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| Broadcast area | La Baie |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 105.5MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Hit Country 105,5 |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Arsenal Media |
| History | |
First air date | March 19, 2009 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6kW |
| HAAT | 18.3 meters (60 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | hitcountry.com |
CKGS-FM is aFrench-languageCanadianradio station located inSaguenay,Quebec. The station serves the borough ofLa Baie.
Owned and operated byArsenal Media (formerly Attraction Radio), it broadcasts on 105.5MHz with aneffective radiated power of 6,000watts (class A). The station has acountry music format. It is better known to be the home of controversial hostLouis Champagne since November 2010.
The station was originally licensed by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in March 2007.[1] However, because the applicant had requested the 99.9 FM frequency, which wasadjacent toCKAJ-FM's newly licensedrebroadcaster on 99.7, the license was made conditional on the applicant submitting a new application for the use of a different frequency.[1] CKGS-FM has later submitted an application to use 105.5 MHz, which was approved by the CRTC in August 2008.[2]
On August 2, 2010, CKGS-FM applied to the CRTC to add a transmitter atChicoutimi which would operate at 105.9 MHz. This application was denied on December 13, 2010.[3]
On July 3, 2012, 9202-1617 Québec inc. received approval from the CRTC to change CKGS-FM's frequency to 105.7;[4] as of December 2014, the station has yet to relocate its signal to the new frequency. That same year, the station would be sold to its current owners, Attraction Radio. According to the stations' website, CKGS-FM still remains at 105.5 as of 2016.
In November 2014, it was announced that CKGS-FM[5] and sister station CKRS-FM (nowCILM-FM) would joinCogeco'sRythme FM network starting February 9, 2015;[6] this followed the CRTC's approval of CKRS's format change, which sought an Adult Contemporary format and a reduction in local talk programming.[7]
In August 2018, Attraction Radio abandoned the Rythme FM network affiliation for an in-house branding "O". CKGS-FM would break the simulcast of CILM-FM on September 17, 2019, when it adopted the Country-Western format asHit Country 105,5. Cogeco would acquire CILM-FM in April 2022, with that station rejoining Rythme FM soon after.
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