CANADIAN RADIO NEWS FOR FEBRUARY, 2012

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For FEBRUARY, 2012

MARCH 1, 2012

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
MB Winnipeg 99.1 CJGV From Smooth Jazz-R&B Classics (Groove FM) to Hot AC (Fresh FM)
ON North Bay 106.3 CFXN From Classic Hits to Hot AC-CHR

NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
ON Kemptville 97.5 CKVV AC (FM 97.5) (Haliburton)
QC Montmagny 90.3 CIQI Hot AC (French) (Groupe Radio Simard) (signed on the air this past Fall, but this info apparently took awhile to get out)

CALL LETTER DATA
AB Leduc 93.1 new Will become CJLD (Black Gold)
AB Siksika 104.7 CHDH Becomes CFXX (Siksika First Nation)
ON Collingwood n/a new Will become CFMO (Evanov)
ON Scarborough 105.9 new Will become CJVF (Tamil One)

BRANDINGS
AB Fort Vermilion 92.7 CIAM has disbanded its 21 station network of 100% rebroadcasters and has replaced them with 8 regional networks. The new networks feature a mix of locally produced programming and partial simulcasting from Fort Vermillion.

CIAM
FORT VERMILION, AB - 92.7 - CIAM
" - Buffalo Head, AB - 95.5 - CIAM-2
" - Chateh, AB - 96.9 - CIAM-17
" - Foggy Mountain, AB - 104.3 - CIAM-4
" - Fort Chipewyan, AB - 95.5 - CIAM-15
" - Meander River, AB - 95.9 - CIAM-16
" - Watt Mountain, AB - 94.1 - CIAM-3

SHARE RADIO
HINES CREEK AB - 94.7 - CIAM-6
" - Cleardale, AB - 91.5 - CIAM-12

YJLU
SLAVE LAKE, AB - 107.5 - CIAM-7
" - Peerless Lake, AB - 96.9 - CIAM-13
" - Red Earth, AB - 102.9 - CIAM-1
" - Wabasca, AB - 95.5 - CIAM-14

PRAIRIE RADIO
THREE HILLS, AB - 97.3 - CIAM-cp

PEACE VALLEY RADIO
WEBERVILLE-PEACE RIVER, AB - 101.7 - CIAM-5
" - Manning - 95.5 - CIAM-18

SUNRISE RADIO
CHARLIE LAKE-FT. ST. JOHN, BC - 92.5 - CIAM-8
" - Dawson Creek, BC - 107.5 - CIAM-9
" - Prespatou, BC - 105.5 - CIAM-19

THE LIGHT
VANDERHOOF, BC - 98.5 - CIAM-11

VICTORY FM
BUCKLAND-PRINCE ALBERT, SK - 100.1 - CIAM-10

TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
BC Abbotsford 101.7 CIVL Now operating with 520 watts (880 watts Max. ERP) (had been using a temporary 40 watt transmitter from the UFV campus)

OFF THE AIR
BC Prince Rupert 560 CHTK Simulcast time for FM conversion has expired
BC Victoria 900 CKMO Will be going dark on March 4th (funding is not available to maintain and upgrade transmitting equipment)
QC Mont Joli-Rimouski 93.3 CFYX Station went dark on February 29, 2012. Owner Groupe Radio Simard states the operation was not profitable (includes CFYX-3 103.1 Riviere-du-Loup)

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

NEW STATIONS GRANTED
AB Leduc 93.1 1,100 watts (2,000 watts Max. ERP) (Country) (Black Gold Broadcasting)
ON Collingwood n/a power n/a (Classical) (MZ Media) (will partially simulcast CFMZ 96.3 Toronto) (must find a suitable frequency within 90 days as the applied frequency of 104.9 is not available)
ON Shelburne 104.9 12,500 watts (50,000 watts Max. ERP) (Country) (Bayshore Broadcasting)
SK Weyburn 106.7 100,000 watts (Classic Rock) (Golden West)

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
AB Stettler 1400 CKSQ Move to 93.3 with 11,000 watts (23,000 watts Max. ERP) (format will remain Country)

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
ON Gravenhurst 101.9 CIIG Increase power from 25 to 32 watts, lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Hearst 92.9 CHYK-3 Increase power from 140 to 172 watts (140 to 221 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Windsor 102.3 CJNR-cp 1,900 watts (5,000 watts Max. ERP) (Multilingual) (Neeti P. Ray) (previously approved but applied frequency of 95.9 was not available)

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
BC Kelowna 96.3 CKKO From Sun Country Radio to Newcap
BC Penticton 100.7 CIGV From Great Valley Radio to Newcap (includes CIGV-1 98.9 Keremeos and CIGV-2 98.1 Princeton)

