CKGL
Radio station in Kitchener, Ontario
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.
CKGL broadcast at 10,000 watts. To protect other stations on 570 AM from interference, it used a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The transmitter was off Brant-Waterloo Road in North Dumfries, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Kitchener.
Programming
On weekdays, CKGL had all-news blocks in morning and afternoon drive times. In late mornings, Mike Farwell hosted a local talk and interview show, followed by the nationally syndicated Now You Know with Rob Snow. On weekday evenings, daytime shows were repeated and Westwood One Sports ran overnight. Kitchener today with Brian Bourke also had a show that ran until February 2022.
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