CKGL

CKGL
Broadcast areaWaterloo Region
Frequency570 kHz
Branding570 NewsRadio Kitchener
Programming
FormatNews - Talk - Sports
AffiliationsCityNews
The Canadian Press
ABC News Radio
Associated Press
Bloomberg Radio
Kitchener Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Westwood One Sports
Ownership
Owner
CIKZ-FM, CHYM-FM
History
First air date
1949 (1949)
Former call signs
  • CKCR-FM (1949–1965)
  • CHYM-FM (1965–1972)
  • CKGL-FM (1972–1992)
Former frequencies
  • 96.7 MHz (1949–1992)
Call sign meaning
Kitchener Great Lakes Broadcasting Company (former owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ClassB
Power10,000 watts
Links
Websitekitchener.citynews.ca/

CKGL (570 AM) is a Canadian radio station in Kitchener, Ontario, serving the Waterloo Region. It airs a news/talk/Sports radio format branded on-air as 570 NewsRadio Kitchener. The station is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media, with studios on The Boardwalk off Ira Needles Avenue.

CKGL broadcasts at 10,000 watts. To protect other stations on 570 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a five-tower array. The transmitter is off Brant-Waterloo Road in North Dumfries, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Kitchener.