October 2006 Canadian Radio News

Postby Dan Sys » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:45 pm

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

FOR OCTOBER, 2006

NOVEMBER 1, 2006 (next update Dec/1/2006)

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
AB Athabasca 850 CKBA From Country (Cat Country) to Classic Hits (The Fox)
AB High Prairie 1020 CKVH From Country (Cat Country) to Classic Hits (The Fox)
AB Westlock 1370 CFOK From Country (Cat Country) to Classic Hits (The Fox)

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
AB Whitecourt 105.3 CIXM Country (XM 105)
BC Vancouver 1200 CJRJ Punjabi

CALL LETTER DATA
AB Lethbridge 97.1 CJTS Becomes CKVN (when move to 98.1 occurs)
ON Bluewater 91.7 new Becomes CIBU-1
ON Greenstone 94.7 new Becomes CHGS
ON Kenora 100.5 new Becomes CIKN
ON Strathroy 91.1 new Becomes CJMI
QC Quebec City 92.7 new Becomes CJSQ
SK Yorkton 92.9 new Becomes CJLR-5

BRANDINGS
AB Drumheller 910 CKDQ From Cat Country back to Q91
AB Wainwright 830 CKKY From Cat Country back to Key 83

OFF THE AIR
NS Halifax 960 CHNS Simulcast time expires for FM conversion
PE Charlottetown 720 CHTN Simulcast time expires for FM conversion

CRTC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
NB Rothesay 95.1 50 watts (Alternative Rock-Comedy) (will simulcast CJEF 103.5 Saint John)
ON Bluewater 91.7 2,288 watts (Active Rock) (will simulcast CIBU 94.5 Wingham)
ON Kenora 100.5 40,000 watts (Aboriginal) (will simulcast CINC 96.3 Thompson,MB)
ON Strathroy 91.1 1,750 watts (AC) (My Broadcasting Corp.)
QC Saguenay 99.7 60 watts (Oldies) (will simulcast CKAJ 92.5 Saguenay) (to resolve local reception issues)
SK Yorkton 92.9 1,260 watts (Aboriginal) (will simulcast CJLR 89.9 La Ronge)
YT Dawson City 106.9 5 watts (developmental Community station) (local 126 hours per week, simulcast CKRW 96.1 Whitehorse 108 hours per week)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Kamloops 92.5 CFBX Increase power from 4.9 watts to 420 watts, lower antenna height and relocate transmitter

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
QC Quebec City 98.1 CHOI From Genex Communications to Radio Nord (format will remain Alternative Rock)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
ON Brampton 1650 1,000 watts (days)/680 watts (nights) (Multilingual) (S.S. TV Inc.)
ON Chapleau 95.9 40 watts (French) (AC) (will simulcast CHYC 98.9 Sudbury)
ON Goderich 104.9 12,550 watts (Classic Hits/AC) (Bayshore Broadcasting)
ON Mississauga 1650 1,000 watts (fulltime) (Tamil/South Asian) (Neeti P. Ray)
NU Iqaluit 88.3 800 watts (CBC Radio Two)
QC Montreal 1400 1,000 watts (fulltime) (Punjabi/South Asian) (Radio Humsafar Inc.)

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
NS Dartmouth 680 CFDR Move to 88.9 with 50,000 watts (format will flip from Classic Country to Alternative Rock)
ON Kingston 1380 CKLC Move to 98.9 with 15,000 watts (format will flip from Standards to Gold Based Soft AC)
ON Peterborough 1420 CKPT Move to 99.3 with 17,000 watts (format will flip from Standards to Gold Based Soft AC)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
BC Prince George 88.7 CFUR Increase power from 4 watts to 510 watts and upgrade status from developmental college station to regular college station
ON Arnprior 104.7 CHMY-1 Move to 107.7, increase power from 50 watts to 1,000 watts and lower antenna height
ON Strathroy 91.1 CJMI Move to 105.7 (to resolve potential interference issues with CJRT 91.1 Toronto)


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Postby phukurnutz » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:05 pm

Do you have all the CRTC's mail re-routed to your house or just the stuff that fills you up?
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Postby johnsykes » Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:55 pm

I note that CJTS Lethbridge is changing call letters to CKVN when the station moves to its new frequency. Has CKVN's letters been silent since the Vancouver outlet switched back to CFUN-1410 in the early 70's???

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Postby Dan Sys » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:52 pm

The CKVN calls were briefly in Winnipeg at a low power community/religious station on 106.3 in the late 90's. The station then moved to 100.7, increased power and became CHNR (The Breeze). Last year Newcap purchased the station and it is now known as CKFE (Cafe 100 FM).
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Postby johnsykes » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:39 pm

Thanks Dan, love the look of that pale ale you are supping on the left of my screen.
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Postby Dan Sys » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:25 pm

Why, that's a pint of Red Truck beer:
http://www.redtruckbeer.com/
Purchased at Dix on Beatty during our Christmas party 2 years ago:
http://www.markjamesgroup.com/dix.html
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Postby phukurnutz » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:18 pm

johnsykes wrote: Thanks Dan, love the look of that pale ale you are supping on the left of my screen.

It would be on the right side of the screen if you were cixelsyd.
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