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The station was acquired by Standard Broadcasting in 1992, and adopted the current CFBR callsign, rock format and "Bear" branding in September of that year. CFBR-FM is rebroadcast in Jasper on 92.3 CJAG-FM. On September 28, 2007, the CRTC approved the sale of CFBR and all Standard Radio assets to Astral Media. [2]
The AM station signed off the air at 9 a.m. on August 31, 1994, and the FM station signed on at 6 p.m. on September 1, 1994, with the new brand name 106.9 FM The Bear and changed its call sign to CKQB-FM. Darren Stevens became the first personality to be heard on the new station during a live broadcast from Minglewoods bar in the Byward Market.
On August 14, 1961, KVIL-FM first signed on the air, as the FM sister station to KVIL (then at 1150 AM, now KBDT at 1160 AM). [4] Because the AM station was a daytime only station, KVIL-FM was used to simulcast the AM's personality middle of the road music format around the clock.
Along with sister stations WWJ 950 AM and WXYT 1270 AM, 97.1 The Ticket is the flagship station of all four of Detroit's professional sports teams and two college teams: the Detroit Tigers baseball team, [4] the Detroit Pistons basketball team, [5] the Detroit Red Wings hockey team, [6] the Detroit Lions football team, [7] and the Michigan Wolverines football and men's basketball (NCAA) teams.
Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), [1] known professionally as Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and former radio personality. [2] ...