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CFGO-FM
File:Team 1200.gif
Broadcast areaNational Capital Region
Frequency1200 AM
BrandingThe Team 1200
Programming
Formatsports
Ownership
OwnerCTVglobemedia
History
First air date
1964 (CKPM), 1998(The Team 1200)
Links
Websitewww.team1200.com

CFGO is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 1200 on the AM dial in Ottawa. The station broadcasts sports programming, using the brand name The Team 1200.

History

Music format

The station was launched in 1964 by Confederation Broadcasting, with the call letters CKPM. It originally broadcast at 1440 AM.

In 1970, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission revoked Confederation's licence, alleging that the company had failed to live up to its financial and management obligations. Confederation appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, who ruled in April, 1971 that Confederation had not had a fair hearing before the CRTC.

In 1972, majority interest in the station was sold to Baton Broadcasting. The station also adopted its current CFGO callsign that year. The station moved to its current frequency (with a better signal, from 1440AM to 1200AM) in 1986, and was sold to Rawlco Communications the following year. Playing Starship's We Built This City as the inaugural song on the new 1200 kHz (1200AM) transmitter, Rawlco transitioned the station from Top 40 to Adult Contemporary as "Go-AM 12, Adult Rock." In 1988, Rawlco converted the station back to a CHR format, using the brand name Energy 1200. The station subsequently changed its callsign to CJBZ and its brand name to Buzz 1200 in late 1997.

All-sports format

In 1998, the station switched to its current all-sports format, using the brand name OSR1200 - Ottawa Sports Radio. It was acquired the following year by CHUM Limited, reverting to its CFGO callsign. In 1999, the station adopted the current Team 1200 brand name.

In 2001, the station formed the basis for CHUM's short-lived national sports radio network, The Team, which adopted the Ottawa station's brand identity. The station retained its format and brand when CHUM subsequently folded the network.

The Team 1200 broadcasts a wide variety of sports programming, as well as news and weather, and the station streams Fox Sports Radio at night. As the Official radio station of the Ottawa Senators, it broadcasts every Ottawa Senators game live. The station also broadcasts Ottawa 67's and Ottawa Lynx games.

On June 22, 2007, CFGO along with the other CHUM stations were sold to CTVglobemedia.

Programming

Monday-Friday

Time Show
12AM - 2AM GameTime React ¹
2AM - 5:30AM The Third Shift
5:30AM - 9AM 3 Guys On The Radio
9AM - 12PM Over The Edge
12AM - 3PM Jim Rome Show
3PM - 6PM More On Sports
6PM - 7PM The Drive on Fox
7PM - 10PM The Drive on Fox ²
10PM - 12PM The Late Crew ²

¹ On Mondays the L.A.W. (Live Audio Wrestling) is broadcast between 12 AM and 1AM.

² On Thursdays NFL Football is broadcast between 8 PM and 12AM.

Saturday

Time Show
12AM - 2AM GameTime React
2AM - 6AM The Third Shift Weekend
6AM - 6:30AM College Gametime
6:30AM - 7:30AM Renegade Bass Fishing Show
7:30AM - 8AM College Gametime
8AM - 9:30AM Grecosize With Tony Greco
9:30AM - 10AM Popeye Supplements Show
10AM - 12PM Tee It Up with Kevin Haime
12PM - 11PM College Gametime
11PM - 12AM GameTime Rewind

Sunday

Time Show
12AM - 2AM GameTime Rewind
2AM - 6AM The Third Shift
6AM - 8AM Race Day on Fox
8AM - 10AM Sunday Best
10AM - 12:30PM Inside the Lines
12:30PM - 8PM NFL Sunday Football
8PM - 12AM NFL Sunday Night Football
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