CANADIAN RADIO NEWS
For JULY, 2010
AUGUST 1, 2010
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
MB Winnipeg 100.7 CHNK From Country (Hank FM) to Classic Rock-Blues (K-Rock)
ON Hamilton 820 CHAM From Talk to Country (Today's Country)
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
NS Bridgewater 100.7 CJHK Country (Hank FM) (Acadia)
ON Owen Sound 92.3 CJOS Classic Hits (The Dock) (Larche)
STATIONS TESTING
AB Red Deer 100.7 CKRI AC (will launch in early August) (Harvard)
QC Montreal 106.3 CKIN Multilingual (Canadian Hellenic Radio)
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
NS Sydney 97.1 CBIT From 1140 as CBI (CBC Radio One)
CALL LETTER DATA
ON Iroquois Falls 104.7 new Becomes CJFL
QC Laval 1570 CFAV Becomes CJLV
QC Montmagny 90.3 CKUB-cp Becomes CIQI
BRANDINGS
AB Red Deer 100.7 CKRI Will become THE RIVER
OFF THE AIR
ON Alliston 94.7 CFAO Due to financial problems. Likely means the cp for sister station CJBT 105.1 in Beeton-Tottenham is a dead issue as well.
QC Lac Megantic 1240 CBMO Has apparently been dark for quite some time. No CBC English service available now in Lac Megantic.
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Hazelton 92.3 46 watts (Christian) (will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's,NF)
ON Iroquois Falls 104.7 50 watts (Joel Lagace) (Community with primarily a Country-Rock mix)
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Salt Spring Island 107.9 CFSI Reduce power from 330 watts (970 watts Max. ERP) to 130 watts (700 watts Max. ERP)
MB Winnipeg Beach 107.5 CJIE-cp 1,620 watts (previously granted but applied frequency of 93.7 was not acceptable)
ON Cochrane 98.1 CHPB Lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Hearst 94.5 CHKT Decrease power from 1,200 watts to 72 watts (130 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
QC Montreal 100.1 CKVL Reduce power from 250 watts to 110 watts (870 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
QC Montreal 101.5 CIBL Increase power from 221 watts (293 watts Max. ERP) to 936 watts (2,800 watts Max. ERP)
PROGRAMMING CHANGES GRANTED
QC Lebel Sur Quevillion 650 CBF-3 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CHLM 90.7 Rouyn Noranda
QC Matagami 1140 CBF-4 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CHLM 90.7 Rouyn Noranda
QC Senneterre 710 CBF-1 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CHLM 90.7 Rouyn Noranda
CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI Increase amount of music allowed from 10% to 25% (will be AC from 6PM-Midnight) (News-Talk during the remaining 18 hours)
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI Increase amount of music allowed from 10% to 25% (will be AC from 6PM-Midnight) (News-Talk during the remaining 18 hours)
LICENSES SURRENDERED
AB Edmonton n/a CKXE-cp CTV stated there were no suitable frequencies available to launch this station. It was supposed to be Classic Alternative branded as Essential FM
ORDERED OFF THE AIR
ON St. Catharines 1220 CHSC License renewal denied due to continual violations of the broadcast act and non-compliance of directives from the CRTC (must cease operations by August 31, 2010)
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
NF Springdale 89.3 50 watts (Country/Talk) (will simulcast CKCM 620 Grand Falls-Windsor)
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
NF St. John's 930 CJYQ Decrease night power from 25,000 watts to 3,500 watts (day power will remain 25,000 watts) and relocate transmitter to share facilities with VOCM 590) (this voids an earlier CP to relocate to the site of the former CHVO 560 in Carbonear as those facilities were deemed unusable)
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 (possible interference with the communications system at a military airport in New York was cited as the reason)
QC Saint Donat 89.7 CBF-20 Decrease power from 5,460 watts (11,600 watts Max. ERP) to 4,370 watts (10,000 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
ON Brantford 93.9 CFWC From Anthony Schliefer to Durham Radio
ON Vermilion Bay 103.3 CKQV From Norwesto Communications to Golden West (includes CKQV-1 104.5 Dryden, CKQV-2 104.5 Kenora, and CKQV-3 104.1 Sioux Lookout)
PROPOSED CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES
ON Brantford 93.9 CFWC Change format from Christian to Active Rock (subject to approval of sale to Durham Radio)
PROPOSED PROGRAMMING CHANGES
QC Clova 990 CBF-16 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CBF-8 96.5 Trois Rivieres
QC Lac Edouard 710 CBF-17 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CBF-8 96.5 Trois Rivieres
QC Parent 710 CBF-18 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CBF-8 96.5 Trois Rivieres
UPDATES
In last months column I reported that CKRX 102.3 in Fort Nelson partially simulcasts CKNL 101.5 in Fort St. John. Turns out that CKRX is 100% locally programmed. It should also be noted that CJGV 99.1 in Winnipeg still programs some Jazz in evenings and on weekends to live up to their specialty format requirements.
