CFGQ-FM (107.3 FM, ''Q107'') is a radio station in

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts a

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format. CFGQ's studios are located on 17th Ave SW near

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, while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary. As of Winter 2020, CFGQ is the 7th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by

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History

The station was launched on April 15, 1982, as CKIK-FM, and first broadcast an adult

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format. Throughout the 1980s and much of the 1990s, CKIK (known on-air as ''107 KIK FM'' and later as ''Rock 107'') played a variety of rock formats. Early in its history, the station encountered financial difficulties, which were alleviated in 1985, when Harvey Glatt, Ottawa music

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and founder of

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, acquired a 75% interest in the station, which he held until 1995. In September 1997, CKIK flipped to

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as ''Power 107''. In January 2002, it flipped to

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as ''The Peak 107.3''. In 2004, the station returned to a rock format as

as ''Q107'', after which it adopted its current call letters. In 2007, Terry DiMonte, formerly associated with

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, joined CFGQ as its morning host. In December 2011, Terry DiMonte left CFGQ, returning to CHOM in Montreal. In August 2019, the station replaced its morning show with ''Willy in the Morning'' from sister station

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. On December 16, 2022, it was reported that CFGQ would launch a new format on January 9, 2023, with CFGQ's remaining local personalities (including afternoon hosts "Tarzan Dan" Freeman and Cam Sullivan) announcing the end of their respective shows.

Rebroadcasters

CFGQ also has an FM transmitter in Banff (CFGQ-FM-2), which broadcasts at 100.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 92 watts.Decision CRTC 2000-304
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References

External links

Q107List of Corus Entertainment Radio StationsCFGQ-FM history
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