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CKBG-FM

Amherstburg, Ontario
Frequency	107.9 MHz
Branding	The Burg
Programming
Format	Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation (Martyn Adler)
History
First air date	July 3, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-07-03)
Call sign meaning	AmherstBurG
Technical information
ERP	50 watts
HAAT	51.6 m (169 ft)
Links
Website	https://www.ckbg.ca/

CKBG-FM is a low-power FM Soft AC radio station licensed to Amherstburg, Ontario, broadcasting on 107.9 MHz, owned by Martyn Adler's Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation. The station had applied for a license to broadcast in 2021, but was initially denied. However, the station's identical application in 2022 was accepted by the CRTC. The station began on-air testing in late April 2023, along with streaming test programming on their website, before announcing an official launch date of July 3, 2023. CKBG-FM 107.9 is also branded as The Burg.

On February 20, 2024, it was announced that long-time 89X (CIMX-FM) on-air host Mark McKenzie had taken over as Morning Show host weekdays from 6AM-10AM.

References

1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-206, Low-power commercial FM radio station in Amherstburg, CRTC, June 17, 2021
2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-262, Low-power English-language commercial FM radio station in Amherstburg, CRTC, September 23, 2022
3. LAUNCH OF AMHERSTBURG ONTARIO'S 1st RADIO STATION CKBG 107.9 FM, YouTube, July 3, 2023

External links

• CKBG Amherstberg 107.9 The Burg - Official website
• CKBG-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKBG-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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