Reference: 2024-148
Ottawa, 20 December 2024
Bay of Islands Radio Inc.
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Public record: 2023-0681-0
Public hearing in the National Capital Region
5 September 2024
English-language community FM radio station in Corner Brook
Summary
The Commission approves the application by Bay of Islands Radio Inc. for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language community FM radio station in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. This licence will allow the applicant to operate a full-power station to replace the existing low-power station, CKVB-FM Corner Brook.
This licence will also help allow the station to provide better service and continue to offer local programming in the community of Corner Brook and its surrounding areas.
Application
On 12 December 2023, the Commission received an application by Bay of Islands Radio Inc. (Bay of Islands Radio) for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language community FM radio station in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. The applicant requested to replace its existing low-power station, CKVB-FM Corner Brook, with a full-power station.
The proposed station would operate at 100.1 MHz (channel 261A) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,760 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of the antenna above average terrain [EHAAT] of 14.6 metres).
Bay of Islands Radio stated that a new full-power station would provide better service to the residents of Corner Brook, who have limited access to other radio stations and different types of media.
The applicant proposed to keep the adult contemporary format currently broadcast on CKVB-FM and to serve the same community and the same target audience of Corner Brook.
Bay of Islands Radio also proposed that the station would broadcast 126 hours of programming per broadcast week, of which 118 hours would be devoted to local programming. This would include five hours of local and regional news, 30 minutes of national news, and 30 minutes of international news.
The applicant proposed to devote 75% of its musical selections to selections from content subcategory 22 (country and country-oriented), 15% to selections from content subcategory 32 (folk and folk-oriented) and 10% to selections from content subcategory 21 (pop, rock and dance).
Bay of Islands Radio added that it would continue to attract local talent to include in its musical programming, and that it is planning to host live performers in the studio from the surrounding communities, as well as other Canadian artists.
Finally, Bay of Islands Radio intends to include 15 to 30 minutes of Mi’kmaq educational programming per broadcast week.
In its application, Bay of Islands Radio provided 11 letters of support from local government officials. Moreover, the Commission received one additional letter of support for the application.
Read the full decision here: https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2024/2024-343.htm
