November 2008 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For NOVEMBER, 2008

DECEMBER 1, 2008

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
BC Richmond 650 CISL From Oldies (C-"isle") to Adult Standards (AM 650)

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
BC Kelowna 96.3 CKKO Classic Rock (K96.3) (officially signed on the air November 4th) (retracts earlier information in this column that had them signing on several months ago)

CALL LETTER DATA
AB Red Deer n/a new Will become CJSY (Touch Canada)
BC Big White Ski Village 103.9 VF2329 Becomes CILK-1
BC Campbell River 1490 CFWB Will become CIQC (when flip to 99.7 occurs)

BRANDINGS
BC Vancouver 104.1 CHHR-cp Will become SHORE 104

OFF THE AIR
BC Powell River 1280 CHQB Simulcast time for FM conversion expires
ON Cobourg 1450 CHUC Simulcast time for FM conversion expires

CRTC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
AB Chateh 96.9 14 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort Vermilion)
AB Cleardale 91.5 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort
Vermilion)
AB Fort Chipewyan 95.5 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort Vermilion)
AB Manning 95.5 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort
Vermilion)
AB Meander River 95.9 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort Vermilion)
AB Peerless Lake 96.9 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort Vermilion)
AB Wabasca 95.5 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort Vermilion)
BC Oliver 106.1 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's,NF)
BC Vanderhoof 97.9 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort Vermilion,AB)
NB New Bandon 99.7 50 watts (Southern Gospel) (will simulcast CJRI 104.5 Fredericton)
NB Saint Stephen 99.9 50 watts (Southern Gospel) (will simulcast CJRI 104.5 Fredericton)
NB Woodstock 101.1 50 watts (Southern Gospel) (will simulcast CJRI 104.5 Fredericton)
SK Big River 92.5 1,200 watts (1,900 watts Max. ERP) (Country) (will simulcast CKBI 900 Prince Albert)
SK Big River 97.5 1,200 watts (1,900 watts Max. ERP) (Active Rock) (will simulcast CHQX 101.5 Prince Albert)
SK Buckland 100.1 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAM 92.7 Fort Vermilion,AB)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
NS Dartmouth 780 CFDR Move to 92.9 with 63,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP)
ON Sudbury 790 CIGM Move to 93.5 with 100,000 watts

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Camrose 790 CFCW Move to 840 with 50,000 watts days - 40,000 watts nights
AB Medicine Hat 105.3 CKMH Reduce power from 77,900 watts to 60,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
NB Fredericton 94.7 CJRI Move to 104.5
ON Peterborough 100.5 CKRU-cp 5,000 watts (15,000 watts Max. ERP) (FM flip from 980 previously approved, but applied frequency of 96.7 was not available)
NS Windsor 1450 CFAB Extension granted to November 27, 2009 to get earlier approved FM flip (from 2006) on the air. Finding an acceptable frequency is the cause of the delay.

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
AB Bonnyville 99.7 CFNA From 912038 Alberta Ltd. (aka: Peace River Broadcasting) to Vista Broadcast Group
AB Lloydminster 106.1 CKLM From 912038 Alberta Ltd. (aka: Peace River Broadcasting) to Vista Broadcast Group
NS Dartmouth 780 CFDR From Newcap to Rogers
ON Sudbury 790 CIGM From Rogers to Newcap

