March 2008 Canadian Radio News

March 2008 Canadian Radio News

Postby Dan Sys » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:33 pm

Sorry for the delay in getting the column posted this month folks, medical issues are to blame.

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

for MARCH, 2008

APRIL 1, 2008

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
AB Calgary 103.1 CIQX From Smooth Jazz-Soft AC (California 103) to Oldies-Classic Hits (XL103)
AB Edmonton 96.3 CKRA From Country (Big Earl FM) to Oldies-Classic Hits (Capital FM)
ON Chatham 630 CFCO From Oldies to Country (Country 92.9) (format now originates on CFCO-1 92.9 Chatham which was previously a nested repeater for CFCO 630)
ON Midland 104.1 CICZ From Country (Kicks 104 FM) to Classic Rock (The Dock) (frequency swap with CICX)
ON Orillia 105.9 CICX From Classic Hits (Jack FM) to Country (Kicks 106 FM) (frequency swap with CICZ)
QC Sherbrooke 104.5 CKOY From Active Rock (as CIGR-Generation Rock) to CHR (French)

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
ON Hawkesbury 107.7 CKHK Standards-Soft AC (The Jewel)
ON Leamington 92.7 CJSP Country (Country 92.7)
ON Whitchurch-Stouffville 102.7 CIWS Community (Whistle Radio)
QC Gatineau 1670 CJEU Childrens Programming (French) (Radio Enfant)

CALL LETTER DATA
ON Cobourg 103.1 CFMZ Returns to CFMX
ON Toronto 96.3 CFMZ-1 Becomes CFMZ
QC Sherbrooke 104.5 CIGR Becomes CKOY

BRANDINGS
AB Calgary 97.7 CIGY New station becomes CALGARY FM (Country-Hot AC mix)
NS Kentville 89.3 CIJK New station will become HITS 89.3 FM (CHR)
ON Huntsville 105.5 CFBK From MORE FM to MOOSE FM (remains AC)
SK Blucher-Saskatoon 100.3 CFAQ New station becomes FREE 100.3 (Christian)

OFF THE AIR
NB Moncton 1070 CBA Simulcast time for FM conversion expires on April 7th

CRTC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Kelowna 96.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Classic Rock) (Sun Country Cablevision)
BC Kelowna n/a (power n/a) (Classic Hits) (Vista Radio) (must find alternative frequency as applied frequency of 96.1 is not suitable)
BC Smithers 95.1 16.7 watts (Aboriginal) (will simulcast CFNR 92.1 Terrace)
BC Williams Lake 96.1 34 watts (Aboriginal) (will simulcast CFNR 92.1 Terrace)
ON Goderich 99.7 750 watts (Classic Hits) (will simulcast CIYN 95.5 Kincardine)
ON Kingston 100.5 50 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CKJJ 102.3 Belleville)
QC Carleton 99.1 480 watts (AC/Talk) (French) (will simulcast CHNC 107.1 New Carlisle)
QC Chandler 98.3 870 watts (AC/Talk) (French) (will simulcast CHNC 107.1 New Carlisle)
QC Perce 107.3 426 watts (AC/Talk) (French) (will simulcast CHNC 107.1 New Carlisle)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
QC Gaspe 1150 CHGM Move to 99.3 with 257 watts (format will remain AC/Talk) (French) (will simulcast CHNC 107.1 New Carlisle with local programming in the future)
QC New Carlisle 610 CHNC Move to 107.1 with 3,800 watts (format will remain AC/Talk) (French)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Campbell River 99.7 CFWB 6,000 watts. Flip from 1490 previously approved but applied frequency of 106.1 was not suitable

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
ON Toronto 740 CHWO From Primetime Radio to MZ Media Inc.

