CIGM-FM
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CIGM-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Sudbury, Ontario. The station airs a CHR/Top 40 format at 93.5 MHz on the FM dial with the branding Hot 93.5. The station is owned and operated by Stingray Group.
History
The station first aired at 92.7 FM in 1965,[1] with the call letters CKSO-FM, airing a more extensive schedule of CBC Radio programming than its AM sister station CKSO.[2] It adopted the CIGM calls and a country format in 1978, after CBC Radio was granted a license for its own O&O station, CBCS-FM.[2]
CIGM and CKSO were owned by Cambrian Broadcasting.[2] The GM in the station's call sign was chosen by 1978 to honour George Miller, one of the founding investors in the company. Miller died in 1977.[3]
As part of Cambrian's sale of
On March 16, 1990, the CRTC approved Telemedia Communications Ontario Inc.'s application to amend the Promise of Performance for CIGM by changing the music format from Group III (Country and Country-Oriented) to Group IV (40% Pop and Rock-Softer; 60% Pop and Rock-Harder).[5] Two months later, on May 18, 1990, CKSO and CIGM swapped frequencies. CIGM moved to CKSO's 790 slot on the AM dial, and CKSO took on the new call letters CJRQ and CIGM's 92.7 FM frequency. After the 1990 swap, the CKSO call sign no longer existed in the Sudbury area until an unrelated Christian music radio station (as CKSO-FM) began test transmissions in late 2002.
In 2002, Telemedia was purchased by
In fall 2005, CIGM and sister station CKAT in North Bay underwent a format change, with country music cut back, although not entirely eliminated, in favour of increased news and sports programming. After the change, both stations used slogans such as "Today's Country", "News Leader" and "Sports Leader".
Newcap acquisition
In July 2008, Rogers announced it would trade CIGM to
The applications were approved on November 24.[9] The purchase made CIGM a sister station to Newcap's CHNO-FM.
After longtime CIGM morning man Scott Overton's employment with the station was discontinued by Rogers during the ownership transition, he wrote a letter to the
In late July 2009, CIGM's website went offline with a message advising listeners to check out the EZ Rock website, the former sister station of CIGM.[14]
Switch back to FM
On August 17, 2009, CIGM began broadcasting on 93.5 MHz,
At midnight on August 24, AM 790 finished its last country song, "There She Goes" by Sudbury native Gil Grand, followed by an announcement:[17]
It's been 32 years since CIGM was born. Since 1977, we've been proudly playing country music for Greater Sudbury. On behalf of everyone who has worked here over these many years, we'd like to say thanks to the loyal country fans who have shared a great journey, but the memories will last forever.
Immediately after the announcement, the station aired a steady 394.5 Hz audio tone which lasted until the simulcasting of the new programming heard on 93.5 FM began on the morning of the 24th.
The station officially launched as Hot 93.5 on August 25 at 12:00 p.m. after a stunt of a clock ticking.
On September 30, 2009, at about 5:00 p.m., the old 50,000 watt AM 790 transmitter was turned off, ending nearly 75 years of AM broadcasting in Sudbury, being the last AM radio station outlet in the city.[20]
The Sudbury Wolves games, which were formerly aired on CIGM, moved to CJTK-FM for the 2009-2010 Ontario Hockey League season.
According to the fall 2011
On February 23, 2013, the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, which was carried on both Saturday and Sundays every weekend, was replaced by Hollywood Hamilton's Weekend Top 30.
References
- ^ "Expect to Lose On FM Station For Two Years". The Globe and Mail, March 26, 1965.
- ^ a b c d "Sudbury Radio History Highlights" Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. Sudbury Living, July 23, 2013.
- ^ George Miller ckso.com
- Northern Ontario Business, December 1986.
- ^ Decision CRTC 90-246, Promise of Performance for CIGM-FM Sudbury, CRTC, March 16, 1990
- Northern Life, July 24, 2008.
- ^ CIGM sold to Newcap Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Sudbury 24, July 24, 2008.
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-10
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-326, November 24, 2008
- Sudbury Star, March 5, 2009.
- Northern Life, 2009
- Northern Life, July 19, 2009.
- ^ Layoffs at CIGM Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Sudbury 24, February 25, 2009.
- ^ "790cigm.com". Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "kungpaoradio935.com". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ "Max Media brings "Kung Pao 100.5" to Tidewater". Radio Business Report. April 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ AM 790 CIGM sign off August 24, 2009
- ^ New radio station to play hits, Northern Life, August 25, 2009
- ^ 93.5 FM adopts new format, Sudbury Star, August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Up north, the end of the line for AM radio in Sudbury, Ontario", Scott Fybush/North East Radio Watch, October 5, 2009
- ^ The New HOT 93.5 Hit #1 in Sudbury Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Milkman Unlimited, December 1, 2011
External links
- Hot 93.5
- CIGM-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation (See also CJRQ-FM - 92.7 FM originally signed on as CKSO-FM in 1965).
- Historical information on CKSO Radio and Television in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada - includes CIGM.
- CIGM-FM in the REC Canadian station database