CIQB-FM
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| City | Barrie, Ontario |
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| Branding | 101.1 Big FM |
| Slogan | Big Hits & Real Classic Rock |
| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1949 (at 1230 AM) 1994 (at 101.1 FM) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 4,300 watts average 7,500 watts peak |
| HAAT | 303.5 meters (996 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Owner |
Corus Entertainment (591589 B.C. Ltd.) |
| Sister stations | CHAY-FM |
| Website | Official website |
CIQB-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a classic rock format at 101.1 FM in Barrie, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand name 101.1 Big FM and is owned by Corus Entertainment, which also owns sister station CHAY-FM.
CKBB (AM) was launched on August 31, 1949 by Ralph Snelgrove's Barrie Broadcasting Company at AM 1230. It signed on as Barrie's first radio station, and was initially a mixture of music and talk programming. It moved to 950 AM in 1958. In December 1983, the station was acquired by Kawartha Broadcasting, and in 1987, ownership passed to the broadcasting arm of Power Corporation of Canada.
In November 1994, after more than 45 years on the AM dial, CKBB moved to FM as CIQB-FM at 101.1. The station became known as "B101," originally airing a hot adult contemporary format. CIQB was acquired by Corus Entertainment in April 2000. On October 15, 2000, the station shifted to AC, taking the format from sister station CHAY-FM, which flipped to top 40 as Energy Radio. The station reverted to hot AC in August 2003 (when sister station CHAY-FM returned to AC), and finally to top 40 in 2008. It was one of three top 40 stations owned by Corus radio along with CKQB-FM in Ottawa and CKBT-FM in Kitchener.
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