CIGM (AM)
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CIGM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Sudbury, Ontario. The station broadcasts country music and sports at 790 on the AM dial.
The station first aired at FM 92.7 in 1965, with the call letters CKSO-FM. It adopted the CIGM calls in 1977. CIGM and sister station CKSO-AM were owned by Cambrian Broadcasting, who sold them to United Broadcasting in 1979. Cambrian was in a financial crisis due to the near-bankruptcy of its television station in the city, CICI, but the sale failed to resolve the crisis.
In 1986, United sold CKSO and CIGM to Telemedia.
In 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 a Christian music station signed on in 2003. The current CKSO has no ownership affiliation with CIGM.
In 2002, Telemedia was purchased by Standard Broadcasting. Shortly afterward, Standard sold CJRQ, CIGM and CJMX to Rogers Communications.
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.
[edit] External links
- AM 790 CIGM
- History of CIGM-AM from the Canadian Communications Foundation page.
- CKSO Historical information on CKSO Radio and Television in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
| Radio stations in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury District and Manitoulin District, Ontario |
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| Greater Sudbury: CIGM 790 • CBBS 90.1 • CBBX 90.9 • CJRQ 92.7 • CJTK 95.5 • CKLU 96.7 • CBON 98.1 • CHYC 98.9 CBCS 99.9 • CKSO 101.1 • CHNO 103.9 • CJMX 105.3 Chapleau: CBCU 89.9 • CBON-28 91.9 • CHIM-8 92.7 • CJWA-1 100.7 • Espanola: CBON-7 94.9 Little Current: CBCE 97.5 • CFRM 100.7 • CJTK-2 102.1 Greater Sudbury • North Bay • Sault Ste. Marie • Thunder Bay • Timiskaming • Timmins
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