DENIALS
BC Kelowna 96.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Aboriginal) (Northern Native Broadcasting)
BC Kelowna 96.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Alternative Interactive Rock) (CTV Globe Media)
BC Kelowna 96.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Christian) (Touch Canada Broadcasting)
BC Kelowna 96.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Country) (Radio CJVR Ltd.)
BC Kelowna 96.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (News-Talk) (Corus Entertainment)
BC Kelowna 96.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Smooth Jazz) (Clear Sky Radio)
BC Kelowna 96.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Standards-Easy Listening) (Harvard Broadcasting)
BC Kelowna 102.3 7,100 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Triple A) (Deep Waters Media)
BC Kelowna 103.9 3,600 watts (6,800 watts E.R.P.) (Christian) (In-House Communications)
MB Winkler-Morden 103.7 27,000 watts (Golden West) (would have flipped Country format on CKMW 1570 Winkler to new FM while 1570 would have taken on a new format) (denied due to common ownership policy)
NB Saint John 103.5 CJEF Request denied to remove the 50% Spoken Word requirement from their specialty format status. The station will remain 50% Comedy & 50% Alternative Rock
QC Gaspe 92.7 337 watts (Hot AC) (French) (Radio Du Golfe Inc.)
QC Riviere au Renard 92.7 178 watts (Hot AC) (French) (Radio Du Golfe Inc.) (would have simulcasted 92.7 Gaspe)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS

AB Drumheller 99.5 3,600 watts (AC) (Golden West)
AB Drumheller 99.5 43.7 watts (Popular Rock & Dance) (Thomas Bolin)
AB Drumheller 102.7 6,000 watts (Classic Hits) (Newcap)
AB Edmonton 95.7 10,600 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Multilingual) (Multicultural Broadcasting)
AB Edmonton 98.5 9,300 watts (Aboriginal) (Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta)
AB Edmonton 98.5 7,300 watts (Multilingual) (Guldasta Broadcasting)
AB Edmonton 102.3 51,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (Alternative-CHR) (Rawlco)
AB Edmonton 102.3 51,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (News-Talk) (Rogers)
AB Edmonton 102.3 51,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (Triple A) (Evanov)
AB Edmonton 107.1 40,000 watts (Alternative) (CTV)
AB Edmonton 107.1 40,000 watts (CHR) (John Charles Yerxa)
AB Edmonton 107.1 40,000 watts (Triple A) (Don Kay)
AB Edmonton 107.1 40,000 watts (Triple A) (Harvard)
AB Edmonton 107.1 40,000 watts (Triple A) (Jim Pattison)
AB Edmonton 107.3 66,834 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (Blues) (Frank Torres)
AB Edmonton 107.3 250 watts (Multilingual) (CIAM Media)
AB Fort McMurray 94.5 107 watts (Aboriginal) (will simulcast proposed Edmonton Aboriginal station at 98.5)
AB Leduc 102.3 17,000 watts (32,000 watts E.R.P.) (Classic Hits) (Black Gold Broadcasting)
AB Red Deer 90.5 4,700 watts (9,000 watts E.R.P.) (AC-Oldies) (Clear Sky Radio)
AB Red Deer 90.5 13,500 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.) (Classic Hits) (Vista)
AB Red Deer 100.7 100,000 watts (AC) (Golden West)
AB Red Deer 100.7 54,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (AC) (Harvard)
AB Red Deer 100.7 27,000 watts (53,000 watts E.R.P.) (CHR) (L.A. Radio Group)
AB Red Deer 100.7 56,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (CHR) (Radio CJVR Ltd.)
AB Red Deer 100.7 56,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (Christian) (Touch Canada)
AB Red Deer 100.7 56,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (Urban-CHR) (CHIP Media)
BC Quadra Island 95.9 50 watts (Soft AC-Easy Listening) (Russ Wagg)
BC Salmo 92.1 5 watts (Community) (Salmo FM Radio Society)
NS Wolfville 88.3 175 watts (1,000 watts E.R.P.) (Christian) (will simulcast CJLU 93.9 Dartmouth)
ON Alliston 94.7 50 watts (Full Service AC) (Frank Rogers)
ON Bancroft 103.5 250 watts (Christian) (will simulcast CKJJ 102.3 Belleville)
ON Breton-Tottenham 105.1 50 watts (Full Service AC) (Frank Rogers)
ON Cochrane 104.7 5 watts (Community) (Cochrane Polar Bear Radio Club)
ON Ottawa 99.7 3,700 watts (8,000 watts E.R.P.) (Alternative Pop) (Mark Steven Maheu)
ON Ottawa 99.7 2,400 watts (8,000 watts E.R.P.) (Christian Talk) (Christian Hit Radio Inc.)
ON Ottawa 99.7 45,000 watts (100,000 watts E.R.P.) (Soft AC) (Astral Media)
ON Ottawa 99.7 4,800 watts (10,000 watts E.R.P.) (Triple A) (Ottawa Media Inc.)
ON Ottawa 101.7 718 watts (3,250 watts E.R.P.) (Community) (French) (Radio de la Communaute Francophone d'Ottawa)
ON Ottawa 101.9 3,600 watts (10,000 watts E.R.P.) (Blues) (Frank Torres)
ON Ottawa 101.9 285 watts (450 watts E.R.P.) (Christian) (French) (Fiston Kalambay Mutombo)
ON Ottawa 101.9 4,100 watts (10,000 watts E.R.P.) (News-Talk) (Corus Entertainment)
ON Ottawa 101.9 200 watts (Tourist Info) (French) (Instant Information Services)
ON Shelburne 104.9 26,800 watts (65,000 watts E.R.P.) (Standards-Easy Listening) (Evanov Communications)
QC Alma 96.3 43 watts (Classic Rock) (French) (will simulcast CKYK 95.7 Alma to resolve local reception issues)
QC Gatineau 101.9 158 watts (250 watts E.R.P.) (College) (French) (Reel Radio)
QC Montmagny 90.3 17,460 watts (41,600 watts E.R.P.) (AC) (French) (Guy Simard)
QC Montmagny 101.5 2,300 watts (5,450 watts E.R.P.) (AC) (French) (will simulcast CFEL 102.1 Montmagny to resolve local reception issues)
QC St. Fabien de Panet 92.5 12,600 watts (17,500 watts E.R.P.) (AC) (French) (will simulcast proposed 90.3 Montmagny)
SK Humboldt 107.5 100,000 watts (Country) (Golden West)

