| CKLE-FM | |
| City: | Bathurst, New Brunswick |
| Branding: | FM 92,9/FM 94,1 |
| Airdate: | March 29, 1990 (FM) September 15, 1977 (Caraquet repeater) |
| Frequency: | 92.9 MHz (FM) |
| Repeater: | 94.1 FM, Caraquet |
| Format: | Adult Contemporary/Oldies/Country |
| Erp: | 100,000 watts |
| Class: | B |
| Owner: | Radio de la Baie Ltée |
| Website: | ckle.fm |
| Callsign Meaning: | C(K)LE, derived from the French word for "key" |
CKLE-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station broadcasting in Bathurst, New Brunswick at 92.9 MHz. The station broadcasts a mix of adult contemporary, oldies and country with some news/talk programming.
On July 20, 1987, Radio de la Baie Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a new french-language FM radio station at 97.1 MHz, with a rebroadcaster in Dalhousie at 102.7 MHz.[1] On February 29, 1988, Radio de la Baie Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a new french-language FM radio station at 104.9 MHz in Bathurst.[2] On August 5, 1988, Dalhousie's rebroadcaster received approval to change frequencies to 100.7 MHz.[3]
On September 1, 1989, the CRTC approved the application by Radio de la Baie Ltée to change CKLE-FM's frequency to 92.9 MHz.[4]
On March 29, 1990, both CKLE and CKLE-FM-1 began broadcasting. It is uncertain if the CKLE-FM-1 rebroadcaster was ever implemented. In 1995, CKLE began simulcasting programs on CJVA in Caraquet.[5]
CKLE-FM had a rebroadcaster located in Caraquet at 810 kHz with the call letters CJVA. It began broadcasting on September 15, 1977. In 2016, CJVA moved to 94.1 MHz.