DENIALS
BC Penticton 100.7 CIGV Ownership change from Great Valleys Radio to Jim Pattison Broadcast Group denied due to proposed reduction in power would not constitute an effective use of the frequency (would have included CIGV-1 98.9 Keremeos and CIGV-2 98.1 Princeton)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Calgary 700 50,000 watts days - 20,000 watts nights (Gospel) (Touch Canada)
BC Lake Cowichan 98.7 5 watts (Community) (Cowichan Valley Community Radio Society)
BC Merritt 1230 1,000 watts fulltime (News-Talk) (will simulcast CHNL 610 Kamloops) (will take over existing 1230 facilities if proposed CJNL FM flip is approved)
NS Bridgewater 100.7 10,000 watts (Country) (Acadia Broadcasting)
ON Bracebridge 102.3 17,000 watts (Country) (Larche Communications)
ON Brighton 100.9 650 watts (1,450 watts Max. ERP) (AC-Oldies) (My Broadcasting)
ON Gravenhurst 101.7 1,780 watts (3,160 watts Max. ERP) (All Canadian Music) (Joco Communications)
ON Gravenhurst 101.9 50 watts (Tourist Info) (Instant Information)
ON Gravenhurst 102.3 12,500 watts (AC-Oldies) (Bayshore Broadcasting)
ON Gravenhurst 102.3 15,000 watts (50,000 watts Max. ERP) (AC-Oldies) (Bill Wrightsell)
ON Gravenhurst 102.3 2,484 watts (6,000 watts) (Soft AC-Easy Listening) (Evanov)
ON Leamington 91.5 6,100 watts (10,400 watts Max. ERP) (CBC Radio One) (will simulcast proposed CBC facility on 97.5 from Windsor)
ON Markham 960 1,000 watts days - 175 watts nights (South Asian) (Kumar Nadarajah)
ON Orillia 89.1 5,600 watts (14,740 watts Max. ERP) (AC) (Frank Torres)
ON Orillia 89.1 1,000 watts (3,300 watts Max. ERP) (CHR) (Newcap)
ON Orillia 89.1 300 watts (332 watts Max. ERP) (Classic Rock-Outlaw Country) (Nick Montague)
ON Orillia 89.1 1,000 watts (3,300 watts Max. ERP) (Hot AC) (Larche Communications)
ON Orillia 89.1 6,000 watts (Hot AC) (Rock 95)
ON Orillia 89.1 2,100 watts (Soft AC) (Bayshore Broadcasting)
ON Orillia 89.1 2,900 watts (10,000 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Debra McLaughlin)
ON Orillia 98.5 50 watts (Tourist Info) (Instant Information)
ON Scarborough 1350 1,000 watts days - 87 watts nights (South Asian)(Subanasiri Vaithilingam)
ON Wallaceburg 99.1 570 watts (1,000 watts Max. ERP) (AC) (Five Amigos Broadcasting)
PE Elmira 99.9 990 watts (3,360 watts Max. ERP) (Classic Hits) (will simulcast CHTN 100.3 Charlottetown)
PE Elmira 103.7 990 watts (3,360 watts Max. ERP) (Active Rock) (will simulcast CKQK 105.5 Charlottetown)
PE Saint Edward 89.9 1,600 watts (5,000 watts Max. ERP) (Classic Hits) (will simulcast CHTN 100.3 Charlottetown)
PE Saint Edward 91.1 1,600 watts (5,000 watts Max. ERP) (Active Rock) (will simulcast CKQK 105.5 Charlottetown)

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
AB High Prairie 1020 CKVH Move to 93.5 with 25,000 watts (format will remain Classic Hits)
AB Saint Paul 1310 CHLW Move to 97.7 with 16,000 watts (36,000 watts Max. ERP) (format will remain Country)
BC Merritt 1230 CJNL Move to 101.1 with 200 watts (no format details available)
ON Windsor 1550 CBE Move to 97.5 with 3,200 watts (19,000 watts Max. ERP) (earlier grant for a CBC Radio One nested repeater for Windsor on 102.3 will be rescinded if this application is approved)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Cochrane 95.3 CFIT-1 Move to 91.5 and raise antenna height
MB Winnipeg 106.1 CFJL-cp 40,000 watts (previously approved, but applied frequency of 104.7 was not available)
NB Oromocto 103.5 CKHJ-2 Increase power from 50 watts to 250 watts and lower antenna height
ON Huntsville 105.5 CFBK Increase power from 5,000 watts to 43,400 watts and lower antenna height

Next update January 1, 2009
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OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
AB Bonnyville 99.7 CFNA From 912038 Alberta Ltd. (aka: Peace River Broadcasting) to Vista Broadcast Group
AB Lloydminster 106.1 CKLM From 912038 Alberta Ltd. (aka: Peace River Broadcasting) to Vista Broadcast Group

Actually, Peace River Broadcasting has not owned those stations for a while...shortly after the licence was granted, Peace River Broadcasting split into PRB and the 3 statiions in Peace River and 912038 Alberta Ltd which was owned by Al Dent.....