EXTENSIONS GRANTED
ON Brockville 91.9 CBOB-cp The CBC has until November 10, 2012 to get this new Radio One Service on the air. This is the final extension to be granted by the CRTC
QC Coaticook 96.7 CIGN-cp Radio Cooperative de Coaticook has until October 27, 2012 to get this new Community Oriented/AC station on the air
YT Whitehorse 94.5 CFWH-cp The CBC has until October 27, 2012 to convert Radio One service from 570 AM to 94.5 FM

DENIALS
AB Medicine Hat 93.7 CJLT Move to 103.3, increase power from 2,300 to 58,000 watts, raise antenna height, relocate transmitter and remove speciality format status enabling the station to flip from Christian programming to AC with the calls CKOV (rejected because of concerns from existing broadcasters as to whether a new mainstream station would be viable in Medicine Hat)
ON Collingwood 102.9 1,000 watts (2,000 watts Max. ERP) (Soft AC) (Evanov) (competing application to MZ Media approval)
ON Shelburne 104.9 15,600 watts (50,000 watts Max. ERP) (AC) (Torres Media) (competing application to Bayshore Broadcasting approval)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
BC Prince George 105.5 2,100 watts (Aboriginal/Classic Rock) (will simulcast CFNR 92.1 Terrace)
BC Salmon Arm 101.7 15 watts (Community) (Voice of the Shuswap Broadcast Society)
ON Alliston 92.1 1,986 watts (3,750 watts Max. ERP) (AC) (My Broadcasting Corporation)
ON Brampton 1190 500 watts (daytime only) (South Asian) (Sarabjeet Arora)
ON Markham 1480 (days)/1490 nights 1,000 watts on 1480 / 500 watts on 1490 (Tamil) (Geethavaani Tamil Radio)
ON Markham 105.9 618 watts (1,600 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A-days/Multilingual-nights) (Bhupinder Bola)
ON Orangeville 101.5 338 watts (625 watts Max. ERP) (AC) (My Broadcasting Corporation)
ON Toronto 88.1 501 watts (975 watts Max. ERP) (Business News) (Channel Zero)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Soft AC-Easy Listening) (Durham Radio)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (Christian) (Family FM)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Larche Communications)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Multilingual - primarily South Asian) (MTSD Broadcast Inc.)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Michael Wekerie)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,800 watts (7,000 watts Max. ERP) (Hot AC) (Newcap)
ON Toronto 88.1 532 watts (875 watts Max. ERP) (Alternative Rock-Indie Music) (Rock 95 Broadcasting)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (Multilingual - primarily Filipino, Russian, Spanish) (Radio 1540)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (College) (Ryerson University)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Multilingual - primarily South Asian) (S. Sivakkumaran)
ON Toronto 88.1 225 watts (Triple A-Emerging Artists) (Stanislaus Antony)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (Talk) (Tietolman Tetrault Pancholy Media)
ON Toronro 88.1 2,000 watts (8,000 watts Max. ERP) (Blues & Classic Rock) (Torres Media)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Asian - primarily Korean) (Tosan Lee)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Christian) (Trust Communications)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (News-Talk catering to South Asians) (World Band Media)
YT Haines Junction 99.9 25 watts (Community) (Robert G. Hopkins) (will simulcast CFET 106.7 Tahish)

PROPOSED NESTED REPEATERS
ON Toronto 88.1 250 watts (Standards/Talk) (MZ Media) (will simulcast CFZM 740)
ON Toronto 88.1 98 watts (188 watts Max. ERP) (CBC Premiere Chaine) (will simulcast CJBC 860)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
BC Smithers 93.9 CICK Increase power from 5 watts to 500 watts, raise antenna height and upgrade status from developmental community station to regular community station
ON Toronto 98.7 CKFG Move to 88.1, increase power from 446 to 1,530 watts (1,000 to 4,000 watts Max. ERP) and lower antenna height
ON Toronto 103.9 CIRR Move to 88.1, increase power from 128 to 477 watts (250 to 800 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Toronto 105.1 CHOQ Move to 88.1, decrease power from 570 to 477 watts (1,000 to 800 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

APPLICATION WITHDRAWN
QC Montreal 105.1 CKDG Application to move to 106.7, increase power from 141 to 407 watts (224 to 1,200 watts Max. ERP) and lower antenna height has been withdrawn (no reason was given)


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[Dan Sys]

One little typo to report on the above list. CICK 93.9 in Smithers, B.C. has applied to increase power from 5 watts to 50 watts (not 500).

 

[e-dawg]

What are you predictions for the 88.1 frequency? Will Ryerson University get their station back?

