CIAT-FM

CIAT-FM is a country music-radio formatted radio station that is licensed to and based in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada.[3] The station broadcasts at 98.1 megahertz. The station's studios are located on Third Avenue in Assiniboia, with their transmitting facility located near Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan.

CIAT-FM
CityAssiniboia, Saskatchewan
Broadcast areaSouth-central Saskatchewan
Frequency98.1 MHz[1]
BrandingCat Country 98.1
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerHuber Radio, Ltd.
(Steven Huber)
History
First air date
February 2019
(test broadcasts)
March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)
(official launch)
Former call signs
CHOG-FM (2018-19, CFGY-FM)[2]
Technical information
ERP29,000 watts
HAAT258 metres (846 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteMyAssiniboia.ca

History

In the latter half of July 2018, an article printed in the Regina Leader-Post has reported that a former radio morning show co-host named Steven Huber was planning to build a new radio station to serve rural areas of southern Saskatchewan. The application to the CRTC was approved on July 26, 2018.[2][4] The station's plans include an in-house news department, along with road, cultural, and community information, along with programming devoted to the agricultural interest as the area the station would serve is predominantly rural. More than four hours of spoken-word programming is broadcast daily. The station originally planned to broadcast under callsign CHOG-FM.[5] However, in 2019, the station chose to take the callsign CIAT-FM so it can be referenced to its eventual branding, Cat Country. The station's transmitting facilities and tower were completed in January 2019. A test loop began airing on the station in January, with its official launch taking place on March 15, 2019.

Coverage area

The station's coverage area includes most of the area within an 80 kilometres (50 mi) radius, serving a good portion of south-central Saskatchewan, mainly in an area from Val Marie to near Weyburn, and from an area across the Canada–United States border into northeastern Montana, also covering portions of Daniels, Sheridan and northern Valley Counties, northward to provide at least a rimshot signal into an area along Saskatchewan Highway 1 (Trans Canada Highway) in the Moose Jaw/Regina area.

References
  1. https://www.canadianradiodirectory.com/saskatchewan/
  2. D.C., Fraser (July 31, 2018). "New radio station in Assiniboia to focus on community: owner". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. CIAT-FM Station History. History of Canadian Broadcasting. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  4. Press Release (July 26, 2018). “PSR Congratulates former Bear morning cohost Steve Huber on being granted a new radio license in Saskatchewan”. Puget Sound Radio. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  5. CRTC Presentation Assiniboia Video. Steven Huber. July 2018 – via YouTube.
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