July, 2007 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For JULY, 2007

AUGUST 1, 2007

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
PE Summerside 102.1 CJRW From Classic Rock to Classic Hits (still SPUD FM)

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
BC Prince George 93.1 CFIS Community (emphasis on 60's-70's Oldies)
ON Napanee 88.7 CKYM AC (My FM)
ON Toronto 1690 CHTO Greek

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
AB Edson 94.3 CFXE From 970 (testing)

CALL LETTER DATA
AB High River-Okotoks 99.7 new Will become CFXO
AB Lac Le Biche 103.5 new Will become CILB
NS Glace Bay 89.7 new Will become CKOA
NS Sydney 1140 CBI Will become CBIT (when flip to 97.1 occurs)
ON Kitchener 102.5 CFKE Becomes CKAV-8
ON Leamington 92.7 new Will become CJSP
QC Montreal 100.1 new Will become CKLS

CRTC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
NS Glace Bay 89.7 4,700 watts (Community)
NS Kentville 89.3 9,900 watts (Classic Hits) (Newcap)
NS Sydney 101.9 57,500 watts (Classic Rock) (Newcap)
NS Sydney 103.5 26,500 watts (Active Rock-Classic Rock) (Barry Maxwell Martin)
ON Espanola 99.3 1,410 watts (Classic Hits) (Joco Communications)
ON Leamington 92.7 4,000 watts (Country) (Blackburn Radio)
ON Sarnia n/a 1,200 watts (Country) (will simulcast CHOK 1070 Sarnia) (approved in principle but applied for frequency of 100.9 is not suitable. Must submit alternative technical parameters within 90 days)
ON Sudbury 91.7 50,000 watts (Country) (Larche Communications)
QC Montreal 106.3 190 watts (Multilingual) (Canadian Hellenic Radio)
QC Vaudreuil-Dorian n/a 1,100 watts (Oldies) (French) (Yves Sauve) (approved in principle but applied for frequency of 106.3 is not suitable. Must submit alternative technical parameters within 90 days) (part of the Metro-Montreal area)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
NF Carbonear 560 CHVO Move to 103.9 with 14,000 watts (format will remain Country)
NS Sydney 1140 CBI Move to 97.1 with 61,400 watts (CBC Radio One)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
ON Peterborough 99.5 CKKK Move to 90.5, increase power from 50 watts to 230 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Toronto 96.9 CKHC Increase power from 5 watts to 60 watts

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
MB Winnipeg 99.1 CJZZ From Canwest Media to Corus Entertainment
ON Kitchener 91.5 CKBT From Canwest Media to Corus Entertainment

DENIALS
NS Sydney 93.1 50,000 watts (Classic Hits) (Coast Broadcasting)
NS Sydney 100.9 10,500 watts (CHR) (HFX Broadcasting)
ON Collingwood 95.1 CKCB Increase power from 350 watts to 4,000 watts and raise antenna height
ON Sudbury 88.5 50,000 watts (Standards-EZL) (Haliburton Broadcast Group)
ON Sudbury 94.5 1,500 watts (AC-Oldies) (William Wrightsell)
ON Sudbury 94.5 1,350 watts (Oldies) (Joco Communications)
ON Sudbury 101.1 50,000 watts (CHR) (Newcap)
ON Sudbury 101.1 66,000 watts (Hot AC) (Connelly Communications)
QC Montreal 650 5,800 watts (Christian) (French) (Communication Media Evangelique)
QC Montreal 1400 1,000 watts (Multilingual) (Radio Humsafar)
QC Montreal 1410 10,000 watts (Multilingual) (SS TV Inc.)
QC Montreal 106.3 320 watts (Christian) (51% French/49% English) (International Harvesters for Christ)
QC Montreal 106.3 324 watts (Multilingual) (Neeti P. Ray)
QC Montreal 106.3 327 watts (World Music) (French) (Rene Ferron)
SK Tisdale 95.7 45 watts (Classic Hits) (would have simulcasted CJNE 94.7 Nipawin)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
BC Enderby 104.3 210 watts (AC) (will simulcast CKXR 91.5 Salmon Arm)
BC Powell River 105.3 3,000 watts (AC) (will simulcast CKAY 91.7 Gibsons-Sechelt)
BC Prince Rupert 98.1 22 watts (Aboriginal) (will simulcast CFNR 92.1 Terrace)
BC Sicamous 102.1 200 watts (AC) (will simulcast CKXR 91.5 Salmon Arm)
ON Elliot Lake 98.7 50 watts (AC) (will simulcast CKNR 94.1 Elliot Lake to resolve local reception issues)
SK Melville 98.5 43.3 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CJJC 100.3 Yorkton)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
ON Peterborough 92.7 CFFF Change status from campus station to community station


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