CKXY-FM (91.5 FM, ''91.5 Cochrane Now'') is a radio station licensed to

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts a

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format.

History

In February 2007, Tiessen Media received CRTC approval to add a rebroadcaster of

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/ Airdrie at 95.3 FM in Cochrane, Alberta. In March 2009, the CRTC approved an application by Tiessen to move CFIT-FM-1's transmitter to a new location with a higher elevation, and change its frequency to 91.5. Tiessen cited that this would improve reception (especially among those commuting from Calgary), and allow it to be fed over-the-air by CFIT's main signal. On July 9, 2015, the station's current owner Golden West Broadcasting submitted an application with the CRTC for a new radio station serving Cochrane, which would replace CFIT-FM-1 on its frequency. Golden West proposed a

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with a focus on local news and information. The application was denied by the CRTC, ruling that the proposed station would likely have to solicit advertising sales outside of Cochrane in order to be economically viable, and that the station could dilute the revenue and audience of Calgary-based stations. On December 3, 2018, the CRTC approved a revised application for the station, citing improving economic conditions and population growth in Calgary and Cochrane that are sufficient to support a new radio station, a signal with a shorter primary contour than before (only covering Cochrane and its immediate area, thus creating a new radio market), and Golden West agreeing to a condition of license forbidding the station from soliciting advertising in the city of Calgary. On October 24, 2019, the new station officially launched as ''91.5 Cochrane Now'', with the call letters CKXY-FM.

Call letter history

The CKXY callsign was used at a number of unrelated defunct radio stations such as AM 1040

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in the late 1980's and 92.3 FM in Fort Smith,

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, a repeater of

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, until it left the air in 2018.

References

External links

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CKXY-FM History
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ckxy-Fm Kxy Fit Radio stations established in 2019 2019 establishments in Alberta