The station first went on the air in November 2001 originally as XL 96 FM with a country format, this was the first time since 1998 that the country format was being heard on FM in the Greater Moncton area. On February 1, 2017, the station changed its branding to New Country 96.9 but maintained the same format.[1]
Schedule
Current on air schedule includes The Scotty & Tony Show (Scotty Horsman, Tony Smith, formerly at CFQM-FM) mornings, Paul Thomas in mid-days, Shilo Bellis afternoons, with additional support from "Handsome" Paul Thomas, Doug Something, Adam McLaren (formerly at CKCW-FM), along with Canadian syndicated programming from Casey Clarke, and Paul McGuire.
Former logo
Former logo used from 2001-2007
Former logo used from 2017-2024
References
^Decision CRTC 2000-360, Two new English-language FM radio stations in Moncton, CRTC, August 24, 2000