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
MB Pukatawagan 690 CBDS Move to 102.5 with 200 watts
QC Alma 1270 CFGT Move to 97.7 with 50,000 watts E.R.P.

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Lacombe 94.1 CJUV Increase power from 9,500 watts (16,000 watts E.R.P.) to 27,000 watts (55,000 watts E.R.P.), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
BC Nakusp 107.1 CJHQ Increase power from 2 watts to 5 watts and upgrade status from developmental community station to regular community station
ON Orillia 105.9 CICX Decrease power from 43,000 watts to 10,600 watts (20,000 watts E.R.P.), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Ottawa 99.7 CIIO Increase power from 25 watts to 427 watts (1,000 watts E.R.P.) and raise antenna height
QC Gatineau 97.1 CHLX Remove specialty format status (Classical and Jazz) and flip to Soft AC
QC Montreal 1450 CHOU Increase power from 1,000 watts fulltime to 2,000 watts fulltime
QC Quebec City 89.7 CJNG Increase power from 12.7 watts to 20.4 watts (100 watts E.R.P.)
QC Quebec City 90.3 CKJE Increase power from 12.7 watts to 79.4 watts (100 watts E.R.P.)
QC Sherbrooke 102.1 CHLT Move to 107.7 and increase power from 5,800 watts to 24,000 watts (50,000 watts E.R.P.)

CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS
The CRTC has received applications for new commercial stations in LONDON and GUELPH. Other interested parties wishing to obtain a radio license in these cities are invited to submit applications.

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