 

[Tincap]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS


MB Winnipeg 99.1 CJGV From Smooth Jazz-R&B Classics (Groove FM) to Hot AC (Fresh FM)

Winnipeg is a lesser place for it.

ON Kemptville 97.5 CKVV AC (FM 97.5) (Haliburton)

No one in Kemptville knows about it yet...

ON Collingwood n/a new Will become CFMO (Evanov)

CFMO...now there's a historic call sign which I still miss.

ON Collingwood n/a power n/a (Classical) (MZ Media) (will partially simulcast CFMZ 96.3 Toronto) (must find a suitable frequency within 90 days as the applied frequency of 104.9 is not available)

They'll be happy up there. No rating figures yet? It could throw a really nice signal, with a transmitter on the escarpment, next to the Georgian Bay....

ON Brockville 91.9 CBOB-cp The CBC has until November 10, 2012 to get this new Radio One Service on the air. This is the final extension to be granted by the CRTC

I really hope the CBC doesn't make the cut. We really don't need yet another CBC rebroadcaster here in eastern Ontario.

ON Toronto 88.1 501 watts (975 watts Max. ERP) (Business News) (Channel Zero)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Soft AC-Easy Listening) (Durham Radio)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (Christian) (Family FM)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Larche Communications)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Multilingual - primarily South Asian) (MTSD Broadcast Inc.)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (Triple A) (Michael Wekerie)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,800 watts (7,000 watts Max. ERP) (Hot AC) (Newcap)
ON Toronto 88.1 532 watts (875 watts Max. ERP) (Alternative Rock-Indie Music) (Rock 95 Broadcasting)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (Multilingual - primarily Filipino, Russian, Spanish) (Radio 1540)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (College) (Ryerson University)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Multilingual - primarily South Asian) (S. Sivakkumaran)
ON Toronto 88.1 225 watts (Triple A-Emerging Artists) (Stanislaus Antony)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (Talk) (Tietolman Tetrault Pancholy Media)
ON Toronro 88.1 2,000 watts (8,000 watts Max. ERP) (Blues & Classic Rock) (Torres Media)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Asian - primarily Korean) (Tosan Lee)
ON Toronto 88.1 477 watts (800 watts Max. ERP) (Christian) (Trust Communications)
ON Toronto 88.1 1,530 watts (4,000 watts Max. ERP) (News-Talk catering to South Asians) (World Band Media)

ON Toronto 88.1 250 watts (Standards/Talk) (MZ Media) (will simulcast CFZM 740)
ON Toronto 88.1 98 watts (188 watts Max. ERP) (CBC Premiere Chaine) (will simulcast CJBC 860)


ON Toronto 98.7 CKFG Move to 88.1, increase power from 446 to 1,530 watts (1,000 to 4,000 watts Max. ERP) and lower antenna height
ON Toronto 103.9 CIRR Move to 88.1, increase power from 128 to 477 watts (250 to 800 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Toronto 105.1 CHOQ Move to 88.1, decrease power from 570 to 477 watts (1,000 to 800 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

LOL,...it's pretty crowded in the GTA, so if a frequency opens up, it becomes a feeding frenzy...

Thanks for the info, Dan!

~BG

 

[Dan Sys]

e-dawg asked:

What are you predictions for the 88.1 frequency? Will Ryerson University get their station back?

It's just too overwhelming to make a prediction. My first thoughts were that one of the Triple A applicants might get the go ahead as there is a hole in the Toronto market for that format, plus in recent years the CRTC seems to have become very "pro-Triple A" when awarding licences. However most of those new Triple A stations have gone on to become failures, so I just don't know.

As for Ryerson getting their station back.....anything is possible. The CRTC might just be dumbfounded by all these applications, simply throw their hands in the air and just give it back to Ryerson. Of course that would make this whole chain of events nothing more than an exercise in futility.

Let's have some more predictions and thoughts from you guys.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

88.1 FM in Toronto could spin in any direction.
I'd prefer to see the frequency maintained as a Community station, (run by ANY community radio source, not just Ryerson)

Keeping my mind open, I would say perhaps Larche might get the Triple A format. (agreeing with what's already been said, filling a hole in the market.)
I'm also guessing their pitch includes a 40% Can Con promise.
The thing that makes me a little nervous is that, if that format fails, they might simply become the next Rawlco of Toronto, selling their station to another Toronto market company.

 

[mjlarochelle]

88.1 FM in Toronto could spin in any direction.
I'd prefer to see the frequency maintained as a Community station, (run by ANY community radio source, not just Ryerson)

Keeping my mind open, I would say perhaps Larche might get the Triple A format. (agreeing with what's already been said, filling a hole in the market.)
I'm also guessing their pitch includes a 40% Can Con promise.
The thing that makes me a little nervous is that, if that format fails, they might simply become the next Rawlco of Toronto, selling their station to another Toronto market company.

