June 2010 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For JUNE, 2010

JULY 1, 2010

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
BC Fort Nelson 102.3 CKRX From Hot AC (Energy FM) to Active Rock (The Bear) (partially simulcasts CKNL 101.5 Fort St. John)
BC Gibsons-Sechelt 91.7 CKAY From AC to Classic Hits (for the summer)
MB Winnipeg 99.1 CJGV From Smooth Jazz-Soft AC to Oldies-Classic Hits (remains GROOVE FM)
ON Brantford 1380 CKPC From Oldies to Country (All News during AMD)
QC Kahnawake 103.7 CKRK Aboriginal (Country weekends) (drops Country)

NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
ON Ottawa 101.9 CIDG Blues (DAWG-FM)

PROGRAMMING CHANGES
BC Nelson 103.5 CHNV Drops CKQR 99.3 Castlegar simulcast during AMD & PMD and goes local (remains Mountain FM with Classic Rock)

CALL LETTER DATA
MB Norway House 102.7 new Becomes CKNH
NS Middle Musquodoboit 107.3 new Becomes CKBG
NU Iqaluit 103.5 new Becomes CKGC
ON M'Chigeeng 88.9 new Becomes CHYF

BRANDINGS
AB Calgary 98.5 CIBK From VIBE 98.5 to VIRGIN RADIO (remains CHR)
QC Laval 1570 CFAV From RADIO BOOMER to 1570 AM (remains Oldies)

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC 100 Mile House 106.7 30 watts (Christian) (will simulcast VOAR 1210)
MB Norway House 102.7 50 watts (no details available) (Norway House Community Economic Development)
ON Gananoque 99.9 1,490 watts (4,470 watts Max. ERP) Country-AC Oldies (My Broadcasting)
ON Innisfil 96.9 1 watt (Tourist & Travel Information)
ON M'Chigeeng 88.9 50 watts (Aboriginal) (Anong Migwams Beam)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
BC Summerland 1450 CHOR Move to 98.5 with 20 watts (100 watts Max. ERP) (format will remain AC)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Fort McMurray 100.5 CHFT Increase power from 9,200 watts (23,000 watts Max. ERP) to 20,000 watts (50,000 watts Max. ERP)
ON Erin 101.5 CHES Move to 88.1, increase power from 50 watts to 125 watts (250 watts Max. ERP) and raise antenna height
ON Owen Sound 92.3 CJOS-cp Decrease power from 20,000 watts to 9,400 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Toronto 103.9 CIRR Increase power from 50 watts to 128 watts (250 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
BC Nakusp 107.1 CJHQ From CBAL Alliance to Nakusp Roots Music Society

EXTENSIONS TO CP's GRANTED
BC Port Moody 98.7 CKPM Expires May 31, 2011 (new station) (McBride Communications)

DENIALS
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) (rejected due to non-compliance with its condition of license)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
NB Neguac 102.9 250 watts (Community) (French) (will simulcast CKMA 93.7 Miramichi)
NT Inuvik 98.7 43.6 watts (AC) (will simulcast CKRW 96.1 Whitehorse,YT) (reapplies after original CP granted in 2007 expired)
QC Riviere Du Loup 102.5 5,750 watts (Hot AC) (French) (will simulcast CFVD 95.5 Degelis)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
NB Fredericton 93.3 CIRC Raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
NS Port Hawkesbury 101.5 CIGO Increase power from 19,000 watts to 38,100 watts
PE Summerside 91.1 CIOG-1 Move to 92.5

PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
AB Edmonton 91.7 CHBN From CTV Globe Media to Rogers
ON London 102.3 CHST From CTV Globe Media to Rogers
ON Toronto 93.5 CFXJ From Milestone Radio to CTV Globe Media
QC Laval 1570 CFAV From Diffusion Laval Inc. To Michel Mathieu
QC Saguenay 98.3 CKRS From Corus to a local consortium of business people (including ex-NHL'er Guy Carbonneau)

PROPOSED PROGRAMMING CHANGES
ON Atikokan 1240 CKDR-6 Change feed source from CKDR 92.7 Dryden to CFOB 93.1 Fort Frances

NOTES
The licenses for CINF 690 and CINW 940 in Montreal have now been officially revoked by the CRTC. There had been speculation that new owners Cogeco would return these stations to the air, but that apparently was not in the cards. Both stations went dark on January 29, 2010 after Corus deemed them financially unviable.

Next update August 1, 2010
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