CKGR-FM

In 1973, Hall-Gray Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (Bob Hall and Walter Gray) received a licence to operate a new AM station at Golden. CKGR signed on the air in 1974 at 1400 kHz as a rebroadcaster of CKCR-FM. In 1984, CKGR received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval to broadcast some local content of its own in addition to the content provided from CKCR and add a rebroadcaster of its own at Invermere, operating at 870 kHz with the call sign CKIR.{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-866.HTM |title=Decision CRTC 84-866 |author=CRTC |date=October 5, 1984 |publisher=CRTC |access-date=March 3, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/ckgr-fm |title=CKGR-FM History of Canadian Broadcasting |publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation |access-date=October 27, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/ckcr-fm |title=CKCR-FM History of Canadian Broadcasting |publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation |access-date=October 27, 2017}}

Over the years, the station went through different ownerships. In October 2007, the assets of Standard Radio, including CKGR, were purchased by Astral Media, and then in 2013 to Bell Media. The station was sold to Vista Radio in 2024, as part of Bell Media cuts.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bce-cuts-1.7108658 Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations]

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On October 15, 2010, CKGR received approval by the CRTC to convert to the FM band at 106.3 MHz with an average effective radiated power of 890 watts to broadcast a soft adult contemporary format targeting adults aged 18 to 54.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-764.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-764][http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-764-1.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-764-1]

As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKGR flipped to adult hits, and adopted the Bounce branding.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208315/bell-media-bounces-25-stations-across-canada-to-new-variety-hits-brand/ Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand]

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CKGR, which is to be sold to Vista Radio. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=Toronto Star |agency=The Canadian Press |date=8 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC |access-date=13 February 2025}}

The sale took effect April 14, 2025 and Vista rebranded the station to Classic Hits as 106.3 Summit.

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• [https://myrogerspassnow.com 106.3 Summit]
• [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-central/ckgr-fm/ History of CKGR-FM] - Canadian Communications Foundation
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