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CKGL

CKGL (570 AM) was a Canadian radio station in Kitchener, Ontario, serving the Waterloo Region. It aired an news/talk/sports radio format branded on-air as 570 NewsRadio Kitchener. The station was owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media, with studios on The Boardwalk off Ira Needles Boulevard.

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Owner
Rogers Radio · (Rogers Media, Inc.)
Affiliations
CityNews The Canadian Press ABC News Radio Associated Press Bloomberg Radio Kitchener Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Hamilton Tiger-Cats Westwood One Sports
Branding
570 NewsRadio Kitchener
Broadcast area
Waterloo Region
Call sign meaning
Kitchener Great Lakes Broadcasting Company (former owner)
Class
B

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CKGL

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples81
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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CKGL

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related to Programming · 20
CKGL → Brian Bourke, Brittney, February, Hamilton Tiger-Cats Audio Network, In, It, Kitchener, Kitchener Rangers, Mike Farwell, Network, Now You Know, On, Ontario Hockey League, Producer Paulie, Rob Snow, Temporarily, The, Toronto Blue Jays Radio, Weekdays, Westwood One Sports
related to Rogers Communications · 16
CKGL → AM, Balsillie, Best Newscast, CEO Jim Balsillie's, Friday October, In, Maclean-Hunter, Murrow Award, On June, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, RIM, Rogers Communications, RTNDA Edward, The, Through
related to Easy listening · 11
CKGL → AM, An, Canadian, CHYM-FM, FM, Great Lakes, In, Kitchener, Maclean-Hunter, The, The AM
related to AM-FM switch · 9
CKGL → AC, AM, But, CHYM, CRTC, FM, Management, September, The CHYM
related to External links · 6
CKGL → AM, Canadian Broadcasting, Canadian Communications FoundationCKGL, CityNews, REC Canadian, The History
Former call signs · 3
CKGL → CHYM-FM (1965–1972), CKCR-FM (1949–1965), CKGL-FM (1972–1992)
Owner · 2
CKGL → (Rogers Media, Inc.), Rogers Radio
Affiliations · 1
CKGL → CityNews The Canadian Press ABC News Radio Associated Press Bloomberg Radio Kitchener Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Hamilton Tiger-Cats Westwood One Sports
Branding · 1
CKGL → 570 NewsRadio Kitchener
Broadcast area · 1
CKGL → Waterloo Region

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station stations radio kitchener 570 fm format rogers sports programming talk call canadian broadcast chym news ontario waterloo region citynews

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CKGLAffiliationsCityNews The Canadian Press ABC News Radio Associated Press Bloomberg Radio Kitchener Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Hamilton Tiger-Cats Westwood One Sports1.00infobox
CKGLBranding570 NewsRadio Kitchener1.00infobox
CKGLBroadcast areaWaterloo Region1.00infobox
CKGLCall sign meaningKitchener Great Lakes Broadcasting Company (former owner)1.00infobox
CKGLClassB1.00infobox
CKGLFirst air date1949 (1949)1.00infobox
CKGLFormatDefunct (was News - Talk - Sports)1.00infobox
CKGLFormer call signsCKCR-FM (1949–1965)1.00infobox
CKGLFormer call signsCHYM-FM (1965–1972)1.00infobox
CKGLFormer call signsCKGL-FM (1972–1992)1.00infobox
CKGLFormer frequencies96.7 MHz (1949–1992)1.00infobox
CKGLFrequency570 kHz1.00infobox
CKGLLast air dateJuly 7, 2026 (2026-07-07)1.00infobox
CKGLLicensing authorityCRTC1.00infobox
CKGLOwnerRogers Radio1.00infobox
CKGLOwner(Rogers Media, Inc.)1.00infobox
CKGLPower10,000 watts1.00infobox
CKGLSister stationsCIKZ-FM, CHYM-FM1.00infobox
CKGLWebsitekitchener.citynews.ca/1.00infobox

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