CKUG-FM

{{short description|Radio station in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = CKUG-FM

| branding = Buzz FM

| city = Kugluktuk, Nunavut

| country = CA

| image = CKUG-FM.jpg

| caption = Building which houses CKUG-FM

| frequency = {{frequency|88.7|MHz}}

| airdate = {{start date|1999}}

| format = Community radio

| owner = Municipality of Kugluktuk

| website = {{url|ckug.ca}}

}}

CKUG-FM is a radio station that broadcasts at 88.7 FM in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada.[https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674western_nunavut_community_embraces_radio_operator_training_course/ "Western Nunavut community embraces radio operator training course"]. Nunatsiaq News, September 23, 2013. The station has aired a community radio format branded as Buzz FM.[https://archive.nnsl.com/2015-06/jun5_15edit.html "Recognize the value of community radio stations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721181618/https://archive.nnsl.com/2015-06/jun5_15edit.html |date=2020-07-21 }}. Nunavut News/North, June 1, 2015.

The station was launched in 1999 by the Kugluktuk Radio Society,[https://archive.nnsl.com/2010-08/aug9_10rad.html "Kugluktuk Radio Society leaves Horseshoe building"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722025342/https://archive.nnsl.com/2010-08/aug9_10rad.html |date=2020-07-22 }}. Northern News Services, August 4, 2010. following the demise of an earlier community radio organization in 1995. The station's programming was produced entirely by community volunteers, including music and talk programming in both English and Inuinnaqtun; in 2014, the station created a 45-hour training course in community radio operation, in conjunction with Nunavut Arctic College.

The Kugluktuk Radio Society owned and operated the station until it was acquired by the municipal government in 2018.