Pure Country (radio network)

Canadian radio network

Pure CountryType| Radio network

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Canada

Programming
Format| Country
Ownership
Owner| Bell Media Radio
(Bell Media)
History
Founded| by Bell Media
Launch date| May 28, 2019
Links
Website| (see each station's articles)

Pure Country is a Canadian radio network, which airs on stations owned by Bell Media.[1] Launched in 2019 as a unifying branding for all of the company's country-formatted stations across Canada,[2] the network airs on 16 stations nationwide, as well as on selected digital subchannels of radio stations in markets where the company offers digital radio service but does not have a country-formatted primary station.

## Programming[edit]

Weekday programming on the network consists of local hosts at each station in morning and afternoon drive, a national midday program hosted by Roo Phelps, and the syndicated The Bobby Bones Show in the evening[1] (with an exception being CIMX-FM in Windsor, which clears the program in its standard morning timeslot).[1] Sophie Moroz and Jeff Hopper, the morning hosts on the network's Ottawa station, also host a national country music chart show on weekends.[1]

In January 2020, the network's station in Kingston committed to playing a 50/50 balance of male and female country artists for one week, to draw attention to continued gender inequity in the music business.[3]

## Stations[edit]

### British Columbia[edit]

* Dawson Creek \- CJDC
* Terrace \- CJFW-FM
* Vernon \- CICF-FM

### Manitoba[edit]

* Brandon \- CKXA-FM

### New Brunswick[edit]

* Fredericton \- CKHJ
* Woodstock \- CJCJ-FM

### Nova Scotia[edit]

* Truro \- CKTY-FM

### Ontario[edit]

* Kingston \- CKLC-FM
* London \- CJBX-FM
* Orillia \- CICX-FM
* Ottawa \- CKKL-FM
* Pembroke \- CHVR-FM
* Peterborough \- CKQM-FM
* Sudbury \- CICS-FM
* Toronto \- CKFM-FM HD4
* Windsor \- CIMX-FM[4]

### Saskatchewan[edit]

* Regina \- CHBD-FM

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Connie Thiessen, "Bell Media rolls out national Pure Country rebrand". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2019.
2. ^ "Pure Country: Nationwide rebrand gives new name to Big Dog 92.7". CTV News Regina. May 28, 2019.
3. ^ Ted Raymond, "50/50 vision: Kingston’s Pure Country 99 playing equal split of female and male artists". CFRA, January 23, 2020.
4. ^ "Bell Media Launches Pure Country 89 & Virgin Radio 93.9 In Windsor/Detroit". radioINSIGHT. 19 November 2020.

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1Owned (or part-owned) by BCE separately from its ownership of Bell Media.
2Community channels operated as part of Bell Fibe TV and Bell Aliant Fibe TV; also not part of Bell Media.

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