CHGK-FM is a Canadian radio station in Stratford, Ontario with a hot adult contemporary format at 107.7 FM, branded as 107.7 2day FM. CHGK's studios are located at 376 Romeo Street South in Stratford while its transmitter is located on Line 29 just south of Stratford.
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| Broadcast area | Southwestern Ontario |
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| Frequency | 107.7 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | 107.7 2day FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vista Radio |
| CJCS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 2, 2003 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6 kW |
| HAAT | 84.7 meters (278 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | 1077.2dayfm.ca |
History
editOn December 18, 2002, Raedio Inc. received CRTC approval to operate a new FM radio station in Stratford Ontario.[1]
On September 2, 2003, CHGK began broadcasting as MIX 107.7 FM originally with an Adult contemporary music format and with the slogan "The perfect mix without the hard edge".[2] and was owned by Raedio Inc. CHGK has a sister station, CJCS, that has been broadcasting since 1928.
In September 2010, Raedio Inc. announced a deal, to sell the station to Haliburton Broadcasting Group which was approved by the CRTC on February 21, 2011.[3][4][5]
In spring 2011, Haliburton Broadcasting Group rebranded the station as FM 107.7, Stratford's Lite Favorites retaining the Adult contemporary format.
On April 23, 2012, Vista Broadcast Group, which owns a number of radio stations in Western Canada, announced a deal to acquire Haliburton Broadcasting Group, in cooperation with Westerkirk Capital.[6] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on October 19, 2012.[7]
On September 3, 2014, the station switched to a Hot AC format and was renamed 107.7 2day FM.
References
edit- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-458
- ^ [1] Archived 2011-02-10 at the Wayback Machine MIX 107.7 Website still in operation as of May 2011
- ^ "Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc. buys three Ontario radio stations" Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Press, September 17, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-935
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-110
- ^ "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, April 26, 2012.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012
External links
edit- 107.7 2day FM
- CHGK-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHGK-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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