CIGO started as an AM station at 1410 kHz. Founded by Gerald Doucet, it first went on the air on October 29, 1975.[1] In November 1999, CIGO received CRTC approval to convert to FM.[2] In 2000, CIGO switched over to FM and the AM signal was shut down permanently shortly afterwards. As an AM station, it was known as 1410 CIGO.
On June 8, 2010, MacEachern Broadcasting Limited (CIGO-FM) applied to increase their ERP (effective radiated power) from 19,000 to 40,000 watts and received CRTC approval on September 17, 2010.[3]
cigo, canadian, radio, station, broadcasting, port, hawkesbury, nova, scotia, station, plays, adult, contemporary, format, branded, hawk, port, hawkesbury, nova, scotiabroadcast, areacape, breton, islandfrequency101, branding101, hawkprogrammingformatadult, co. CIGO FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia at 101 5 FM The station plays an adult contemporary format branded as 101 5 The Hawk CIGO FMPort Hawkesbury Nova ScotiaBroadcast areaCape Breton IslandFrequency101 5 MHz FM Branding101 5 The HawkProgrammingFormatAdult contemporaryAffiliationsPremiere NetworksOwnershipOwnerAcadia BroadcastingHistoryFirst air dateOctober 29 1975Former frequencies1410 kHz AM 1975 2000 Technical informationClassBERPhorizontal polarization only 38 100 wattsHAAT171 1 metres 561 ft LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsite1015thehawk com CIGO started as an AM station at 1410 kHz Founded by Gerald Doucet it first went on the air on October 29 1975 1 In November 1999 CIGO received CRTC approval to convert to FM 2 In 2000 CIGO switched over to FM and the AM signal was shut down permanently shortly afterwards As an AM station it was known as 1410 CIGO The station s primary coverage area is Inverness Richmond Antigonish and Guysborough counties but it can be heard beyond that area On June 8 2010 MacEachern Broadcasting Limited CIGO FM applied to increase their ERP effective radiated power from 19 000 to 40 000 watts and received CRTC approval on September 17 2010 3 CIGO is owned and operated by Acadia Broadcasting References edit History of Canadian Broadcasting broadcasting history ca Retrieved 25 November 2017 Decision CRTC 99 492 Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010 691External links edit101 5 The Hawk CIGO FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation CIGO FM in the REC Canadian station database 45 39 00 N 61 27 57 W 45 65000 N 61 46583 W 45 65000 61 46583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CIGO FM amp oldid 1221286623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
