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Postby Dan Sys » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:13 am

In a real sharp contrast to last weeks awarding of 4 new FM stations to Calgary(plus 2 in nearby communities), the CRTC only granted one new station for Quebec City from a fair sized list of applicants, including one from Standard for an English language Rocker.
Radio Classique will be bringing a French language Classical station to Quebec City (more than likely patterned after their Montreal outlet CJPX 99.5):
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decision.../db2006-348.htm
Here's the list of the also-rans:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notices/.../pb2006-101.htm

CHER 950 in Sydney got the go ahead to flip to FM with a Classic Hits format. If these guys follow the recent trend in The Maritimes (CHNS, CHTN, etc.) this station should be on the air in a matter of weeks:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decision.../db2006-355.htm

CKOT 1510 in Tillsonburg finally found an available frequency for their semi-flip to FM (107.3). I say semi-flip because they will be allowed to keep the AM transmitter on the air during the daytime only:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decision.../db2006-357.htm

CHUC 1450 in Cobourg made the flip to 107.9 FM yesterday. They are calling themselves THE BREEZE with a Soft AC format.

Also Radio Nord's CKNU 100.9 in Donnaconna (near Quebec City) will be dropping it's Classic Rock format shortly to become TAG FM with a CHR/Rhythmic format (likely a clone of Radio Nord's TAG FM CFTX 96.5 in Gatineau-Ottawa.
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Postby jon » Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:00 pm

Dan Sys wrote:In a real sharp contrast to last week's awarding of 4 new FM stations to Calgary (plus 2 in nearby communities), the CRTC only granted one new station for Quebec City from a fair sized list of applicants

Here is my well-researched thoughtful comment of the day: the CRTC may have noticed that Quebec City is not growing quite as quickly as some communities in Alberta.
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