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Broadcast area | Red Deer County |
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Frequency | 95.5MHz |
Branding | New Country 95.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stingray Group |
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History | |
First air date | August 1,1973 |
Former frequencies | 1170kHz (AM) (1973–2001) |
Technical information | |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000watts |
HAAT | 256.5 meters (842 ft) |
Links | |
Website | newcountryreddeer.ca |
CKGY-FM (95.5MHz) is a radio station located inRed Deer, Alberta. Owned byStingray Group, it broadcasts acountry format branded asNew Country 95.5.
CKGY switched to FM in 2001, after broadcasting on theAM frequency 1170 kHz where it had been heard since the early 1970s.[1]
In November 2016, CKGY rebranded fromKG Country to theReal Country brand, as with other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta.[2] In 2019, the station began to syndicate its morning showVinnie & 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 asNew Country 95.5, as part of another national rebrand of Stingray's country stations.[4]
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