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CIDG-FM, branded as DAWG FM, is a Canadian radio station which broadcasts Canada's first and only all blues and blues-rock format, operating on 101.9 FM in Ottawa, Ontario. The station's studios are located on Hunt Club Road in Ottawa, while its transmitter is located in Ottawa atop a building on Montreal Road in Ottawa's east end.
Owned by Frank Torres and Ed Torres of Skywords Traffic Network, the station was authorized by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on August 26, 2008.
The station began testing its signal on June 1, 2010 and launched at 7:30 AM on June 7, 2010. That morning, The DAWG'S Breakfast with Geoff Winter featured Max Keeping and eventual Juno-winning Ottawa band MonkeyJunk as special guests.
Since its inception, DAWG FM has participated in many community events in the Ottawa area, including the creation of the first annual Class Axe Guitars Calabogie Blues and Ribfest.