CANADIAN RADIO NEWS
For OCTOBER, 2008
NOVEMBER 1, 2008
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
NB Shediac 89.5 CJSE From AC to Country (French) (includes CJSE-1 101.7 Memramcook and CJSE-2 107.5 Baie Sainte Anne)
NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
BC Vancouver 88.1 CBU-2 CBC Radio One (simulcasts CBU 690 Vancouver)
NB Moncton 90.7 CFBO AC (French) (BO 90.7)
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
BC Vancouver 100.5 CKPK From 600 (as CKBD) (Triple A) (The Peak) (testing - will launch Nov. 13th)
CALL LETTER DATA
AB Edmonton 107.1 new Will become CJNW
AB Red Deer 100.7 new Will become CKRI
AB Red Deer n/a new Will become CKIK (L.A. Radio Group)
AB Spruce Grove 98.5 new Will become CFWE-4
MB Winnipeg n/a new Will become CFJL (Evanov)
QC Camp Rupert 91.7 new Will become CFAG
QC Camp Rupert 94.9 new Will become CFAJ
QC Camp Rupert 97.5 new Will become CFAL
QC Camp Rupert 100.5 new Will become CFAS
BRANDINGS
AB Edmonton 107.1 CJNW Will become NEW 107 FM
AB Medicine Hat 93.7 CJLT From ALIVE 99.5 (on previous frequency) to POWER 93.7 FM "Today's Positive Hits"
MB Winnipeg n/a CFJL Will become THE JEWEL
TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
MB Winnipeg 107.9 CJNU Moved from 104.7
CRTC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
AB Edmonton 102.3 51,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (Hot AC) (Rawlco)
AB Edmonton 107.1 40,000 watts (CHR) (John Charles Yerxa)
AB Edmonton n/a Power n/a (Alternative Rock) (CTV Globe Media) (must find suitable frequency other than applied for 107.1 which is not available)
AB Edmonton n/a Power n/a (Triple A) (Harvard) (must find suitable frequency other than applied for 107.1 which is not available)
AB Fort McMurray 94.5 107 watts (Aboriginal) (Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta)
AB Red Deer 100.7 54,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (AC) (Harvard)
AB Red Deer n/a Power n/a (CHR) (L.A. Radio Group) (must find suitable frequency other than applied for 100.7 which is not available)
AB Red Deer n/a Power n/a (Christian) (Touch Canada) (must find suitable frequency other than applied for 100.7 which is not available)
AB Spruce Grove 98.5 9,300 watts (Aboriginal) (Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta)
QC Saint Donat 89.7 5,460 watts (11,600 watts Max. ERP) (La Premiere Chaine) (will simulcast CBF 95.1 Montreal)
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
ON Kitchener 1090 CKKW Move to 99.5 with 2,100 watts (5,000 watts Max. ERP) (format will remain Oldies)
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Lacombe 94.1 CJUV Increase power from 9,500 watts (16,000 watts Max. ERP) to 27,000 watts (55,000 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter site to Red Deer
BC Nelson 103.5 CHNV Increase power from 84 watts (145 watts Max. ERP) to 1,100 watts (2,400 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter site
BC Vancouver 1410 CFUN Relocate transmitter site
MB Winnipeg 104.7 CJNU Move to 107.9 and increase power from 16 watts to 45 watts
NB Woodstock 91.9 CBZW Move to 95.3
ON Hanover 91.3 CFBW raise antenna height and relocate transmitter site
QC Montmagny 102.1 CFEL Reduce power from 30,900 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) to 26,500 watts (78,000 watts Max. ERP) and move all facilities to the Quebec City suburb of Levis (including city of license)
OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
BC Vernon 107.5 CKIZ From Rogers to The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (includes CKIZ-1 93.9 Enderby)
ON Sudbury 98.9 CHYC From The Haliburton Broadcast Group to Le 5 Communications
ON Timmins 104.1 CHYK From The Haliburton Broadcast Group to Le 5 Communications (includes CHYX 93.7 Kapuskasing and CHYK-3 92.9 Hearst)
DENIALS
AB Edmonton 95.7 10,600 watts (20,000 watts Max. ERP) (Multilingual) (Multilingual Broadcasting)
AB Edmonton 98.5 7,300 watts (Multilingual) (Guldasta Broadcasting)
AB Edmonton 102.3 51,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (News-Talk) (Rogers)
AB Edmonton 102.3 51,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Evanov)
AB Edmonton 107.1 40,000 watts (Triple A) (Don Kay)
AB Edmonton 107.1 40,000 watts (Triple A) (Jim Pattison)
AB Edmonton 107.3 66,834 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (Blues) (Frank Torres)
AB Edmonton 107.3 250 watts (Multilingual) (CIAM Media)
AB Leduc 102.3 17,000 watts (32,000 watts Max. ERP) (Classic Hits) (Black Gold Broadcasting)
AB Red Deer 90.5 4,700 watts (9,000 watts Max. ERP) (AC-Oldies) (Clear Sky Radio)
AB Red Deer 90.5 13,500 watts (20,000 watts Max. ERP) (Classic Hits) (Vista)
AB Red Deer 100.7 100,000 watts (AC) (Golden West)
AB Red Deer 100.7 56,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (CHR) (Radio CJVR Ltd.)
AB Red Deer 100.7 56,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (Urban CHR) (CHIP Media)
BC Quadra Island 92.1 50 watts (Soft AC-EZL) (Russ Wagg) (rejected due to potential economic impact on existing Campbell River stations)
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
NB Fredericton 94.7 CJRY Move to 104.5
QC La Sarre 92.5 CJMM-1 Increase power from 349 watts to 1,904 watts
CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS
The CRTC has received applications for new commercial stations in Halifax and Quebec City. Other interested parties wishing to obtain a radio license in these cities are invited to submit applications.
Thanks to Dale (Hawaii), Mike (Medicine Hat), Saul (Toronto), and Shawn (Winnipeg) for the tips.
Next update December 1, 2008.
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