Next update September 1, 2010
Send tips to [email protected]
For JULY, 2010
AUGUST 1, 2010
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
MB Winnipeg 100.7 CHNK From Country (Hank FM) to Classic Rock-Blues (K-Rock)
ON Hamilton 820 CHAM From Talk to Country (Today's Country)
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
NS Bridgewater 100.7 CJHK Country (Hank FM) (Acadia)
ON Owen Sound 92.3 CJOS Classic Hits (The Dock) (Larche)
STATIONS TESTING
AB Red Deer 100.7 CKRI AC (will launch in early August) (Harvard)
QC Montreal 106.3 CKIN Multilingual (Canadian Hellenic Radio)
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
NS Sydney 97.1 CBIT From 1140 as CBI (CBC Radio One)
CALL LETTER DATA
ON Iroquois Falls 104.7 new Becomes CJFL
QC Laval 1570 CFAV Becomes CJLV
QC Montmagny 90.3 CKUB-cp Becomes CIQI
BRANDINGS
AB Red Deer 100.7 CKRI Will become THE RIVER
OFF THE AIR
ON Alliston 94.7 CFAO Due to financial problems. Likely means the cp for sister station CJBT 105.1 in Beeton-Tottenham is a dead issue as well.
QC Lac Megantic 1240 CBMO Has apparently been dark for quite some time. No CBC English service available now in Lac Megantic.
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Hazelton 92.3 46 watts (Christian) (will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's,NF)
ON Iroquois Falls 104.7 50 watts (Joel Lagace) (Community with primarily a Country-Rock mix)
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Salt Spring Island 107.9 CFSI Reduce power from 330 watts (970 watts Max. ERP) to 130 watts (700 watts Max. ERP)
MB Winnipeg Beach 107.5 CJIE-cp 1,620 watts (previously granted but applied frequency of 93.7 was not acceptable)
ON Cochrane 98.1 CHPB Lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
ON Hearst 94.5 CHKT Decrease power from 1,200 watts to 72 watts (130 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
QC Montreal 100.1 CKVL Reduce power from 250 watts to 110 watts (870 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter
QC Montreal 101.5 CIBL Increase power from 221 watts (293 watts Max. ERP) to 936 watts (2,800 watts Max. ERP)
PROGRAMMING CHANGES GRANTED
QC Lebel Sur Quevillion 650 CBF-3 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CHLM 90.7 Rouyn Noranda
QC Matagami 1140 CBF-4 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CHLM 90.7 Rouyn Noranda
QC Senneterre 710 CBF-1 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CHLM 90.7 Rouyn Noranda
CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI Increase amount of music allowed from 10% to 25% (will be AC from 6PM-Midnight) (News-Talk during the remaining 18 hours)
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI Increase amount of music allowed from 10% to 25% (will be AC from 6PM-Midnight) (News-Talk during the remaining 18 hours)
LICENSES SURRENDERED
AB Edmonton n/a CKXE-cp CTV stated there were no suitable frequencies available to launch this station. It was supposed to be Classic Alternative branded as Essential FM
ORDERED OFF THE AIR
ON St. Catharines 1220 CHSC License renewal denied due to continual violations of the broadcast act and non-compliance of directives from the CRTC (must cease operations by August 31, 2010)
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
NF Springdale 89.3 50 watts (Country/Talk) (will simulcast CKCM 620 Grand Falls-Windsor)
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
NF St. John's 930 CJYQ Decrease night power from 25,000 watts to 3,500 watts (day power will remain 25,000 watts) and relocate transmitter to share facilities with VOCM 590) (this voids an earlier CP to relocate to the site of the former CHVO 560 in Carbonear as those facilities were deemed unusable)
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 (possible interference with the communications system at a military airport in New York was cited as the reason)
QC Saint Donat 89.7 CBF-20 Decrease power from 5,460 watts (11,600 watts Max. ERP) to 4,370 watts (10,000 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
ON Brantford 93.9 CFWC From Anthony Schliefer to Durham Radio
ON Vermilion Bay 103.3 CKQV From Norwesto Communications to Golden West (includes CKQV-1 104.5 Dryden, CKQV-2 104.5 Kenora, and CKQV-3 104.1 Sioux Lookout)
PROPOSED CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES
ON Brantford 93.9 CFWC Change format from Christian to Active Rock (subject to approval of sale to Durham Radio)
PROPOSED PROGRAMMING CHANGES
QC Clova 990 CBF-16 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CBF-8 96.5 Trois Rivieres
QC Lac Edouard 710 CBF-17 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CBF-8 96.5 Trois Rivieres
QC Parent 710 CBF-18 Change feed source from CBF 95.1 Montreal to CBF-8 96.5 Trois Rivieres
UPDATES
In last months column I reported that CKRX 102.3 in Fort Nelson partially simulcasts CKNL 101.5 in Fort St. John. Turns out that CKRX is 100% locally programmed. It should also be noted that CJGV 99.1 in Winnipeg still programs some Jazz in evenings and on weekends to live up to their specialty format requirements.
Next update September 1, 2010
Send tips to [email protected]