CKBT-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 91.5 FM in Kitchener,

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. The station broadcasts a

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format branded as ''91.5 The Beat'', with studios & offices located in Kitchener, However, its

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is south of

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. The station is owned by

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History

The station was launched by

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on January 31, 2004. The original studios were at 235 King Street East, Suite 120, Kitchener. The station originally aired a

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format (e.g. hip hop,

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and R&B), until switching to its current format in 2007. In September 2006,

, already owner of

CJDV-FM CJDV-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 107.5 FM in Kitchener, Ontario owned by Corus Entertainment. The station airs an active rock format branded on-air as ''107.5 Dave Rocks''. CJDV's studios are located at Sportsworld Crossing ...

in nearby

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, announced it would buy CKBT and

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's CJZZ-FM (now

CFPG-FM CFPG-FM (99.1 FM, ''Peggy @ 99.1'') is a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Owned by Corus Entertainment, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format. Its transmitter is located in Duff Roblin Provincial Park, while its studios are loc ...

) from CanWest, subject to

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(CRTC) approval. The transaction was approved by the CRTC on July 6, 2007,Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-215
/ref> and as of July 29, 2007, CKBT was officially made part of Corus Entertainment's radio properties. On August 14, 2009, CKBT moved into a new broadcast facility with sister station

at 50 Sportsworld Crossing Road, Kitchener.

References

External links

91.5 The Beat
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