CKGR-FM is a Canadian
radio station
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that broadcasts on 106.3
MHz
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in
Golden, British Columbia.
Owned and operated by
Bell Media, the station airs an
adult hits format under the on-air brand ''Bounce 106.3''.
CKGR also has an AM rebroadcaster at 870 kHz in
Invermere with the call sign CKIR.
History
In 1973, Hall-Gray Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (Bob Hall and Walter Gray) received a licence to operate a new AM station at Golden. CKGR signed on the air in 1974 at 1400 kHz as a rebroadcaster of
CKCR-FM
CKCR-FM is a Canadian radio station in Revelstoke, British Columbia. The station operates at 106.1 FM. CKCR is owned by Bell Media and airs an adult hits format under the on-air brand ''Bounce 106.1''.
History
In 1965, Hall-Gray Broadcasting C ...
. In 1984, CKGR received
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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(CRTC) approval to broadcast some local content of its own in addition to the content provided from CKCR and add a rebroadcaster of its own at
Invermere, operating at 870 kHz with the call sign CKIR.
Over the years, the station went through different ownerships. In October 2007, the assets of Standard Radio, including CKGR, were purchased by Astral Media, and then Bell Media, which has been the owner of CKGR since 2013.
Switch to FM
On October 15, 2010, CKGR received approval by the
CRTC to convert to the FM band at 106.3 MHz with an average
effective radiated power
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of 890
watt
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s to broadcast a
soft adult contemporary format targeting adults aged 18 to 54.
As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKGR flipped to
adult hits, and adopted the ''Bounce'' branding.
Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
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Rebroadcaster
See also
*CKXR-FM
CKXR-FM is a Canadian radio station in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The station is owned by Bell Media and airs an adult hits format under the on-air brand ''Bounce 91.5''.
History
CKXR first signed on the air on November 18, 1965 on its origi ...
References
External links
Bounce 106.3
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Radio stations established in 1974
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