CKLE-FM

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 with some news/talk programming.

CKLE-FM

Bathurst, New Brunswick
Frequency	92.9 MHz (FM)
Branding	FM 92,9/FM 94,1
Programming
Format	Adult Contemporary/Oldies/Country
Ownership
Owner	Radio de la Baie Ltée
History
First air date	March 29, 1990 (FM) September 15, 1977 (Caraquet repeater)
Call sign meaning	C(K)LE, derived from the French word for "key"
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	137 meters (449 ft)
Repeater(s)	94.1 FM, Caraquet
Links
Website	ckle.fm

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.^[1] 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.^[2] On August 5, 1988, Dalhousie's rebroadcaster received approval to change frequencies to 100.7 MHz.^[3]

On September 1, 1989, the CRTC approved the application by Radio de la Baie Ltée to change CKLE-FM's frequency to 92.9 MHz.^[4]

On March 29, 1990, both CKLE and CKLE-FM-1 began broadcasting. It is uncertain if the CKLE-FM-1 rebroadcaster was ever implemented. In 1995, CKLE began simulcasting programs on CJVA in Caraquet.^[5]

CKLE-FM had a rebroadcaster located in Caraquet at 810 kHz with the call letters CJVA. It began broadcasting on September 15, 1977. In 2016, CJVA moved to 94.1 MHz.