulcast - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/246203/format-change-coming-to-q107-calgary/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>


That spring, following inquiries by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) regarding whether the simulcast complies with broadcasting regulations, Corus filed a set of applications with the CRTC to formalize the simulcast by re-designating CFGQ as the originating station of the news/talk format under a specialty FM licence, revoking CHQR's AM licence, and repurposing the current CHQR facility as an AM rebroadcaster of CFGQ.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/corus-formally-applies-to-air-news-talk-on-fm-in-calgary-questions-viability-of-am/|title=Corus formally applies to air news/talk on FM in Calgary, questions viability of AM|first=Connie|last=Thiessen|work=Broadcast Dialogue|date=May 24, 2023|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>
In May 2023, following inquiries by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) regarding whether the simulcast complies with broadcasting regulations, Corus filed a set of applications with the CRTC to formalize the simulcast by re-designating CFGQ as the originating station of the news/talk format under a specialty FM licence, revoking CHQR's AM licence, and repurposing the current CHQR facility as an AM rebroadcaster of CFGQ.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/corus-formally-applies-to-air-news-talk-on-fm-in-calgary-questions-viability-of-am/|title=Corus formally applies to air news/talk on FM in Calgary, questions viability of AM|first=Connie|last=Thiessen|work=Broadcast Dialogue|date=May 24, 2023|access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>

=== Return to music programming ===
In June 2024, Corus instead announced that it planned to abandon the simulcast and relaunch CFGQ with a music-based format by the end of July; a Corus spokesperson stated that the company was "not able to monetize QR on both AM and FM the way we had hoped."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-06-10 |title=Corus to abandon talk on FM in Calgary |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/corus-to-abandon-talk-on-fm-in-calgary/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Rebroadcasters==
==Rebroadcasters==
CFGQ also has an FM transmitter in [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]] ('''CFGQ-FM-2'''), which broadcasts at 100.1&nbsp;MHz with an effective radiated power of 92 watts.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-304.htm Decision CRTC 2000-304]</ref>
CFGQ also has an FM transmitter in [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]] ('''CFGQ-FM-2'''), which broadcasts at 100.1&nbsp;MHz with an effective radiated power of 92 watts.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-304.htm Decision CRTC 2000-304]</ref>

==Previous logo==
[[File:CFGQ-FM Q107 logo.svg|200px]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:19, 11 June 2024

CFGQ-FM
Simulcast of CHQR, Calgary
Broadcast areaCalgary Metropolitan Area
Banff
Frequency107.3 MHz (FM)
BrandingQR Calgary
Programming
FormatNews/Talk (CHQR simulcast)
Ownership
Owner
CHQR, CKRY-FM
History
First air date
April 15, 1982 (as CKIK-FM)
Technical information
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT298.5 meters (979 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
51°03′00″N 114°04′30″W / 51.050°N 114.075°W / 51.050; -114.075
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteglobalnews.ca/radio/qrcalgary

CFGQ-FM (107.3 FM, QR Calgary) is a radio station in Calgary, Alberta. Owned by Corus Entertainment, it simulcasts the news/talk programming of AM sister station CHQR (AM 770). CFGQ's studios are located on 17th Ave SW near Westbrook Mall, while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.

As of Winter 2020, CFGQ is the 7th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[1]

History

The station was launched on April 15, 1982, as CKIK-FM, and first broadcast an adult album rock format. Throughout the 1980s and much of the 1990s, CKIK (known on-air as 107 KIK FM and later as Rock 107) played a variety of rock formats.[2][3][4] Early in its history, the station encountered financial difficulties, which were alleviated in 1985, when Harvey Glatt, Ottawa music impresario and founder of CHEZ-FM, acquired a 75% interest in the station, which he held until 1995.[5]

In September 1997, CKIK flipped to contemporary hit radio as Power 107. In January 2002, it flipped to hot adult contemporary as The Peak 107.3. In 2004, the station returned to a rock format as classic rock as Q107,[6] after which it adopted its current call letters.

In 2007, Terry DiMonte, formerly associated with CHOM-FM in Montreal, joined CFGQ as its morning host.[7] In December 2011, Terry DiMonte left CFGQ, returning to CHOM in Montreal. In August 2019, the station replaced its morning show with Willy in the Morning from sister station CFMI-FM.[8]

CHQR simulcast

On December 16, 2022, it was reported that CFGQ would launch a new format on January 9, 2023, with CFGQ's remaining local personalities (including afternoon hosts "Tarzan Dan" Freeman and Cam Sullivan) announcing the end of their respective shows. On January 9, 2023, the station became an FM simulcast of AM news/talk station CHQR, with both stations collectively rebranded as "QR Calgary".[6][9]

In May 2023, following inquiries by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding whether the simulcast complies with broadcasting regulations, Corus filed a set of applications with the CRTC to formalize the simulcast by re-designating CFGQ as the originating station of the news/talk format under a specialty FM licence, revoking CHQR's AM licence, and repurposing the current CHQR facility as an AM rebroadcaster of CFGQ.[10]

Return to music programming

In June 2024, Corus instead announced that it planned to abandon the simulcast and relaunch CFGQ with a music-based format by the end of July; a Corus spokesperson stated that the company was "not able to monetize QR on both AM and FM the way we had hoped."[11]

Rebroadcasters

CFGQ also has an FM transmitter in Banff (CFGQ-FM-2), which broadcasts at 100.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 92 watts.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Winter 2020 PPM Data". Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  2. ^ 107 Kik FM Commercial, 1987
  3. ^ "Rock 107 KIK FM Commercial, May 3 1996 (1 of 2)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
  4. ^ "Rock 107 KIK FM Commercial, May 3 1996 (2 of 2)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
  5. ^ Pip Wedge, Biography of Harvey Glatt[permanent dead link‍]; www.broadcasting-history.ca.
  6. ^ a b Thiessen, Connie (2022-12-16). "Hosts mark last day on Calgary's Q107 ahead of format flip". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  7. ^ "Morning host Terry DiMonte leaves Montreal" Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. The Gazette, November 21, 2007.
  8. ^ Thiessen, Connie (2019-08-13). "Corus to air Rock 101 Vancouver morning show on Q107 Calgary". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  9. ^ "Q107 Calgary Flips to CHQR Simulcast - RadioInsight". 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  10. ^ Thiessen, Connie (May 24, 2023). "Corus formally applies to air news/talk on FM in Calgary, questions viability of AM". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  11. ^ Thiessen, Connie (2024-06-10). "Corus to abandon talk on FM in Calgary". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  12. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-304
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