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CKGY-FM

Red Deer, Alberta
Broadcast area	Red Deer County
Frequency	95.5 MHz
Branding	New Country 95.5
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Stingray Group
Sister stations	CIZZ-FM
History
First air date	August 1, 1973
Former frequencies	1170 kHz (AM) (1973–2001)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	256.5 meters (842 ft)
Links
Website	newcountryreddeer.ca

CKGY-FM (95.5 MHz) is a radio station located in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a country format branded as New Country 95.5.

CKGY switched to FM in 2001, after broadcasting on the AM frequency 1170 kHz where it had been heard since the early 1970s.

In November 2016, CKGY rebranded from KG Country to the Real Country brand, as with other Newcap-owned country stations in Alberta. In 2019, the station began to syndicate its morning show Vinnie & Randi across 15 other Stingray stations in rural Alberta as part of a regional syndication strategy. The program contains local inserts for each market.

On March 4, 2024, CKGY rebranded as New Country 95.5, as part of another national rebrand of Stingray's country stations.

References

1. Decision CRTC 2001-52
2. "Stettler's local radio station Q93.3 rebranded". Stettler Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
3. Thiessen, Connie (2019-01-21). "Stingray syndicates 'The Real Wake Up with Vinnie & Randi' to 15 Alberta stations". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
4. "CRN Monthly Summary March 2024". RadioWest.ca. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

External links

• New Country 95.5
• CKGY-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKGY-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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