CKGY-FM (95.5 MHz) is a radio station located in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a country format branded as New Country 95.5.
CKGY switched to FM in 2001, after broadcasting on the AM frequency 1170 kHz where it had been heard since the early 1970s.[1]
In November 2016, CKGY rebranded from KG Country to the Real Country brand, as with other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta.[2] In 2019, the station began to syndicate its morning show Vinnie & Randi across 15 other Stingray stations in rural Alberta as part of a regional syndication strategy. The program contains local inserts for each market.[3]
On March 4, 2024, CKGY rebranded as New Country 95.5, as part of another national rebrand of Stingray's country stations.[4]
External links
- CKGY-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
References
- Decision CRTC 2001-52^
- Stettler's local radio station Q93.3 rebranded Stettler Independent, retrieved 20 March 2017^
- Connie Thiessen. Stingray syndicates 'The Real Wake Up with Vinnie & Randi' to 15 Alberta stations Broadcast Dialogue, 2019-01-21, retrieved 2024-08-30^
- CRN Monthly Summary March 2024 RadioWest.ca, retrieved 29 June 2024^