April 2007 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

FOR APRIL, 2007

MAY 1, 2007

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
NF St. John's 101.1 CKSJ From AC to Classic Hits (remains Coast 101.1)
ON Fort Erie 101.1 CKEY From CHR-Rhythmic (as Wild 101) to CHR (Z101)

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
AB Grande Prairie 98.9 CIKT Classic Hits (Q99)
ON Toronto 103.9 CIRR Gay & Lesbian (Proud FM)
ON Wasaga Beach 97.7 CHGB Classic Hits (The Beach)

CALL LETTER DATA
ON Mississauga 1650 new Becomes CINA
ON Newmarket 102.7 new Becomes CHOP

BRANDINGS
AB Lethbridge 94.1 CJOC-cp Will be THE LOUNGE
ON Newmarket 88.5 CKDX From FOXY 88.5 to THE JEWEL (format remains Standards)

TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
ON Ottawa 99.7 CIIO Moved from 104.7 (to facilitate CJRC 1150 Gatnieau,QC flip to 104.7)

CRTC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
ON Mississauga 1650 1,000 watts (days) / 680 watts (nights) (South Asian) (Neeti P. Ray)
QC Fontenelle 97.3 43 watts (AC) (French) (will simulcast CJRG 94.5 Gaspe)
QC La Sarre 100.7 4,290 watts (CBC La Premiere Chaine)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
BC Kelowna 630 CKOV Move to 103.1 with 11,000 watts (format will remain AC/News-Talk)
NB Plaster Rock 990 CJCJ-2 Move to 91.7 with 50 watts (will relay CIKX 93.5 Grand Falls)
NS Dartmouth 680 CFDR Move to 88.9 with 21,000 watts (format will flip from Classic Country to Alternative Rock)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Lethbridge 94.1 CJOC-cp Change authorized contours
NB Sussex 107.3 CITA-1 Change authorized contours
ON Sudbury 95.5 CJTK Change authorized contours
QC Port Cartier 99.1 CIPC Change authorized contours

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
AB Wetaskiwin 95.3 CIHS From Tony Greengrass to Satnam Media Group
MB Swan River 104.5 CJSB-cp From Stillwater Broadcasting to William Jens Gade
QC Laval 1570 CFAV From Diffusion Laval Inc. to Placements Marchand Inc.

DENIALS
ON Brampton 1650 1,000 watts fulltime (South Asian) (S.S. TV Inc.)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
ON Kingston 93.5 6,500 watts (Country) (K-Rock 1057 Inc.)
ON Sarnia 100.9 615 watts (Country) (will simulcast CHOK 1070 Sarnia)

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
BC Campbell River 1490 CFWB Move to 106.1 with 5,000 watts (format will remain Country) (re-applies with different contours after earlier CRTC denial)
ON Kingston 960 CFFX Move to 104.3 with 8,000 watts (format will remain Oldies)
ON Kingston 1380 CKLC Move to 98.9 with 15,000 watts (format will remain Standards-Soft AC)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
ON Tillsonburg 101.3 CKOT Decrease power from 50,000 watts to 26,000 watts and raise antenna height
ON Toronto 1610 CHHA Increase daytime power from 1,000 watts to 10,000 watts
ON Toronto 1690 CHTO Relocate transmitter

GOING OFF THE AIR
BC Vancouver 6080 CKFX Rogers wishes to officially rescind the license of this one time shortwave repeater of CKWX 1130

Next update: June 1, 2007

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