CKTY-FM

CKTY-FM (99.5 FM) is a radio station in Truro, Nova Scotia. Owned by Bell Media, it broadcasts a country music format branded as Pure Country 99.5.

CKTY-FM
CityTruro, Nova Scotia
Broadcast areaTruro, Nova Scotia
Frequency99.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingPure Country 99.5
SloganNova Scotia's Pure Country
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
OwnerBell Media
Sister stationsCKTO-FM
History
First air dateSeptember 10, 1947 as CKCL-AM
Former frequencies1400 kHz (AM) (1947-1956)
600 AM (1956-2001)
Call sign meaningC(K)at CounTrY (former branding)
Technical information
ERP16,750 watts
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteiheartradio.ca/purecountry/Nova-Scotia

History
Former logo as Cat Country 99.5.

The station has been on the air since September 10, 1947. It originally broadcast at 1400 AM as CKCL then to 600 in 1956, and received CRTC approval to move to 99.5 FM in 2001 after shutting down the AM 600 frequency.[1]

CKTY was formerly the callsign of a now-defunct AM radio station out of Sarnia, Ontario, which moved to the FM dial and is now CHKS-FM. CKCL was also a former callsign of a radio station in Toronto, Ontario in the 1920s.[2]

On July 5, 2013, it and CKTO-FM were acquired by Bell Media as part of their acquisition of Astral Media. On May 28, 2019, the station was renamed Pure Country as part of a nationwide rebranding of all Bell Media country stations.[3]

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References
  1. "Decision CRTC 2001-160". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  2. "Stations on the air in 1925". Canadian communications foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  3. "Pure Country: Nationwide rebrand gives new name to Big Dog 92.7". CTV News Regina. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-28.


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