Branding FM 92,9/810 AM | ||
First air date March 29, 1990 (FM)September 15, 1977 (AM) Format adult contemporary/country | ||
CKLE-FM is a French language Canadian radio station broadcasting in Bathurst, New Brunswick at 92.9 MHz. The station broadcasts a mix of adult contemporary, oldies and country music with some news/talk programming.
History
On July 20, 1987, Radio de la Baie Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a new french-language FM radio station at 97.1 MHz, with a rebroadcaster in Dalhousie at 102.7 MHz. On February 29, 1988, Radio de la Baie Ltée received CRTC approval to operate a new french-language FM radio station at 104.9 MHz in Bathurst. On August 5, 1988, Dalhousie's rebroadcaster received approval to change frequencies from 102.7 MHz to 100.7 MHz.
On September 1, 1989, the CRTC approved the application by Radio de la Baie Ltée to change CKLE-FM's frequency from 104.9 MHz to 92.9 MHz.
On March 29, 1990, both CKLE-FM and CKLE-FM-1 began broadcasting. It is uncertain if the CKLE-FM-1 rebroadcaster was ever implemented. In 1995, CKLE-FM began simulcasting programs on CJVA in Caraquet.
CKLE-FM has a rebroadcaster located in Caraquet at 810 kHz AM with the call letters CJVA. It began broadcasting on September 15, 1977.
In 2016, CJVA in Caraquet moved from 810 kHz (AM) to 94.1 MHz (FM).