Radio station in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
CFGN-FM is an FM radio station in Port aux Basques , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada , broadcasting at 96.7 MHz . Originally launched as a repeater on August 7, 1971 at 1230 kHz , it opened its own studios in 1973. In 1996, it became a repeater of CFSX . The station is owned by Stingray Group .
CFGN carries the entire VOCM lineup except for a block of programming from CFCB on weekday mornings and for a six-hour block on Saturday mornings.
CFGN also has a repeater in St. Andrew's , CFCV-FM at 97.7 MHz.
On April 2, 2001, the sale of Humber Valley Broadcasting Co. Ltd. to Newcap Inc. was approved.[ 1] This included CFGN and other radio stations such as:
CFCB Corner Brook
CFDL-FM Deer Lake
CFNW Port-aux-Choix
CFNN-FM St. Anthony
CFSX Stephenville
CFCV-FM St. Andrew's
CFLN Goose Bay
CFLW Wabush
CFLC-FM Churchill Falls
On December 12, 2016, Newcap received CRTC approval to convert CFGN from the AM band at 1230 kHz to the FM band 96.7 MHz.[ 2] The move was completed on November 1, 2017, and the old AM transmitter was shut down.
References
External links
CFGN-FM in the REC Canadian station database
CFCV-FM in the REC Canadian station database
47°35′08″N 59°07′19″W / 47.58556°N 59.12194°W / 47.58556; -59.12194