CJMG-FM

On June 1, CKOK Ltd. (owner of CKOK-AM) opened CKOK-FM 97.1 with an effective radiated power of 1,800 watts. Most programming on FM duplicated the AM station. 

CKOK-FM was authorized to operate from a new transmitter site.

Ralph Robinson was manager of CKOK-AM-FM.

CKOK-FM became CKOR-FM.

CKOR-FM became CJMG-FM

Davis Communications Ltd. took control of Okanagan Radio Ltd. when it increased its ownership from 50 to 52.5%. (Davis purchased a further 2.5% interest from Frederick W. Trainor). 

Bill Croft became news director at CJMG/CKOK, succeeding Fred Straw.

Okanagan Skeena Group Ltd. acquired control of Okanagan Radio Limited. OSG already held 40.7% of OKR. It acquired all the shares of Davis Communications Ltd., which held 52.6% of OKR.

CJMG-FM was authorized to add a transmitter at Oliver, operating on 99.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 58 watts.  

CJMG/CKOR Program Director Michael Olstrom left the stations.

Hans Walter left Broadcast News in Edmonton to become news director at CJMG-FM / CKOR.

Ross Hawse became program director of 97 Magic FM and CKOR-AM. He had been with CJCI in Prince George. CJMG/CKOR News Director Jon Ferebee left to return to Mix 105 Vernon in March. 

Okanagan Skeena Group Ltd. was purchased by Telemedia Radio Inc.

Standard Radio Inc. purchased the Ontario and Western properties of Telemedia. Some stations were then sold to other companies. The Okanagan Skeena stations were retained by SRI.

On September 27, Astral Media Radio G.P. received CRTC approval to acquire the assets of the radio and TV undertakings owned by Standard Radio Ltd., subject to certain conditions.  The purchase included CJMG-FM.  

The new Broadcast Technician at Astral Media Radio Penticton was David Ford. He had been at sister station KBS Trail before making the move in May. Ford succeeded John Boles who went to another Astral station, Big Dog 92.7 Regina, as its Engineer.

Roy McKenzie, the regional sales manager for Astral’s B.C. Interior stations, was no longer with the company. His position was eliminated.

On June 27, 2013, after a previous such application had been denied in 2012, the CRTC approved an application by Astral Media Inc. to sell its pay and specialty television channels, conventional television stations and radio stations to BCE Inc., including CJMG-FM.