September 2009 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For SEPTEMBER, 2009

October 1, 2009

RADIO ACTIVITY

NEW STATIONS ON THE AIR
AB Edmonton 107.1 CJNW CHR (New 107 FM) (testing)
ON Exeter 90.5 CKXM AC (MY FM)
ON Windsor 95.9 CJWF Country (FM 95.9) (testing)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
BC Revelstoke 106.1 CKCR From 1340 (testing)

CALL LETTER DATA
NS Liverpool 99.3 new Will become CJQC
ON Cornwall 107.7 new Will become CIRG
ON Kingston 106.3 new Will become CIRJ
QC Levis 96.9 new Will become CJMD

BRANDINGS
ON Toronto 1010 CFRB From CFRB to NEWS TALK 1010 (drops use of CFRB calls altogether)

TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
AB Cochrane 91.5 CFIT-1 Moved from 95.3
ON Windsor 99.1 CJAM Moved from 91.5 (occurs on October 5th)

OFF THE AIR
ON Peterborough 980 CKRU Simulcast time for FM conversion expires
ON Sudbury 790 CIGM Pulled the plug a month early on authorized simulcast time for FM conversion

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
NF La Grand Terre 96.1 250 watts (Community) (French) (will simulcast CJRM 97.3 Labrador City)
NF Saint John's 95.7 232 watts (Community) (French) (will simulcast CJRM 97.3 Labrador City)
NS Liverpool 99.3 50 watts (Community) (Queens County Community Radio)
NS Truro n/a 5 watts (Community) (Truro Live Performing Arts Association) (must find alternate frequency as proposed 106.3 is not acceptable)
ON Cornwall 107.7 50 watts (Tourist Information) (Jack McGaw Consulting)
ON Kingston 106.3 50 watts (Tourist Information) (Jack McGaw Consulting)
QC Camp Sarcelle 92.1 1,505 watts (AC) (will simulcast CFQR 92.5 Montreal)
QC Camp Sarcelle 95.1 1,505 watts (CBC Premiere Chaine) (French) (will simulcast CBF 95.1 Montreal)
QC Camp Sarcelle 98.3 1,505 watts (CHR) (French) (will simulcast CKOI 96.9 Montreal)
QC Camp Sarcelle 101.3 1,505 watts (AC) (French) (will simulcast CITE 107.3 Montreal)
QC Gatineau 1350 1,000 watts (days)/180 watts (nights) (Christian) (French) (will simulcast CIRA 91.3 Montreal)
QC Levis 96.9 104 watts (165 watts Max. ERP) (Community) (French) (Radio Communautaire de Levis)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Wabasca 95.5 CIAM-14 Lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
NS Truro 98.5 CINU Move to 106.3

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
ON Brantford 1380 CKPC From Telephone City Broadcasters to Evanov
ON Brantford 92.1 CKPC From Telephone City Broadcasters to Evanov

DENIALS
ON Haldimand County 92.9 CKJN Proposed reduction in Cancon from 60% to 35%

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
QC Perce 104.1 50 watts (Hot AC) (French) (will simulcast CFMV 96.3 Chandler)
SK Gravelbourg 107.1 100,000 watts (News-Talk) (will simulcast CJME 980 Regina)
SK Swift Current 101.7 100,000 watts (News-Talk) (will simulcast CJME 980 Regina)
SK Warmley 107.3 100,000 watts (News-Talk) (will simulcast CJME 980 Regina)

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
BC Tahsis 1240 CBXP Move to 90.5 with 46.5 watts (CBC Radio One)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Fort McMurray 103.7 CFVR Increase power from 8,700 watts (20,000 watts Max. ERP) to 22,000 watts (50,000 watts Max. ERP)
BC Whistler 92.3 CFOX-1 Add 9 hours daily of locally produced programming only for the month of February 2010 during the Olympic Games
ON Cobourg 100.9 CKJJ-1 Move to 90.7 and increase power from 42 watts to 250 watts (necessitated by cp being granted for CIYM 100.9 in nearby Brighton)
QC Amos 105.3 CHOW Increase power from 5,376 watts (9,500 watts Max. ERP) to 17,787 watts (32,186 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
QC Quebec City 90.3 CKJF Move to 106.9 and increase power from 16 watts to 51 watts (250 watts Max. ERP)

NOTES
The CRTC was supposed to have released their decisions for Halifax this past week. Acadia Broadcasting and HFX Broadcasting both proposed Triple A stations on 105.1 while Frank Torres proposed a Blues station on 99.1. Those decisions appear to have been delayed for some unknown reason.

Next update November 1, 2009
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