CKBG-FM | |
City: | Amherstburg, Ontario |
Branding: | The Burg |
Format: | Adult Contemporary |
Owner: | Amherstburg Broadcasting Corporation |
Licensee: | Martyn Adler |
Erp: | 50 watts |
Callsign Meaning: | AmherstBurG |
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.[1] However, the station's identical application in 2022 was accepted by the CRTC.[2] 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. [3]
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.