CKGM 690

[Shawndx]

They are on the air testing. Will go full time Sept 4 with TSN programming in English

[Dan Sys]

Sheldon Harvey from The Radio In Montreal Yahoo Group tells us that CKGM will reportedly be simulcasting on 990 for 3 months.

[johnsykes]

Here's the story on CKGM, my first major station. This came from Marc Denis today in Montreal.



CKGM,

31 years on 980.....

22 years on 990....
and now...


Bell Media Radio has announced that CKGM (TSN Radio 990) will be officially changing frequency, from 990 kHz to 690 kHz, as of Tuesday, Sept. 4.

TSN PR guy Greg McIsaac clarifies: The switch officially happens at 6am on Tuesday, and the station will simulcast on both frequencies for about three months before it vacates 990. This is standard practice for a frequency change.

CKGM is already transmitting on 690 (though its signal appears weak), running a test loop so it can configure its transmitter. The loop contains recordings of shows and a message asking people with interference issues to contact the station 690testing at bellmedia.ca

The frequency change, which will result in an expanded coverage especially at night, was approved by the CRTC last November. It is unrelated to the application in front of the CRTC to change the station from English to French. That application will be heard at a hearing at the Palais des Congrès starting Sept 10. that will last a full week because of all the parties opposed to or commenting on the Astral acquisition and the CKGM license change.

Once 990 is vacated, which should happen in early December, it will be free for a new station, also approved by the CRTC last November. The station, owned by Dufferin Communications (Evanov Radio), will be called Radio Fierté, a talk and music station aimed at Montreal's LGBT community. No start date has been set for that station yet, though they expect to be operating before their deadline of November 2013.



You know the CKGM story doesn't end there...or does it.

Stay tuned...

MD


I remember my first day at CKGM 52 years ago....the station seems to have been kicked around a bit. but what a great place it was to work there.

Sykes