CKFT-FM is a Canadian
radio station
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broadcasting at 107.9
FM in
Fort Saskatchewan,
Alberta
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with an
adult contemporary
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format branded as ''Mix 107''. The station is owned by
Golden West Broadcasting
Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. is a Canadian radio and digital media company based in Altona, Manitoba. It is the largest independent radio broadcaster in Canada. The company primarily operates small-market radio stations and internet portals in ...
. the station received approval by the
CRTC on January 10, 2012. and began broadcasting on November 27 of that year.
Testing of the signal began on October 23,
2012
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, to check the strength of its signal and test out potential interference with emergency frequencies. As CKFT is just 25 kilometres from Edmonton, Andrew Nakonechny, program director of CKFT, promised CKFT would "be all about Fort Saskatchewan."
On November 27, 2012, CKFT announced the name of the station to be ''Mix 107.9'', and officially launched at 10 a.m. MST.
References
External links
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Radio stations established in 2012
2012 establishments in Alberta