Canadian Radio News for April, 2013

Canadian Radio News for April, 2013

Postby Dan Sys » Thu May 02, 2013 11:22 am

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For APRIL, 2013

MAY 1, 2013

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
ON Hamilton 95.3 CING From Oldies-Classic Hits (Vinyl 95.3) to Hot AC (Fresh FM)

STATIONS TESTING
NB Miramichi 95.9 CHHI Will launch on May 6th with a Hot AC format (will be branded as SUN FM)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
NL Port Au Choix 790 CFGN Moved to 96.7 with 1,900 watts (4,300 watts Max. ERP) (simulcasts CFCB 570 Corner Brook)

CALL LETTER DATA
AB Coleman 102.3 CBXC (formerly on 1450) becomes CBR-2
AB Fort Vermilion 105.1 CBKC (formerly on 1460) becomes CBXF
AB Grande Cache 92.3 CBWI (formerly on 1450) becomes CBXC
AB High Level 99.5 CBKD (formerly on 1560) becomes CBXL
ON Clarence-Rockland 92.5 new Will become CHRC
ON Markham 105.9 new Will become CFMS

BRANDINGS
BC Salt Spring Island 107.9 CFSI From CFSI to GREEN FM (includes CFSI-1 102.1 South Salt Spring) (format remains Eclectic)

OFF THE AIR
NB Saint John 103.5 CJRP Went dark on April 21. Station was no longer financially viable (includes CJRP-1 95.1 in Rothesay, NB)

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
AB Wainwright 830 CKKY Move to 101.9 with 50,000 watts (format will remain Country) (earlier cp to move to 1080 AM has been rescinded)
ON Sioux Lookout 1240 CBLS Move to 95.3 with 500 watts
QC Murdochville 1270 CBGA-6 Move to 97.7 with 98 watts
QC Weymontachie 750 CBFA-3 Move to 92.3 with 50 watts

GOING OFF THE AIR
ON Hudson 1340 CBQW Will go off the air when CBLS 1240 Sioux Lookout moves to 95.3 FM

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Wainwright 93.7 CKWY Decrease power from 100,000 to 50,000 watts and raise antenna height

CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
MB Winnipeg 107.1 CFEQ Will be dropping Christian programming and replacing it with a Classical music format

CHANGES TO CBC NETWORKS GRANTED
ON Paris 89.1 CBLA-2 Will originate some local programming from Kitchener
QC Sherbrooke 90.7 CBFX-2 Will originate some local programming from Sherbrooke
QC Trois Rivieres 104.3 CBFX-1 Will originate some local programming from Trois Rivieres

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
NB Bathurst 103.3 50 watts (Community-Pop Rock) (Bathurst Radio) (calls will be CJUJ)
NL Clarenville 107.5 11,630 watts (22,500 watts Max. ERP) (Oldies-Classic Hits) (will simulcast CKSJ 101.1 St. John's)
ON Mount Forest 88.7 1,648 watts (Community-Eclectic) (Saugeen Community Radio Inc.) (calls will be CIWN)

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
NT Fort McPherson 690 CBQM Move to 99.9 with 50 watts
NT Fort Providence 1230 CBQC Move to 98.9 with 50 watts

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CFRY-1 Rescind simulcast with CFRY 920 Portage La Prairie and create new local Classic Rock station. Power will remain 27,000 watts, call letters will become CFRY-FM, and CFRY 920 will continue with its current Country format)
NB Fredericton 104.5 CJRI Move to 95.1 and increase power from 50 to 1,500 watts
ON Marathon 93.1 CFNO Shut down studios in Marathon and relocate all on air operations to Thunder Bay
ON Toronto 103.9 CIRR Increase power from 50 to 107 watts (250 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter

Next update June 1, 2013
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