CKGN-FM
CKGN-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 89.7 FM in Kapuskasing, Ontario and 94.7 FM in Smooth Rock Falls. Owned and operated by Radio communautaire KapNord cooperative, it is a non-profit community radio station for the region's franco-ontarian community.
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| City | Kapuskasing, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Kapuskasing |
| Branding | CKGN |
| Slogan | La voix d'chez nous |
| Frequency | 89.7 MHz (FM) |
| Format | community radio |
| ERP | 3.0 kWs |
| HAAT | 55 meters (180 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Owner | Radio Communautaire KapNord |
| Website | CKGN website |
| City | Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario |
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| Frequency | 94.7 MHz |
| Format | community radio |
| ERP | 250 watts |
| HAAT | 50.3 meters (165 ft) |
| Class | A1 |
| Owner | Radio Communautaire KapNord |
The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.
History of the CKGN call letters
CKGN is a former callsign from a television station in North Bay, Ontario from 1955 to 1962, known today as CKNY-TV and CKGN was again used for a television station (Global Television) in Toronto, Ontario from 1974 to 1984. The call letters remained unused until the launch of CKGN-FM in the early 1990s.[1][2]
Other
In 2000, the station was authorized to add a transmitter at Smooth Rock Falls to operate on the frequency 94.7 FM.[3]