by jon » Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:54 pm
From the money perspective, easiest way to make a buck with 1410 would be to split the broadcast day between all the infomercials that 650 is no longer running and brokered ethnic programming from whoever still does not have a CRTC license. 1600 Radio India, isn't it?
I don't believe any of that would require CRTC approval.
Admittedly, that would be an even sadder fate for what was once the great CFUN. From the Top 40 perspective, 1410 actually had three separate lives (i.e. - distinct periods playing Top 40 successfully): pre-CKLG (1960-64), CKVN with Terry David Mulligan as PD (1970-71), and the final one, beginning shortly after CHUM bought them and re-acquired the CFUN call letters.
It could be worse. Some huge Top 40-era giants in major U.S. markets have had the plug pulled in the last few years: KQV-1410 Pittsburgh, and KCPX-1320 Salt Lake City. Though, the latest News is that both stations have found new owners who should have them back on the air in the next few months (KCPX is actually already on the air with low power, awaiting their FM Translator license).