CJGY-FM explained

CJGY-FM
Airdate:December 3, 2007
Frequency:96.3 MHz (FM)
City:Grande Prairie, Alberta
Area:Grande Prairie
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
Format:Christian contemporary music
Owner:Golden West Broadcasting
Erp:30 kWs vertical
70 kWs horizontal
Branding:96.3 Reach FM
Class:C1
Website:reachfm.ca

CJGY-FM (96.3 FM, "Reach 96.3") is a radio station licensed to Grande Prairie, Alberta. Owned by Golden West Broadcasting, it broadcasts a Christian radio format serving Grand Prairie, as well as the cities of Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, British Columbia via rebroadcasters.

History

The station received approval in 2006[1] and launched on December 3, 2007 as 96.3 Shine FM. In 2012, the station was transferred to Grande Prairie Radio, Ltd., owned by Touch Canada Broadcasting co-partner Peter Teichroeb. In 2013, the station re-branded as 96.3 Reach FM, although no change in format was made.

On January 27, 2016, the station received CRTC approval to add new FM transmitters in Dawson Creek (96.7 MHz) and Fort St. John, British Columbia (97.1 MHz).[2] The transmitters, which commenced broadcasting in Summer 2016, repeat the same programs as CJGY-FM, but with local inserts, including news, weather and community information.[3]

In 2017, the station was sold to Golden West Broadcasting.[4] In 2023, Golden West requested a license amendment that would allow the station to broadcast a format based on popular music, citing that the Christian format had a small audience and was not profitable. The amendment was approved by the CRTC in January 2024.[5]

Rebroadcasters

CJGY-FM has the following rebroadcasters:

External links

55.2417°N -118.5583°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2006/db2006-623.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-623
  2. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2016/2016-27.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-27
  3. http://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/regional-news/grande-prairie-radio-station-extending-reach-into-the-peace-1.2161752 Alaska Highway News: "Grande Prairie radio station extending reach into the Peace", January 29, 2016.
  4. Web site: CJGY-FM Grande Prairie and its transmitters CJGY-FM-1 Fort St. John and CJGY-FM-2 Dawson Creek – Acquisition of assets (corporate reorganization). CRTC. 2019-08-04.
  5. Web site: 2024-01-17 . CJGY-FM Grande Prairie and its transmitters CJGY-FM-1 Fort St. John and CJGY-FM-2 Dawson Creek - Licence amendment . 2024-01-25 . CRTC.