CKTY-FM (99.5 MHz) is a radio station in Truro, Nova Scotia. Owned by Bell Media, it broadcasts a country format branded as Pure Country 99.5.
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| Broadcast area | Truro |
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| Frequency | 99.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Pure Country 99.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bell Media
Pending sale to Maritime Broadcasting System [1] |
| CKTO-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | September 10, 1947 as CKCL |
Former frequencies | 1400 kHz (AM) (1947–1956) 600 kHz (1956–2001) |
Call sign meaning | C(K)at CounTrY (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 16,750 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/purecountry/nova-scotia |
History
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The station has been on the air since September 10, 1947. It originally broadcast at 1400 AM as CKCL then to 600 in 1956, and received CRTC approval to move to 99.5 FM in 2001 after shutting down the AM 600 frequency.[2]
CKTY was formerly the callsign of a now-defunct AM radio station in Sarnia, Ontario, which moved to the FM dial and is now CHKS-FM. CKCL was also a former callsign of a radio station in Toronto, Ontario in the 1920s.[3]
On July 5, 2013, it and CKTO-FM were acquired by Bell Media as part of their acquisition of Astral Media. On May 28, 2019, the station was renamed Pure Country 99.5 as part of a nationwide rebranding of all Bell Media country stations.[4]
On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKTY, which is to be sold to the Maritime Broadcasting System.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Bell Media ends some CTV newscasts, sells radio stations in media shakeup amid layoffs". CTVNews. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Decision CRTC 2001-160". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "Stations on the air in 1925". Canadian communications foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ "Pure Country: Nationwide rebrand gives new name to Big Dog 92.7". CTV News Regina. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ Hudes, Sammy (8 February 2024). "'Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links
edit- Pure Country 99.5
- CKTY-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKTY-FM in the REC Canadian station database