December 2008 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

for DECEMBER, 2008

JANUARY 1, 2009

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
BC Campbell River 99.7 CIQC From Country (as CFWB) to Hot AC (The River) (includes CJGR 100.1 Gold River)

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
BC Rossland 101.1 CHLI Community (Rossland Radio)
BC Salmo 92.1 CFAD Community
ON Cochrane 104.7 CFDY Community
ON Mississauga 1650 CINA South Asian (Seena)
QC Saint Jerome 101.1 CFND College (French)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
BC Campbell River 99.7 CIQC From 1490 (as CFWB)
ON Kitchener 99.5 CKKW From 1090 (testing - will launch on January 6)
QC Gaspe 99.3 CHGM From 1150
QC New Carlisle 107.1 CHNC From 610

CALL LETTER DATA
BC Sicamous 102.1 new Becomes CKXR-3
MB Brochet 93.5 new Becomes CKBM
ON Brockville 94.5 new Becomes CIIB
ON Sioux Narrows 91.1 new Becomes CKSX

BRANDINGS
BC Vancouver 95.3 CKZZ From CRAVE FM to VIRGIN RADIO (January 8)
ON Kitchener 99.5 CKKW From OLDIES 1090 to K-FUN (when flip to FM occurs)
ON Ottawa 106.9 CKQB From THE BEAR to VIRGIN RADIO (early January)
ON Peterborough 96.7 n/a Will become HOME 96.7 (Pineridge Broadcasting)
QC Montreal 95.9 CJFM From MIX 96 to VIRGIN RADIO (January 12)

OFF THE AIR
BC Vancouver 600 CKBD Simulcast of the new CKPK 100.5 (The Peak) came to an end on December 31 despite the fact they were authorized to do so until mid-February
YT Destruction Bay 94.7 CJBD Yukon Government shuts this Travel Info station down along with translaters VF2359 105.5 in Beaver Creek and VF2412 105.5 in Dawson City


CRTC DECISIONS


NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Hope 94.1 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's, NF)
BC Nelson 92.5 13 watts (Christian) (will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's, NF)
BC Spences Bridge 97.1 48 watts (no details available)
BC Terrace 101.5 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's, NF)
MB Brochet 93.5 41 watts (no details available)
ON Brockville 94.5 50 watts (Tourist Information)
ON Sioux Narrows 91.1 50 watts (Tourist Information)
QC Riviere Du Loup 103.1 13 watts (Classic Rock/Talk) (will simulcast CFYX 93.3 Mont Joli-Rimouski) (French)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
AB Athabasca 850 CKBA Move to 94.1 with 9,000 watts (format will remain Classic Hits)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Calgary 92.9 CFEX Raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
AB Edmonton 930 CJCA Relocate transmitter
AB Medicine Hat 97.3 CKUA-3 Decrease power from 100,000 watts to 63,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) and lower antenna height
BC Osoyoos 95.3 CBUB Decrease power from 236 watts to 231 watts (512 watts Max. ERP) and lower antenna height
BC Vancouver 1040 CKST Relocate transmitter
ON Bancroft 103.5 CKJJ-4 Raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Brantford 1380 CKPC Change authorized contours eastward (no longer required to protect CKLC 1380 Kingston which has flipped to FM)
QC La Sarre 92.5 CJMM-1 Increase power from 349 watts to 1,904 watts
QC Trois Rivieres 93.9 CBMZ Reduce power from 9,300 watts to 8,900 watts (14,000 watts Max. ERP)
QC Trois Rivieres 96.5 CBF-8 Reduce power from 66,700 watts to 63,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP)
QC Trois Rivieres 104.3 CBFX-1 Increase power from 43,000 watts to 45,400 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP)
YT Whitehorse 92.5 CJUC Raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

DENIALS
AB Wainwright 830 CKKY Move to 101.9 with 100,000 watts (denied due to common ownership policy; signal would overlap into Lloydminster where Newcap has an existing FM facility)
ON Centreville 104.9 CKNX-2 Move to 102.7 and increase power from 33 watts to 250 watts
SK Yorkton 100.5 CJJC Move to 98.5 and increase power from 45 watts to 50,000 watts (denied due to no economic need being demonstrated for the station to be expanded into nearby markets)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
NS Amherst 900 CKDH Move to 101.7 with 18,700 watts (40,000 watts Max. ERP) (amends previous application to move to 107.9)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
BC Big White Ski Village 103.9 CILK-1 Move to 93.1 and raise antenna height
ON Peterborough 105.1 CKQM Reduce power from 50,000 watts to 7,500 watts and raise antenna height
ON Ottawa 98.5 CJWL Increase power from 485 watts to 1,100 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP)
QC Quebec City 90.3 CKJF Move to 106.9 and increase power from 16 watts to 100 watts
QC Saint Jerome 101.1 CFND Increase power from 3 watts to 49 watts and raise antenna height

CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS
The CRTC has received applications for new commercial stations in Cochrane,ON and Iroquois Falls,ON. Other interested parties wishing to obtain a radio license in these cities are invited to submit applications. However the CRTC will also conduct a study during this process to determine whether these two markets are financially viable to support new commercial facilities.

Next update February 1, 2009
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[Dan Sys]

My pal in Ottawa Ian passes on word that The Bear (CKQB) is running teasers on the air informing their listeners that they will become Virgin Radio on January 9th.

So, the schedule for the Virgin flips looks like this:
CKZZ 95.3 Vancouver - January 8th
CKQB 106.9 Ottawa - January 9th
CJFM 95.9 Montreal - January 12th