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CKGR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts on 106.3 Hertz in Golden, British Columbia.
Owned and operated by Vista Radio, the station airs a classic hits format under the on-air brand 106.3 Summit.
CKGR also has an AM rebroadcaster at 870 kHz in Invermere with the call sign CKIR.
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. Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations
As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CKGR flipped to adult hits, and adopted the Bounce branding. 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.
The sale took effect April 14, 2025 and Vista rebranded the station to Classic Hits as 106.3 Summit.
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