CFGN
Broadcast area | Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Branding | CFGN 1230 |
Slogan | Local News Now |
Frequency | 1230 kHz (AM) |
First air date | August 7, 1971, as a repeater; 1973 as a local station |
Format | News/Talk/Classic Hits |
Power | 250 watts |
Class | C |
Callsign meaning | Coming From the Gateway to Newfoundland |
Owner | Newcap Broadcasting |
CFGN is an AM radio station in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting at 1230 kHz. Originally launched as a repeater on August 7, 1971, it opened its own studios in 1973. In 1996, it became a repeater of CFSX. The station is owned by Newcap Broadcasting.
Currently, in the daytime, CFGN serves as a repeater to CFSX and at night serves as a repeater to CFCB in Corner Brook.
CFGN also has a repeater in the Codroy Valley, CFCV on 97.7 MHz.
On April 2, 2001, the sale of Humber Valley Broadcasting Co. Ltd. to Newcap Inc. was approved.[1] This included CFGN and other radio stations such as:
- CFCB Corner Brook and its transmitters;
- CFDL-FM Deer Lake
- CFNW Port-aux-Choix
- CFNN-FM St. Anthony
- CFSX Stephenville
- CFCV-FM St. Andrew's and CFLN Goose Bay and its transmitters;
- CFLW Wabush and CFLC-FM Churchill Falls
On October 13, 2016, Newcap applied to convert CFGN Port Aux Basques from 1230 kHz on the AM band to 96.7 MHz on the FM band. [2]
References
External links
- NewCap Radio - CFGN information
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFGN
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFCV-FM
Coordinates: 47°35′08″N 59°07′19″W / 47.58556°N 59.12194°W