On May 9, 2012, Hector Broadcasting Company received a licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new English languageFM radio station in New Glasgow/Pictou County.[1]
The station began broadcasting on September 15, 2014, as Classic Rock 97.9. In November 2017, it was announced that pending approval by the CRTC, this station and its sister CKEC were to be purchased by Newcap Radio,[2] and was included in the sale of Newcap stations to Stingray Group.
On January 15, 2021, the station rebranded as Q97.9, as part of a merger of branding and programming with Halifax sister station CFRQ-FM.[3]