September 2008 Canadian Radio News (mid month)

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

SEPTEMBER, 2008 mid month report

RADIO ACTIVITY

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
BC Kelowna 96.3 CKKO Classic Rock (K96.3) (testing)
BC Kelowna 103.9 CJUI Classic Hits (The Juice) (testing)
ON Sarnia 103.3 CKCI Aboriginal-Country (The Eagle)
PE Charlottetown 91.3 CIOG Christian (includes CIOG-1 91.1 Summerside)
QC Vaudreuil-Dorian 100.1 CJVD Oldies (French)

CALL LETTER DATA
BC Vancouver 88.1 new Will become CBU-2
QC Montmagny 90.3 new Will become CKUB

BRANDINGS
ON Ottawa 99.7 new Will become Eve FM

CRTC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Kamloops 95.1 50 watts (Christian) (Seventh Day Adventist Church) (will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's,NF)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Kelowna 96.3 CKKO Increase power from 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) to 10,000 watts (31,000 watts E.R.P.), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
BC Salt Spring Island 107.9 CFSI Decrease power from 340 watts (1,000 watts E.R.P.) to 330 watts (970 watts E.R.P.), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
NT Yellowknife 101.9 CKLB Increase power from 130 watts to 234 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Sarnia 99.9 CFGX Increase power from 26,000 watts to 27,000 watts (50,000 watts E.R.P.) and raise antenna height
QC Drummondville 105.3 CHRD Increase power from 2,742 watts (4,500 watts E.R.P.) to 3,257 watts (5,345 watts E.R.P.) and lower antenna height
SK Yorkton 100.5 CJJC Relocate transmitter

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
QC Sept Iles 94.1 CKCN From Radio Sept Iles Incorporated to Medias Nord Cotiers Incorporated

DENIALS
NS Amherst 107.9 6,500 watts (Community) (Tantramar Community Radio Society) (denied due to proposed programming concerns and the effect the new station might have economically on CKDH 900)
QC Alma 1270 CFGT Move to 97.7 with 50,000 watts (denied due to common ownership policy as Groupe Radio Antenne 6…aka Radio Nord already owns two FM stations in the market)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Medicine Hat 105.3 CKMH Decrease power from 77,900 watts to 60,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

Next update October 1, 2008
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