What I hope is that it doesn't become a nested repeater for CHIN, CJBC, or CFZM. There would be no net gain of radio stations in Toronto if one of those gets awarded.

Other than that, I don't really care who gets the license, as long as there isn't yet another Top 40 station.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

Something different? Okay...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v_VZ0_3-wM

 

[Yeziknoradio]

Now hold on just a minute...Astral has their name thrown in, but they are making an exit...Bell is buying Astral Media. Will Bell honor that request and continue on? OR withdraw from the list of stations fighting for use of 88.1 FM???

 

[w9wi]

Let's have some more predictions and thoughts from you guys.

How about a double move?

Say, for example, 88.1 is granted to CIRR; and, one of the other applications is granted contingent on finding a new frequency. (that frequency presumably being 103.9)

Is CHIN(AM)'s nested repeater going to count against their application? Apparently it doesn't count as an "FM station" as it would be a blatant violation of the two-to-a-band regulation, but will the CRTC still consider it in a competitive proceeding like this?

 

[ksradiogeek]

I would like to see G 98.7 move to 88.1. That frequency change would really boost their audience. Or, if that doesn't work, I would like to see AAA come to the T-Dot. Something that's not ALL contemporary pop. Toronto has A TON of those stations already, both in the city, and surroundings. As for the other formats, I don't think so.

 

[ksradiogeek]

Now hold on just a minute...Astral has their name thrown in, but they are making an exit...Bell is buying Astral Media. Will Bell honor that request and continue on? OR withdraw from the list of stations fighting for use of 88.1 FM???

I don't think Astral can even apply for a new station. They already own 97.3 and 99.9, so it couldn't work. I think Newcap is what you may be referring to.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

Now hold on just a minute...Astral has their name thrown in, but they are making an exit...Bell is buying Astral Media. Will Bell honor that request and continue on? OR withdraw from the list of stations fighting for use of 88.1 FM???

I don't think Astral can even apply for a new station. They already own 97.3 and 99.9, so it couldn't work. I think Newcap is what you may be referring to.

For Astral, it would fall under the "repeater loophole". They came across as wanting to repeat CFRB, for the reasons that be. NOT launch a second talk station.

For example, if Durham radio inc wanted to launch another Oshawa FM station, they might perhaps be granted something (if available) because 107.7 is only a repeater of their AM station.
(keeping on mind that KX96 is NOT an Oshawa station, it's an AJAX station.)

 

[travisl5678]

What about the Business News by Channel Zero? I think that would be great

 

[mjlarochelle]

What about the Business News by Channel Zero? I think that would be great

Hopefully, if they get that license, they can have a better go at it than the short-lived CFBN 1280. The problem that station had was a very small signal centered around YYZ.

 

[azumanga]

What about the Business News by Channel Zero? I think that would be great

Hopefully, if they get that license, they can have a better go at it than the short-lived CFBN 1280. The problem that station had was a very small signal centered around YYZ.

The reason being is that the Greater Toronto Airports Authority owned the station, which was initially established as an airport information station. In 2007, they had the bright idea of presenting business news, as well as broadcast shows featuring American right-wing hosts Dennis Miller and Glenn Beck, all alongside airport information. You know how well that went -- the station closed down before the end of 2007, and its license was walked (or flown) back to Ottawa in January 2008.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

Well I still say business news should stay on AM.
Let AM do the talk and FM do the music.
Keep on mind, if business news were a great idea for Toronto, AM 640 would be all over that!
They won't have hockey for much longer.
I thought Bell was going to buy AM 640 and move 1050 there.
It's hard to say what's really going on now!

This Blog predates the Bell purchase of Astral Media:

http://www.canadianthinker.com/2012/01/tsn_640.html

 

[travisl5678]

How does News/Talk, All News, and Sports formats do in Canada? I know CBC Radio One is on FM in all the major markets, but any FM Allnewsers, Talkers, Hot talkers, or sports talkers?

 

[fybush]

CHMP 98.5 is the top-rated station in French Montreal, n'est-ce que pas?

Other than that, not much FM news/talk action in Canada yet; the only ones that come to mind are Rogers' trio of "FM News" stations in the Maritimes.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

CHMP 98.5 is the top-rated station in French Montreal, n'est-ce que pas?

Other than that, not much FM news/talk action in Canada yet; the only ones that come to mind are Rogers' trio of "FM News" stations in the Maritimes.

That's because it's still illegal to do News/talk on FM in most of Canada.