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CKBG-FM
Frequency107.9 MHz
BrandingThe Burg
Programming
FormatSoft Adult 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 licensed 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.

References

  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