CIGL-FM
CIGL-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 97.1 FM in Belleville, Ontario, with the on-air branding of MIX 97. It airs a hot adult contemporary music format.
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| City | Belleville, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Belleville-Quinte West |
| Frequency | 97.1 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Mix 97 |
| Slogan | Quinte's Best Veriety |
| Programming | |
| Format | hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Quinte Broadcasting |
| CJBQ, CJTN-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Former call signs | CJBQ-FM (1962-1978) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 48.5 meters (159 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | mix97.com |
History
The station first started in 1962 as CJBQ-FM, then changed its callsign to CIGL-FM in 1978. The former CJBQ callsign currently belongs to its sister station CJBQ. The call letters CIGL were often featured with seagulls in logos and advertisements, leading many to conclude that the call letters were a short form for "seagull".
Until 1995 CIGL featured essentially a "Beautiful Music" format playing many instrumental renditions of popular songs by artists such as Percy Faith, Nelson Riddle, Richard Clayderman, Frank Mills and Floyd Cramer. As the popularity of the Beautiful Music format decreased throughout the 1980s all around North America, more soft rock vocal music was added, including light songs by Kenny Rogers, Glenn Medieros and many others. On July 1, 1995, the station was re-branded as Mix 97, and adopted its current format.
CIGL is owned by Quinte Broadcasting.
External links
- Mix 97
- CIGL-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CIGL-FM in the REC Canadian station database