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CKTO-FM

Truro, Nova Scotia
Broadcast area	North Shore (Nova Scotia)
Frequency	100.9 MHz (FM)
Branding	Bounce 100.9
Programming
Format	Adult hits
Ownership
Owner	Maritime Broadcasting System
Sister stations	CKTY-FM
History
First air date	March 1965 as CKCL-FM
Call sign meaning	CK TrurO (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	50 kWs horizontal polarization only
HAAT	240 meters (790 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	iheartradio.ca/bounce/nova-scotia/

CKTO-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 100.9 FM in Truro, Nova Scotia. The station airs an adult hits format and is branded as Bounce 100.9, which has a wide coverage area over much of western and central Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The station has been on the air since 1965.

The station is owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System, which also owns sister station CKTY-FM.

History

The station first began broadcasting in March 1965 originally as CKCL-FM before adopting its current call letters. The station's original call letters were later used on a Chilliwack, British Columbia radio station serving the Greater Vancouver area. The station was a CBC Radio affiliate until February 4, 1982. The station was owned and operated by Radio Atlantic Ltd before it was purchased by Telemedia in 1999 and by Astral Media in 2002 and then Bell Media in 2013. CKTO was originally known as Mix 100.9 FM (or 100.9 The Mix) with a hybrid adult contemporary/hot adult contemporary format before it adopted the EZ Rock branding in 2001 and became known as EZ Rock 100.9 FM with an adult contemporary format. In 2002, the station rebranded to "Big Dog 100.9" with a rock-leaning Hot AC format. It was one of several Hot AC stations in Canada that leaned towards rock music. In 2018, the station shifted to full-time rock while keeping the "Big Dog" branding.

As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKTO flipped to adult hits, and adopted the Bounce branding.

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKTO, which is to be sold to the Maritime Broadcasting System. The CRTC approved the sale on December 20, 2024.

Former logos

References

1. "Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada To New Variety Hits Brand - RadioInsight". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. Hudes, Sammy (8 February 2024). "'Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
3. Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (2024-12-20). "CKTO-FM and CKTY-FM Truro, CKBC-FM Bathurst, CJCJ-FM Woodstock, and CIKX-FM Grand Falls and its transmitter CIKX-FM-1 Plaster Rock - Change in ownership and effective control". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-27.

External links

• Big Dog 100.9
• CKTO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKTO-FM in the REC Canadian station database

45°33′16″N 63°13′23″W / 45.55444°N 63.22306°W / 45.55444; -63.22306

• Bell Media radio stations
• Active rock radio stations in Canada
• Radio stations in Nova Scotia
• Truro, Nova Scotia
• Radio stations established in 1965
• 1965 establishments in Nova Scotia