Canadian Radio News for July, 2013

[Dan Sys]

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For JULY, 2013

AUGUST 1, 2013

RADIO ACTIVITY

NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
ON Toronto 88.1 CIND Alternative Rock (Indie 88) (launched on July 31).

CALL LETTER DATA
MB Winnipeg 107.1 CFEQ Will become CKCL (when flip to Classical occurs).

BRANDINGS
ON Kingston 93.5 CKXC From Kix 93.5 to Country 93.5.
ON Sault Sainte Marie 104.3 CJQM From Q104 to Country 104.3.
ON Smiths Falls 101.1 CKBY From Y101 to Country 101.1.

OFF THE AIR
NT Yellowknife 1340 CFYK Went dark without utilizing authorized 90 day simulcast period after flip to 98.9 FM.
ON Dryden 98.5 CFCD Tourist Info station license revoked at the request of the Dryden District Chamber of Commerce

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
AB Fort Chipewyan 1450 CBKE Move to 99.9 with 50 watts.

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
ON Toronto 105.1 CHOQ Decrease average ERP from 570 to 188 watts. Increase Maximum ERP from 1,000 to 1,500 watts. Raise antenna height and relocate transmitter.

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
AB Banff 101.1 CFPE From The Friends of Banff National Park Fellowship to The Banff Centre.
AB Banff 103.3 CFPF From The Friends of Banff National Park Fellowship to The Banff Centre.

DENIALS
BC Kelowna 96.3 CKKO Decrease power from 10,000 to 6,300 watts (31,000 to 14,100 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height, and relocate transmitter. Rejected due to concerns that the new contours could have a negative financial impact on stations in nearby communities (most notably Penticton).

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
BC Barriere 93.1 Commercial. Eclectic Music Mix. 13.5 watts. North Thompson Radio.
ON Meaford 99.3 Commercial. AC. 100 watts. Evanov Radio Group. Will be branded as Apple FM.
ON Prince Edward County 99.3 Community. Pop-Rock. 1,522 watts (3,000 watts Max. ERP). Prince Edward County Radio. Had originally applied for 92.3 but that was deemed as technically unacceptable. Call letters will be CJPE.
QC Montreal 1610 Commercial. South Asian. 1,000 watts fulltime. Radio Humsafar.
QC Montreal 102.9 Commercial. South Asian (primarily Tamil). 31 watts (50 watts Max. ERP) Agni Communications. Reapplied - original application was withdrawn for unspecified reasons. Call letters will be CILO.

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
BC Williams Lake 860 CBRL Move to 92.1 with 275 watts.
NB Saint Quentin 1230 CBAF-21 Move to 91.1 with 50 watts

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Calgary 90.9 CJSW Increase power from 4,000 to 18,000 watts.
NL Clarenville 105.3 CJMY Increase power from 2,070 to 2,813 watts (2,070 to 4,700 watts Max. ERP), raise antenna height, and relocate transmitter.
NS Eastern Passage 105.9 CFEP Increase power from 1,680 to 2,500 watts, raise antenna height, and relocate transmitter.
ON Saint Thomas 103.1 CFHK Increase power from 16,700 to 22,000 watts (50,000 to 60,000 Max. ERP), raise antenna height, and relocate transmitter.
QC Montreal 990 CHRF-cp Move to 980. Reduce night power from 50,000 to 10,000 watts (day power will remain 50,000 watts.
SK Prince Albert 900 CKBI Reduce night power from 10,000 to 2,800 watts (day power will remain 10,000 watts). Relocate transmitter and change antenna radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.

PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
AB Fort McMurray 100.3 CHFT From Newcap to Harvard Broadcasting
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI From Rogers to Acadia Broadcasting with application to remove specialty FM license status.
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI From Rogers to Newcap with application to remove specialty FM license status.

PROPOSED CHANGES TO CONDITIONS OF LICENSE
BC Whistler 102.1 CISW Retain "single station market" status exemption despite the fact that Whistler is now considered a two station market with the recent launch of CKEE 101.5.
QC Montreal 106.3 CKIN Reduce Ethnic programming from 70% to 60%.

PROPOSED CHANGES TO PROGRAMMING FEED
BC Revelstoke 91.3 CBTO Remove network feed from CBYK 94.1 Kamloops and replace it with programming from CBTK 88.9 Kelowna.

Next update September 1, 2013
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[mjlarochelle]

Apple FM?! I'd be surprised if Apple allows a radio station to use that name. They might as well call themselves Google FM.

I had a look at the CFHK application, and they want to move the transmitter into London, on the same tower as BOB FM, FM96, and CFPL TV. The application makes reference to their "studios" in St. Thomas. I sure hope that CRTC doesn't fall for that claim.

 

[spunker88]

So 990 in Montreal wants to move to 980. I wonder if this is because of the directional nightime signal on 990 in order to protect clear channel CBW.

I searched Apple FM and there is a station in the US called KAAP Apple FM in Washington. I don't see what would be wrong with Apple FM, but knowing the aggressive legal nature of Apple, anything is possible. They once went after a apple logo used by New York City a city known as the Big Apple for a lot longer than Apple computer has been around.

 

[Tincap]

I see good ol' CFEP "Seaside FM", is on the march again. When we lived in the Halifax region (actually in Dartmouth, just up the harbour from Eastern Passage), CFEP was cranking out a whopping 50 watts. I jimmy-jammied with a fair amount of antenna wire, to get a good signal from them. I know they're on-line, but I haven't listened to them for a while...perhaps I'll have to tune in and see if they are still as unique as they were, 5-10 years ago.

~BG

 

[mjlarochelle]

So 990 in Montreal wants to move to 980. I wonder if this is because of the directional nightime signal on 990 in order to protect clear channel CBW.

That's probably it. Plus, there's a lot more room on 980 now than there was when CKGM first moved from 980 to 990 years ago. CBV 980 in Quebec City moved to FM, and CKRU 980 Peterborough, Ontario moved to FM, so those allocations no longer need to be protected.

 

[mimo]

So 990 in Montreal wants to move to 980. I wonder if this is because of the directional nightime signal on 990 in order to protect clear channel CBW.

That's probably it. Plus, there's a lot more room on 980 now than there was when CKGM first moved from 980 to 990 years ago. CBV 980 in Quebec City moved to FM, and CKRU 980 Peterborough, Ontario moved to FM, so those allocations no longer need to be protected.

MJ has it exactly right. They'll have a "wider" night time signal area, even with the reduced power. The daytime cuts some of the signal away from us in Ottawa compared to what CKGM had (which was very strong).