November 2010 Canadian Radio News

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For NOVEMBER, 2010

DECEMBER 1, 2010

RADIO ACTIVITY

NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
NS Middle Musquodoboit 107.3 CKBG Classic Hits (Blue Garage Classic Mix)
QC Montreal 106.3 CKIN Multilingual (Skin FM) (not 100% sure of this, but information on the internet indicates that they launched in late October) (testing since August)

STATIONS TESTING
ON Leamington 91.9 CBEW-1 CBC Radio One (will simulcast CBEW 97.5 Windsor)
ON Orillia 89.1 CISO AC (Sunshine 89.1)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
BC Summerland 98.5 CHOR From 1450 (AC) (EZ Rock)
ON Windsor 97.5 CBEW From 1550 as CBE (testing) (CBC Radio One)

CALL LETTER DATA
NF Springdale 89.3 new Becomes CKCM-1

BRANDINGS
QC Alma 104.5 CFGT Becomes PLANETE 104.3
QC Gatineau 1670 CJEU From RADIO ENFANT to OXYGENE RADIO
QC Saguenay 98.3 CKRS From 98.3 FM to FM 98

OFF THE AIR
QC Gaspe 1150 CHGM Extension to authorized simulcast time for FM conversion expired
QC New Carlisle 610 CHNC[/size] Extension to authorized simulcast time for FM conversion expired

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
MB Benito 99.1 50 watts (AC-Country) (will simulcast CJSB 104.5 Swan River)
QC Havre St. Pierre 93.7 20 watts (Club Social Du Nord Est) (no data available)
QC Havre St. Pierre 98.1 20 watts (Club Social Du Nord Est) (no data available)
QC Havre St. Pierre 102.9 20 watts (Club Social Du Nord Est) (no data available)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB St. Paul 97.7 CHLW-cp Increase power from 16,000 watts (36,000 watts Max ERP) to 22,000 watts (50,000 watts Max ERP) and lower antenna height
NS Halifax 105.1 CKHY Increase power from 32,000 watts (45,000 watts Max. ERP) to 100,000 watts, lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Brockville 106.5 CBOB-cp Move to 91.9, decrease power from 3,000 watts to 1,080 watts (2,000 watts Max. ERP) and lower antenna height
ON Orillia 89.1 CISO Increase power from 2,100 watts to 2,500 watts, lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
QC Alma 104.5 CFGT Decrease power from 50,000 watts to 20,000 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
ON Vermilion Bay 103.3 CKQV From Norwesto Communications to Golden West Broadcasting (includes CKQV-1 104.5 Dryden, CKQV-2 104.5 Kenora & CKQV-3 104.1 Sioux Lookout)
QC Saguenay 98.3 CKRS From Corus to Radio Saguenay Incorporated

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
ON Pembroke 104.9 CIMY Increase power from 1,620 watts (2,570 watts Max ERP) to 19,900 watts (31,600 watts Max ERP)

PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
ON Fort Erie 101.1 CKEY From The Niagara Radio Group to The Haliburton Broadcasting Group
ON Niagara Falls 105.1 CFLZ From The Niagara Radio Group to The Haliburton Broadcasting Group

Next update January 1, 2011
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[Paul P]

Thanks Dan.
I see all the new FM and AM to FM conversions. Does anyone know when the last BRAND NEW AM station was launched ? Not a rebranding, a new frequency, out of the box station.

[albertaboy4life]

The only one in western Canada that I can recall is 1200 AM in Vancouver.

Touch Broadcasting's 700 AM in Calgary will be . . . should it ever actually sign-on.

[Dan Sys]

Yes, CJRJ 1200 Vancouver would be the last one in Western Canada signing on in 2006. However there have been 4 expanded band AM stations launched in Eastern Canada after that. CHTO 1690 Toronto (2007), CJLO 1690 Montreal (2008), CINA 1650 Mississauga (2009), & CJEU 1670 Gatineau-Ottawa (2010).