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On October 29, join us for our on air anniversary celebration as we pay tribute to our roots.

At 12:15pm on October 29, 1975, CIGO went live with a power of 10 thousand watts on the AM dial at 1410. Below, you can hear an excerpt from the launch.

Looking back at the 1970s

1976 - CIGO Master Control
1976 - CIGO Sign
1978- CIGO's 3rd Birthday.
1978- CIGO's 3rd Birthday,GM Bill Martin President Gerald Doucet

1978 CIGO is your friend jingle

 

Looking back at the 1980s

1980 - CIGO Jim Lougheed, Bill Martin News
1981 - Christmas Party - Bruce Lee and Alex Vass
1981 - CIGO Bruce Lee
1981 - CIGO Festival Of Strait
1981 - CIGO Maureen Jardine
1981 - CIGO News Production
1981 - CIGO Production
1981 - CIGO Geek of the Week
1982 - CIGO Staff
1982 - CIGO Brian Orford Engineer
1984 - CIGO Eric Windsor, Hector MacInnis, Jim Matheson
1985 - CIGO Keith Pittman, Berry Evong
1985 - CIGO Kevin MacEachern, Bernadine Wood, Jim Matheson
1985 - Shauna MacKinnon
1986 - CIGO 11th Birthday October
1986 - CIGO Bob MacEachern - P.D-M.D Middays
1986 - CIGO Bob MacEachern
1986 - CIGO Brenda MacEachern
1986 - CIGO Community Cruiser Festival of The Strait
1986 - CIGO Kevin MacEachern - Sales
1986 - Community Cruiser and Seago the Seagull
1986 - Man in Motion Tour - Rick Hanson 2
1986 - Man in Motion Tour - Rick Hanson
1986 - Ron MacKinnon
1986 - Staff and Seago the Seagull
1986 - Staff Party Cruiser and 'Gang'
1986-DQ Eating Contest Andy Willams,Jaime Couture,Bruce Lee,John
1988 - Bob MacEachern, Paul Knott, Sandy Dobson - Hyland Honda
1989 - CIGO BBQ Paul Knott, Bob, Brenda, Kevin MacEachern
1989 - Festival of the Strait CIGO Community Cruiser
1989 - Kevin MacEachern Port Hawkesbury Center Promotion
CIGO Building 1989

Port Hawkesbury Centennial song with local school kids

Segment from Decade in Review show, hosted by Bob MacEachern

 

Looking back at the 1990s

1990 - Festival of the Strait Pancake Breakfast Bob MacEachern,Doug Smiley,Jimmy the Janitor
1991 - Brenda, Barb Meagher, Peter Rafuse, Kevin MacEachern
1991 - CIGO Tech Compact Disc Player winner
1991 - Gift to the Persian Gulf
1991 - Mulgrave Scotia Days July
1991 - Paul Knott 'on air'
1991- CIGO Paper Article 25 Girl Guides Visit
CIGO Lori Ann Henwood Summer 1991
1993 - CIGO Canso Ford Community Crusier
1993 - Darcy Delorey
1993 - Doug Smiley,Paul Knott,Bob MacEachern,Danielle Noseworthy,Debra Smith,Brenda MacEachern
1993 - PHK Band - Little Voice- Sean MacDonald w- Justin Stewart,Jason Carter,Andy Deveaux,David Elliot
1993 - Sean MacDonald
1994 - Bob & Brenda MacEacherb Celebrate new ownership - May 5
1994 - CIGO in the War Canoe Race - July 3rd
1994 - Community Crusier
1994 - Darcy D
1995 - CIGO Community Crusier
1995 - Darcy and Lisa MacIssac (fiddler)
1995 - Leigh Ann Tremblay
1995 - Mark Day
1995 - Matthew MacInnis - weekends
1995 - Paul Knott interviewing Natalie MacMaster
1996 - Adam Cooke and Scott Landry
1996 - August Scott Landry,PaddyQuinn,Damhnait Doge,Mark Day at the Granville Green
1996 - Bobby Cameron with Paddy Quin September
1996 - CIGO Production
1996 - CIGO Truck
1996 - Mark Day w- Great Big Sea - part of the Granville Green
1996 - Mark Day with Ashley MacIsaac
1996 - Paddy, Scott, Bob, Adam, Frank, Darcy, Paul
1996 - Paul Davis host of the Music of Ireland
1996 - Paul Knott Showcase September
1997 - 1st PHK Guide Pack with Terry Kelly
1997 - Adam & Scott - News
1997 - Adam,John Allen Cameron & Ruth Meagher - the 1st annual Stan Rodger Folk Festival
1997 - Lennie Gallant & Paddy Quinn
1998 - Centennial School Playground Opening June
1999 - 22nd Cash Crusade for Kids - Bob,Matthew Harris and Paddy Quinn

1991 First cell phone report on CIGO

 

2000. Saying good bye to 1410AM and hello to 1015FM

101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Brenda - Co-Owner-Office Manager
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Andre Benoit
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Andrew Douglas
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Dave Morrison
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Denise Sampson
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Fred Kennedy
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Ian Smith
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Jamie MacMillan
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Karen Kennedy
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Kelly Atchison
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Paul Knott
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Peter Clarke
101.5 Opening - Launch Team Plaque - Scott Landry
CIGO FM Launch Delayed
CIGO Switch to FM - Paper
Opening of 101.5 - Bob introduces everyone Brenda, Paul, Ian, Peter, Kelly, Karen, Andre, Denise and Dave
Opening of 101.5 - Bob, Brenda and Gordie Sampson cut the ribbon
Opening of 101.5 - Cake
Opening of 101.5 - Fred Kennedy..and spectators
Opening of 101.5 - Gordie Sampson and Kelly
Opening of 101.5 - Gordie Sampson with The Hawk Staff
Opening of 101.5 - Scott Pickup, John Halliday and Peter Clarke
Opening of 101.5 - The Hawk Staff!
Tower - Dave Morrison
Master Control
Station 2 - Production after
Station - Production Before

An excerpt from the launch of 101.5 FM. April 2, 2000