CKBL-FM
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| City of license | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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| Branding | 92.9 The Bull |
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz FM |
| First air date |
1923 (AM) 1995 (FM) |
| Format | Country |
| Callsign meaning |
C K BULL |
| Owner | Saskatoon Media Group |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 92.9 The Bull |
CKBL-FM, branded as 92.9 The Bull, is a country radio station located in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The station is part of the Saskatoon Media Group, and has studios with sister stations CJWW and CJMK-FM. They are at 366 3rd Avenue South, downtown on the river.
History
The station originated on the AM dial as CFQC-AM, which began broadcasting in 1923. It was an affiliate of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission from 1933 to 1936 when it affiliated with the newly formed Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1944 it became an affiliate of the CBC's Dominion Network until 1962 when the network was reabsorbed into the main CBC Radio network and CFQC became independent. In 1954, CFQC-TV became Saskatoon's first television station and the two broadcasters remained affiliated until the 1980s, sharing broadcast facilities and some on-air personnel.
On February 6, 1995 at 6:06AM, CFQC left its longtime AM position at 600 and was replaced by CJWW which moved from 750 AM. The last song played on "Hits 600" was "Stand Tall" by Burton Cummings.
At 7AM that day, CFQC-FM signed-on at 92.9 on the FM dial,[1] where it was rebranded Hot93. The station adopted its current brand in 2007. The call letters also changed from CFQC to CKBL. CFQC and its brand Hot 93 were retired at 6AM November 1, 2007. (The final song played at 5:58AM was Michelle Wright's version of "Rock Me Gently"). "92-9 The Bull" signed on at 7AM November 1, 2007 with Big & Rich's "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" and adopted a New Country format under the direction of program director and morning show co-host Steve "Hurricane" Huber.
The Bull's on-air lineup now consists of Mornings with Pat Dubois and Cristy Beggs, Mid-days with Kroeker, Bull on Demand from 12 - 1pm with Hudson, and Drive Time with Landen. The station is also the broadcast home of the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League.
CKBL is the former call of two stations in Kelowna, British Columbia, the FM station now known as 99.9 Sun FM and the current CKFR-AM.
References
External links
- 92.9 The Bull
- CFQC-FM history at the Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKBL-FM
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Coordinates: 52°10′54″N 106°23′14″W / 52.18167°N 106.38722°W