Editing CIGM-FM (section)

===Newcap acquisition===
In July 2008, Rogers announced it would trade CIGM to [[Newcap Broadcasting]] in exchange for Halifax AM station [[CFDR (AM)|CFDR]]. Both stations were the sole remaining AM stations in their respective markets, and in both cases the original owner already had the maximum permitted number of FM stations in the applicable market, whereas the acquirer only had a single FM station. Both companies applied to move the stations to FM as part of the trade.<ref>[http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/2008/07-24-08-radio.aspx?NLStory=07-24-08-radio "Local country station will be converted to FM"], ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'', July 24, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.sudbury24.ca/media/1750/CIGM_Sold_to_Newcap/ CIGM sold to Newcap] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706204314/http://www.sudbury24.ca/media/1750/CIGM_Sold_to_Newcap/ |date=2011-07-06 }}, ''Sudbury 24'', July 24, 2008.</ref> Newcap applied to convert CIGM to 93.5&nbsp;MHz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/n2008-10.htm#16 Broadcasting Notice of Public Hearing CRTC 2008-10]</ref>

The applications were approved on November 24.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-326.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-326], November 24, 2008</ref> The purchase made CIGM a sister station to Newcap's [[CHNO-FM]].

After longtime CIGM morning man Scott Overton's employment with the station was discontinued by Rogers during the ownership transition, he wrote a letter to the ''[[Sudbury Star]]'' and ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'' thanking the station's audience for its loyalty and indicating that the station's "long history as a [[country music|country]] station will apparently end within the next few months."<ref>[https://archive.today/20120911163449/http://www.sudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1464837 "Morning Man Says Goodbye & Thanks"], ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', March 5, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/2009/overton180609063.pdf "Q&A with Scott Overton: A voice for the community"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223235641/http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/2009/overton180609063.pdf |date=2012-02-23 }}, ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'', 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LetterstotheEditor/2009/Overton100309075.aspx "Morning man says goodbye and thanks - Scott Overton"], ''[[Northern Life (newspaper)|Northern Life]]'', July 19, 2009.</ref> In early 2009, a number of staff at CIGM were laid off, including the news director.<ref>[http://www.sudbury24.ca/media/2587/Layoffs_at_CIGM/ Layoffs at CIGM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302165210/http://www.sudbury24.ca/media/2587/Layoffs_at_CIGM/ |date=2009-03-02 }}, ''Sudbury 24'', February 25, 2009.</ref> Notably, Newcap had applied for a new [[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] station in the round of CRTC license hearings that resulted in the launch of [[CICS-FM]], a competing [[country music]] station owned by [[Larche Communications]].

In late July 2009, CIGM's website went offline with a message advising listeners to check out the [[CJMX-FM|EZ Rock]] website, the former sister station of CIGM.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.790cigm.com/ |title=790cigm.com |access-date=2018-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328222345/http://www.790cigm.com/ |archive-date=2007-03-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>