Country 92.9 is a broadcasting radio station located in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Its call sign meaning is Coming from Chatham, Ontario. Blackburn Radio is the owner of the station and also manages its sister stations, CKSY FM, CKUE FM, and CFCO FM. The brand name of the channel is Country 92.9. Its broadcasting format is Country. The station broadcast on AM dial by using 92.9 MHz frequency. It features heavy local news, weather & traffic reports, entertaining shows, information, and best country music. FM is a class B station with an adequate radiator broadcasting power of 10,000 watts daytime and 6,000 watts nighttime. FM caters to the worldwide audience through live transmission on the internet and mobile app.
History of Country 92.9
Classic Gold 630
CFCO started its official broadcasting in 1926. Initially, it aired adult contemporary format and then moved to an oldies format around 1992. It is branded as Classic Gold 630. Under the ownership of Bea-Ver Broadcasting, it made many changes, such as an increase in power from 1,000 to 6,000 watts nighttime.
CFCO-1 FM
CFCO radio added its FM signal at 92.9 called CFCO-1 FM in 2000. Its reason is to maintain reception of the channel’s programming in office buildings in Chatham.
Country 92.9 & AM 630
After sixteen years, the station dropout its oldies station format “Classic Gold 630” and played the song “The Beat Goes On” by Sonny and Cher on March 3, 2008, at 9 AM. After that, it adopted a new country format with “Play Something Country” by Brooks & Dunn. This is the first time Chatham-Kent has had its country music radio channel. Its sister station CHYR FM was a country station in Leamington, and other sister channels debuted their own country format prior to CFCO’s change. FM started referring to the station as “Country 92-9 FM CFCO” in March 2011 with no mention of 630 AM. FM would include 630 AM once more by 2015.
Programs with Presenters
Weekday Shows
Otto – 12:00 AM to 5:30 AM
Mornings with Dave & Cheryl – 5:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Chatham-Kent’s Best Country – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Mike Rangier – 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Chatham-Kent’s Best Country – 7:00 PM to 12:00 PM
Saturday Shows
Ask the Experts – 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
Tom & Al’s Country Countdown with Dave & Cheryl – 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Sunday Shows
People’s Gospel Hour – 7:00 AM to 7:30 AM
Gospel Greats – 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Groundworks 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Country Roads – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Contact Details
Address: 117 Keil Dr. S. Chatham-Kent ON, N7M 3H3
Studio: 519-351-6300
Office: 519-354-2200
News: 519-354-6397
Email: info@country929.com
Official Website: https://country929.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/country929cfco
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Country929
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/country_929/
Consider Listening: 94.3 CKSY