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CKDQ

Coordinates:51°02′27″N113°17′35″W / 51.04083°N 113.29306°W /51.04083; -113.29306
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Radio station in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
CKDQ-FM
Frequency92.5MHz
BrandingNew Country 92.5
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsWestwood One
Drumheller Dragons
Ownership
OwnerStingray Group
CHOO-FM
History
First air date
1958
Technical information
ClassB
Power50,000watts
Links
Websitenewcountry925.ca

CKDQ-FM (92.5FMNew Country 92.5) is aradio station inDrumheller, Alberta. Owned byStingray Group, it broadcasts acountry format. Before the switch to FM, CKDQ was the only station in Canada that broadcasts on 910AM, aRegional broadcast frequency.

History

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The station began broadcasting in 1958 asCJDV, until it changed to its currentcall sign in 1981. It is aClass B station broadcasting with a power of 50,000watts, and using a two towerdirectional antenna daytime and a four tower directional antenna nighttime. The formerCJDV callsign now belongs to a radio station inCambridge, Ontario.

Previous logo

In 2016, the station became asemi-satellite of Camrose/Edmonton sister stationCFCW, rebranding fromQ91 to910 CFCW; it carried a mix of CFCW and local programming. In October 2018, CKDQ rebranded asReal Country 910 (adopting a brand used by other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta).[1]

On March 5, 2024, CKDQ rebranded asNew Country 910 to match the company’s other country music stations.

AM to FM

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On May 5, 2023, Stingray Radio Inc. submitted an application to convert CKDQ to 92.5 MHz (channel 223B) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 24,500 watts (directional antenna with a maximum ERP of 36,600 watts with an effective height of antenna above average terrain [EHAAT] of 39.4 metres).[2] The application was approved by the CRTC on February 9, 2024.[3] In June, CKDQ announced on its website that they would switch to FM, rebranding as New Country 92.5 on June 20, originally planning to shut off their AM signal on June 24, before then extending the AM simulcast to the first week of July. CKDQ would ultimately start testing their FM signal on July 11, before going full power on July 15. It was then expected that the 910 signal would be switched off on July 19,[4][5] though the signal was ultimately switched off on the morning of July 22 (local time).[6]

References

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  1. ^"Stettler's local radio station Q93.3 rebranded".Stettler Independent. Retrieved20 March 2017.
  2. ^Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2023-129 - Stingray Radio Inc. Drumheller, Alberta Application 2023-0030-0,CRTC, May 5, 2023
  3. ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-31, CKDQ Drumheller – Conversion to the FM band,CRTC, February 9, 2024
  4. ^Make the Flip | New Country 92.5
  5. ^New Country 92.5 Facebook announcement
  6. ^Nigel Pimblett (July 23, 2024)."IRCA@groups.io | 910 CKDQ".groups.io. RetrievedJuly 24, 2024.

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Corporatedirectors
  • Claudine Blondin
  • Eric Boyko
  • Jacques Parisien
  • Mark Pathy
  • Gary Rich
  • François-Charles Sirois
  • Robert Steele
  • Pascal Tremblay
  • Frederic Lavoie
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FM stations
BroadcastTV stations
Specialty channels
Audio services
Video on demand/interactive
Defunct

51°02′27″N113°17′35″W / 51.04083°N 113.29306°W /51.04083; -113.29306


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