CIBQ-FM

CIBQ-FM
City Brooks, Alberta
Branding 105.7 Real Country
Frequency 105.7 MHz
First air date April 15, 1973 as CKBR
Format Country music
ERP 6.6 kWs average
14 kWs peak
HAAT 45.6 meters (150 ft)
Class B1
Owner Newcap Radio
Sister stations CIXF-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.q1057.ca

CIBQ-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music format at 105.7 FM in Brooks, Alberta. The station is branded on-air as 105.7 Real Country and is owned by Newcap Radio.

The station began broadcasting in 1973 as CKBR, until it changed to its current callsign in 1981. In 1985, CIBQ received approval to change frequencies from 1340 AM to 770 AM but was never implemented. CIBQ lost out to Calgary's CHQR for a move to 770 kHz.[1]

CIBQ has a sister station CIXF-FM that was launched in 2005.

On April 23, 2010, CIBQ received CRTC approval to move to the FM dial on the frequency 105.7 MHz.[2]

In February 2011, CIBQ (AM) switched from 1340 AM to the 105.7 FM frequency. Branded as Q105.7FM.

On November 7, 2016, CIBQ changed its branding to "Real Country 105.7" as part of the national rebrand of all Newcap country radio stations on FM in Alberta under the Real Country Network branding.

As of September 2014, CIBQ's line up is as follows:

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Coordinates: 50°30′24″N 111°53′14″W / 50.50667°N 111.88722°W / 50.50667; -111.88722

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