CKBD-FM (98.1 FM, "98.1 2day FM") is a radio station in

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts a modern adult contemporary format.

History

The station signed on in December 2000 as CJTS-FM, a

Christian radio Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk progra ...

station broadcasting at 97.1 FM, initially owned by Spirit Broadcasting. In 2006, the station was sold to

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. In addition, the CRTC approved a re-location to 98.1 FM, and an increase in power to 20,000 watts. Golden West stated that the owner's health, as well as the station's financial performance, were factors in the decision to sell. In April 2007, the station switched frequencies and adopted the new call letters CKVN-FM. The station maintained its

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format (with branding modelled upon then-sister station

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in Winnipeg). In 2014, Lethbridge-based Clear Sky Radio, who owns CJOC-FM, acquired CKVN from Golden West. Clear Sky also received permission from the CRTC to remove the license conditions requiring CKVN to operate as a religious station; Clear Sky and Golden West argued that the station had accumulated financial losses under its existing Christian format. In September 2014, the station flipped to

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as ''98.1 The Bridge'', with the new call letters CKBD-FM. In 2017, the station segued to modern adult contemporary, still branding as ''The Bridge''. In December 2018, Clear Sky Radio announced the sale of its three remaining stations to

. In June 2019, both CKBD and sister station CJOC were rebranded under Vista's standard station brands, with CKBD becoming ''98.1 2day FM''.

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