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| Broadcast area | Nipissing District |
| Frequency | 600kHz |
| Branding | Country 600 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full servicecountry music |
| Affiliations | Toronto Blue Jays Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CKFX-FM,CHUR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1967 (FM) 1996 (AM) |
Former frequencies | 93.7MHz (FM) (1967–1979) 101.9 MHz (1979–1996) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000watts day 5,000 watts night |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
CKAT (600AM) is a Canadianradio station inNorth Bay, Ontario. The station, owned byRogers Radio, a division ofRogers Sports & Media, airs acountry,news andsports format.
The station originally launched in 1967 at 93.7 FM, and was acquired by Northern Broadcasting, the owners ofCFCH.
In 1979, CKAT adopted acountry format and moved to 101.9 FM. In 1980, CKAT and CFCH were sold toTelemedia.
In 1996, Telemedia swapped the stations in a move similar to its 1990 switch involvingCKSO andCIGM inSudbury. CKAT took over CFCH's AM frequency, and CFCH moved to the FM station and adopted the new callsignCKFX.
In 2002, Telemedia sold the stations toStandard Broadcasting, who shortly sold them to Rogers.
In fall 2005, CKAT and CIGM underwent a format change, with country music cut back (although not entirely eliminated) in favour of increased news and sports programming. Since the change, both stations used the following slogans such as "Today's Country", "News Leader" and "Sports Leader".
The station's general manager is Peter McKeown, a former morning man for many years on CHUR and CKAT.
In 2009, CKAT's sister stationCIGM in Sudbury (under the ownership of Rogers Media) was acquired byNewcap Radio and then converted the station to the FM dial. CKAT is currently one of the last high-powered commercial AM radio stations operating in Northern Ontario.
On July 2, 2013, at 3:00 pm, Rogers dropped theAM 600 CKAT branding with slogan "North Bay's News Leader/Today's Country" and rebranded CKAT asCountry 600.[1]
On June 15, 2021,Vista Radio, an unrelated company to CKAT launched a new FM radio station with the return of the heritage CFCH call sign in North Bay airing a country music format asCountry 90.5. The launch of the newCFCH-FM makes it the second country music radio station in the North Bay market with a similar branding to Rogers' CKATCountry 600.
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