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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