| Broadcast area | Vernon |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 105.7MHz |
| Branding | Pure Country 105.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| History | |
First air date | October 23,1978 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 47,000 averagewatts 100,000 watts peak |
| HAAT | 71.2 metres (234 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 50°13′27.12″N119°18′10.80″W / 50.2242000°N 119.3030000°W /50.2242000; -119.3030000 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/purecountry/vernon |
CICF-FM (105.7MHz) is a Canadianradio station inVernon, British Columbia with acountryformat branded on-air asPure Country 105.7. The station is owned byVista Radio.
The station began broadcasting on October 23,1978 at 1050kHz asCKAL. In1981, CKAL added FM transmitters to rebroadcast the programming of CKAL inNakusp,New Denver, andKaslo, while another one was added toArmstrong/Enderby on 89.7 MHz in1986. CKAL becameCICF in1987. The rebroadcastersCICF-FM-2 New Denver andCICF-FM-3 Kaslo were granted to change their programming source from CICF toCKKC inNelson in1990, andCICF-FM-1 Nakusp was shut down in1997 and taken over by CKKC. The "CKAL" calls are now used by atelevision station inCalgary,Alberta.
On November 28, 2001, CICF moved to FM band at 105.7 MHz,[1] and becamehot adult contemporary stationSun FM. CICF was acquired byAstral Media in2007 along with the former terrestrial broadcasting assets ofStandard Radio. By2010, CICF switched toCHR/Top 40. On November 19, 2020, the station flipped tocountry asPure Country 105.7, becoming the latest Bell Media station to adopt the "Pure Country" branding.CIMX-FM inWindsor,Ontario andCJCJ-FM inWoodstock,New Brunswick would also switch to the "Pure Country" format and branding the same day.
On February 8, 2024,Bell Media announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CICF, to be sold toVista Radio. The sale was approved in 2025.[2]
50°13′27″N119°18′12″W / 50.22417°N 119.30333°W /50.22417; -119.30333