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did you know if there is still going to be a talk back show?

the only thing that's really changing is the rebranding to a FM station and everything stays the same. Open Mike with Trent Bartley is not going anywhere.

I thought this station was NCI FM? Are they not in Brandon radio anymore?

leeway said "I thought this station was NCI FM? Are they not in Brandon radio anymore? "

moved to another FM frequency, 107.5.  
 
Edited by Trevor B, 2017-04-27 21:19:38

This great for the city of Brandon, but now I cant pick up NCI clearly an hour north of Brandon. Was my favourite station at work. Also why would they take an existing frequency when they are so many open ones available? Just curious

Trevor B said "the only thing that's really changing is the rebranding to a FM station and everything stays the same. Open Mike with Trent Bartley is not going anywhere. "

The only change I have heard so far was Leanne mentioned yesterday that Swap & Shop will move to 12:30 with her and Steve hosting.

Exactly what I was thinking Adam!

As I understand NCI-FM had already decided to move to 107.5 and drop their power well before CKLQ made the decision to "move" to 91.5.  
 
Apparently, the Brandon market just wasn't making NCI any money, so maintaining a licence for a 100,000 watt station didn't make economic sense.  
 
However, for CKLQ, a high power station at 91.5 MHz that could be taken over and was already well tested from a technical and coverage standpoint was a no-brainer. CKLQ gets a nice clear frequency in their core market, and by keeping 880 kHz gets the extended range that the AM band offers them.  
 
One has to wonder if Bell will now look for a free AM frequency for a CKXA (Farm) repeater. Perhaps 1150kHz?

If 101.1 "The Farm" would go to the expense of putting up an AM transmitter in this day and age. They could have kept their old CKX 1150 towers and transmitter back in 1999 if they had wanted to do that, provided the CRTC would have let them. All of that stuff is gone now.  
 
I won't be too surprised though, if Bell doesn't drop the country format, as soon as they can, in favor of some other format.

That frequency has already been re-used by a new station from Estevan SK, it comes in here fairly decently.

I haven't heard Trent Bartley and talk back yet. What gives?

Johnbisonbear said "I haven't heard Trent Bartley and talk back yet. What gives? "

that's something you will have to inquire with Qcountry. Maybe he's on holidays?