January 2009 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

for JANUARY, 2009

February 1, 2009

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
ON Cambridge 107.5 CJDV From Variety Hits to Classic Rock-Active Rock (remains Dave FM)
SK Saskatoon 98.3 CJMK From Classic Hits-Hot AC to AC (remains Magic 98.3)

CALL LETTER DATA
AB Drumheller 99.5 new Becomes CHOO
MB Grand Rapids 98.7 new Becomes CHGR
ON Elliot Lake 102.5 new Becomes CJTK-3

BRANDINGS
AB Edmonton n/a new-cp Will become ESSENTIAL FM (CTV Globe Media)
BC Chilliwack 89.5 CHWK Will become THE HAWK
ON London 98.1 new-cp Will become FREE FM
ON Pembroke 99.7 CKQB-1 From THE BEAR to VIRGIN RADIO (this should have been mentioned last month along with the information for CKQB 106.9 Ottawa)

LICENSES RESCINDED
ON Ottawa 99.7 new-cp Soft AC (Astral) (see information below)
ON Ottawa 101.9 CIDG-cp Blues (Frank Torres) (see information below)

CRTC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
MB Grand Rapids 98.7 41 watts (no details available)
ON London 98.1 4,000 watts (7,000 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Blackburn Radio)
PE Elmira 99.9 900 watts (3,360 watts Max. ERP) (Classic Hits) (will simulcast CHTN 100.3 Charlottetown)
PE Elmira 103.7 900 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)
QC Montreal 89.3 CISM Authorized use of subcarrier (SCMO) to broadcast Sri Lankan programming (Tamil Radio)
YT Teslin 100.7 10 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CIAY 100.7 Whitehorse)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
NB Oromocto 103.5 CKHJ-2 Increase power from 50 watts to 250 watts and lower antenna height
ON London 105.9 CHJX Move to 99.9 and increase power from 10 watts to 234 watts (500 watts Max. ERP) and raise antenna height

DENIALS
ON Guelph 1460 CJOY Move to 101.5 with 11,000 watts (30,000 watts Max. ERP)
ON Guelph 101.5 132 watts (500 watts Max. ERP) (Active Rock) (Blackburn Radio)
ON Guelph 101.5 132 watts (500 watts Max. ERP) (Active Rock) (Guelph Broadcasting Corporation)
ON Guelph 101.5 326 watts (1,550 watts Max. ERP) (Blues) (Frank Torres)
ON London 98.1 6,600 watts (20,000 watts Max. ERP) (CHR) (CTV Globe Media)
ON London 98.1 4,000 watts (7,000 watts Max. ERP) (CHR) (Evanov Radio Group)
ON London 98.1 4,000 watts (7,000 watts Max. ERP) (CHR) (Rogers Broadcasting)
ON London 98.1 2,904 watts (5,206 watts Max. ERP) (Christian) (United Christian Broadcasters)
ON London 98.1 4,000 watts (7,000 watts Max. ERP) (Oldies) (Forest City Radio)
ON Saint Thomas 94.1 2,500 watts (7,950 watts Max.ERP) (AC) (My Broadcasting Corporation)
ON Saint Thomas 98.1 18,578 watts (48,000 watts Max. ERP) (Blues) (Frank Torres)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
BC Gabriola Island 98.7 80 watts (Community) (Gabriola Radio Society)
BC Smithers 93.9 5 watts (Community) (Smithers Community Radio Society)
BC Vancouver 97.7 CBUF Wishes use of subcarrier (SCMO) to broadcast Fijian programming (Radio Fiji Mirchi)
BC Whistler 101.5 881 watts (1,870 watts Max. ERP) (Hot AC) (Four Senses Entertainment)
MB Arborg 99.5 119 watts (AC) (will simulcast proposed station for Winnipeg Beach at 93.7)
MB Winnipeg Beach 93.7 1,640 watts (AC) (5777152 Manitoba Ltd.)
NS Amherst 107.9 6,500 watts (Community) (Tantramar Community Radio Society)
NS Truro 106.1 5 watts (Community) (Truro Live Performing Arts Association)
ON Leamington 91.9 5,300 watts (10,450 watts Max. ERP) (CBC Radio One) (amends earlier application for 91.5)
ON Ottawa 99.7 3,700 watts (8,000 watts Max. ERP) (Alternative Rock-Pop) (Mark Steven Maheu)
ON Ottawa 99.7 45,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (Soft AC) (Astral)
ON Ottawa 99.7 4,800 watts (10,000 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Ottawa Media)
ON Ottawa 101.7 718 watts (3,250 watts Max. ERP) (Community) (French) (Radio Communaute Francophone)
ON Ottawa 101.9 1,300 watts (3,000 watts Max. ERP) (Blues) (Frank Torres)
ON Ottawa 101.9 285 watts (450 watts Max. ERP) (Christian) (French) (Fiston Kalambay Mutombo)
ON Ottawa 101.9 4,100 watts (10,000 watts Max. ERP) (News-Talk) (Corus)
ON Ottawa 101.9 200 watts (Tourist Information) (French) (Instant Information Services)
ON Toronto 1480 1,000 watts(days)/500 watts (nights) (Christian) (United Christian Broadcasters)
QC Gatineau 101.9 158 watts (250 watts Max. ERP) (College) (French) (Reel Radio)

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
BC Revelstoke 1340 CKCR Move to 106.1 with 800 watts
NF Happy Valley Goose Bay 1230 CFLN Move to 97.9 with 1,000 watts
NF Wabush 1340 CFLW Move to 94.7 with 1,000 watts

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
BC Vancouver 104.1 CHHR-cp Move to 104.3 and increase power from 4,200 watts (8,000 watts Max. ERP) to 5,200 watts (10,000 watts Max. ERP)
ON Caledon 102.7 CFGM Convert existing Tourist Information facility to a regular commercial radio station
ON Little Current 100.7 CFRM Increase power from 1,830 watts to 27,500 watts and lower antenna height
ON Ottawa 99.7 CIIO Increase power from 25 watts to 427 watts (1,000 watts Max. ERP) and raise antenna height
ON Windsor 91.5 CJAM Move to 99.1 and decrease power from 914 watts to 456 watts

If the above applications for Ottawa and Gatineau are giving you a case of déjà vu, let me explain.
In August 2008 the CRTC granted licenses for the Astral application on 99.7 and the Frank Torres
application on 101.9. However later in the year the Federal Government intervened after receiving
complaints from several minority groups in the Ottawa area and ordered the CRTC to review those
decisions and reschedule a new hearing keeping those minority group interests in mind. The players
are all the same as last year with the exception of Christian Hit Radio who decided not to proceed
with their original application for a Christian Talk station on 99.7.

Next update March 1, 2009
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