January 2010 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For JANUARY, 2010

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
QC Montreal 97.7 CHOM From Classic Rock (The Spirit of Rock) to Active Rock (The Evolution of Rock)

NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
BC Smithers 93.9 CICK Community (Smithers Community Radio)

CALL LETTER DATA
BC Kelowna 103.1 CKOV Becomes CKQQ
BC Tahsis 1240 CBXP Becomes CBTT (when flip to 90.5 occurs)
MB Neepawa 97.1 new-cp Becomes CJBP
NF Norris Point 95.9 new-cp Becomes CHBB
QC Camp Sarcelle 92.1 new-cp Becomes CJSC
QC Camp Sarcelle 95.1 new-cp Becomes CJSG
QC Camp Sarcelle 98.3 new-cp Becomes CJSJ
QC Camp Sarcelle 101.3 new-cp Becomes CJSK
QC Coaticook 96.7 CKVC-cp Becomes CIGN
SK Big River 92.5 new-cp Becomes CKBI-1
SK Big River 97.5 new-cp Becomes CHQX-3

OFF THE AIR
BC Revelstoke 1340 CKCR Signed off the air without utilizing the authorized 90 day simulcast time granted for FM flip to 106.1
QC Montreal 690 CINF License surrendered (no longer economically viable)
QC Montreal 940 CINW License surrendered (no longer economically viable)

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Pemberton 92.7 50 watts (no details available)
BC Pemberton 103.7 50 watts (no details available)
BC Pemberton 106.7 25 watts (no details available)
BC Pemberton 107.7 50 watts (no details available)
MB Neepawa 97.1 3,200 watts (60% Country/40% Pop & Rock) (Stillwater Broadcasting)
NU Iqaluit 103.5 415 watts (Oldies) (Northern Lights Entertainment)

TECHNICAL & PROGRAMMING CHANGES GRANTED
BC Richmond 650 CISL Will be broadcasting Russian programming during 20% of the broadcast day during the 2010 Winter Olympics
NS Truro 97.9 new-cp 5 watts (Truro Live Performing Arts Association) (previously granted but applied frequency of 106.1 was not acceptable)
ON Sioux Lookout 104.5 CKQV-3 Move to 104.1

DENIALS
ON Cobourg 100.9 CKJJ-1 Move to 90.7 and increase power from 42 watts to 250 watts (denied because the CRTC wants to reserve this frequency for a future local broadcaster rather than a simulcast) (must find an alternative frequency due to CIYM 100.9 in nearby Brighton signing on the air)
ON Guelph 1460 CJOY Move to 95.7 with 9,500 watts (30,000 watts Max. ERP) (denied due to common ownership policy as Corus already owns CIMJ 106.1 Guelph and CJDV 107.5 Cambridge in the market)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
ON Port Elgin 90.9 3,100 watts (Classic Hits) (will simulcast CIYN 95.5 Kincardine) (MY FM)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Olds 104.5 CKJX Increase power from 6,700 watts to 35,000 watts
ON Erin 101.5 CHES Move to 88.1 and increase power from 50 watts to 125 watts (250 watts Max. ERP)
QC Alma 97.7 CFGT-cp Move to 104.5 (FM flip from 1270 previously approved, however constraints related to the use of 97.7 make 104.5 a more suitable frequency)
QC Port Cartier 99.1 CIPC Increase power from 18,766 watts (45,016 watts Max. ERP) to 41,687 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP)

Next update March 1, 2010
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[jondavid01]

Well looks like Iqaluit NU will soon have 2 FM Music stations.
As for Guelph Ontario.Its a bad idea to put a new fm oldies station b/c thiers now about 2 stations that plays oldies.95.3fm in hamolton and 99.5 in waterloo.Guelph is close enough for both fms to come in..

[Dan Sys]

My guess is that Corus will simply shutdown CJOY 1460 as they did with the 2 AM's in Montreal last week.