August 2009 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For AUGUST, 2009

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
BC Merritt 1230 CJNL From AC (days)/News-Talk (nights) to all News-Talk (rebroadcaster for CHNL 610 Kamloops after 3 month simulcast of CKMQ 101.1 expires)
NF St. John's 94.7 CHOZ From Hot AC-Classic Hits to Active Rock (OZ FM)
ON Caledon 102.7 CFGM From Tourist Information to AC/Variety with a 75% Cancon requirement (The View)
ON Sudbury 93.5 CIGM From Country/Talk (ex-790) to CHR (Hot 93.5)

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
BC Lake Cowichan 98.7 CICV Community (CVC Radio)
BC Merritt 101.1 CKMQ AC (days)/Country (nights) (Q101)
MB Beausejour 93.9 CKBJ Community (Town Radio)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
ON Sudbury 93.5 CIGM From 790

CALL LETTER DATA
AB Calgary 90.3 CFUL Becomes CKMP
ON Ottawa 101.9 new Will become CIDG (Dawg FM)
ON Peterborough 90.5 CKKK Becomes CJMB

BRANDINGS
AB Athabasca 94.1 CKBA From THE FOX (ex-850) to THE RIVER
AB Calgary 97.7 CIGY From THE NEW 97.7 FM to MIX 97.7
ON Sudbury 95.5 CJTK From K95.5 to KFM (includes CJTK-1 103.5 North Bay, CJTK-2 102.1 Little Current, and CJTK-3 102.5 Elliot Lake)
QC Montreal 94.3 CKMF From RADIO ENERGIE to NRJ (includes CJDM 92.1 Drummondville, CKTF 104.1 Gatineau, CHIK 98.9 Quebec City, CIKI 98.7 Rimouski, CJMM 99.1 Rouyn Noranda, CJAB 94.5 Saguenay, CIMO 106.1 Sherbrooke, CIGB 102.3 Trois Rivieres, and CJMV 102.7 Val D'or)

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
ON Ottawa 99.7 45,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (Soft AC) (Astral)
ON Ottawa 101.9 1,300 watts (3,000 watts Max. ERP) (Blues) (Frank Torres)
ON Ottawa n/a 718 watts (3,250 watts Max. ERP) (Community) (French) (Radio Communaute Francophone)(must find an alternative frequency as proposal for 101.7 is not acceptable)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
QC Alma 1270 CFGT Move to 97.7 with 50,000 watts (exemption from common ownership policy also approved)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Drayton Valley 92.9 CIBW Increase power from 7,400 watts to 22,000 watts (50,000 watts Max. ERP) and raise antenna height
ON Sudbury 93.5 CIGM Reduce average ERP from 100,000 watts to 43,000 watts (Max. ERP remains 100,000 watts)
QC Roberval 99.5 CHRL Reduce power from 16,600 watts to 15,031 watts (50,000 watts Max. ERP) and raise antenna height
QC Saint Hilarion 96.3 CIHO Status changed from commercial station to community station (includes CIHO-1 105.9 La Malbaie, CIHO-2 92.1 Baie Saint Paul, CIHO-3 88.1 Petite Riviere Saint Francois, and CIHO-4 88.1 Saint Simeon)
QC Sainte Marie 101.3 CHEQ Move to 101.5, increase power from 4,677 watts to 26,000 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) and raise antenna height
QC Sherbrooke 93.7 CFGE Increase power from 2,750 watts (5,612 watts Max. ERP) to 7,412 watts (25,550 watts Max. ERP) and raise antenna height

DENIALS
ON Ottawa 99.7 4,800 watts (10,000 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Ottawa Media)
ON Ottawa 99.7 CIIO Increase power from 25 watts to 427 watts (1,000 watts Max. ERP) and raise antenna height (must relocate to a new frequency to facilitate CP for Astral on 99.7)
ON Ottawa 101.9 285 watts (450 watts Max. ERP) (Christian) (French) (Fiston Kalambay Mutombo)
ON Ottawa 101.9 4,100 watts (10,000 watts Max. ERP) (News-Talk) (Corus)
ON Ottawa 101.9 200 watts (Tourist Information) (French) (Instant Information Services)
QC Gatineau 101.9 158 watts (250 watts Max. ERP) (College) (French) (Reel Radio)
QC Quebec City 90.3 Move to 106.9 and increase power from 16 watts to 100 watts (must find another frequency to relocate to before CKUB 90.3 Montmagny hits the air)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
BC Salt Spring Island 98.5 635 watts (3,500 watts max. ERP) (AC) (will be a synchronous repeater for CIOC 98.5 Victoria)
BC Seely Mountain 98.1 26 watts (Aboriginal) (will simulcast CFNR 92.1 Terrace)
SK Creighton 93.5 267 watts (CBC Radio One)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
ON Pembroke 99.7 CKQB-1 Move to 99.9 and reduce power from 45,200 watts to 7,500 watts (necessitated by the approval of a new station in Ottawa on 99.7)

NOTES
Andy in Peterborough informs me that neither CHNC 610 in New Carlisle,QC or CHGM 1150 in
Gaspe,QC have left the air as was reported in last months column. Turns out they received an
extension to December 1, 2009 to resolve signal issues wth their new flipped FM's.

While on that topic CBI 1140 in Sydney has also received an extension until July 10, 2010 to
flip to 97.1 and the new Espace Musique station at 105.7 in Timmins has until June 29, 2010 to
get on the air.

Next update October 1, 2009
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