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CANADIAN RADIO NEWS FOR JUNE 2012

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Dan Sys

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For JUNE, 2012

JULY 1, 2012

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
ON Oshawa 94.9 CKGE From Mainstream/Classic Rock to Active Rock
QC Quebec City 91.9 CJEC From Hot AC-Rhythmic (Rythme 91.9) to Triple A (WKND)

UPCOMING FORMAT CHANGES
QC Gatineau 104.7 CKOF From Hot AC-CHR to Talk (August 20)
QC Montreal 91.9 CKLX From Jazz to 50% Talk & 50% unspecified music (late Summer-early Fall) (CRTC decision to go 100% Talk pending)
QC Sherbrooke 107.7 CKOY From Hot AC-CHR to Talk (August 20)
QC Trois-Rivieres 106.9 CKOB From Hot AC-CHR to Talk (August 20)

NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
ON Cochrane 102.1 CFCJ Christian (Cochrane Christian Radio)
ON Scarborough 105.9 CJVF Sri Lankin-Tamil (Vanakkam FM)

OFF THE AIR
QC Montreal various CKCX Radio Canada International has shut down all over the air shortwave transmissions becomming an internet only service

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
AB Edmonton 680 CHFA Moving to 90.1 with 100,000 watts

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Edmonton 101.1 CHFA-10 Will go off the air when CHFA 680 moves to 90.1
AB Edmonton 90.1 CBCX-1 Moving to 101.1 and decreasing power from 100,000 watts to 3,931 watts
AB Saint Paul 97.7 CHSP Increase power from 22,000 watts (50,000 watts Max. ERP) to 45,000 watts (45,000 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
NB Fredericton 93.3 CIRC Lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
QC Saguenay 105.5 CKGS Move to 105.7, decrease power from 6,000 watts to 2,390 watts (Max. ERP will remain 6,000 watts), raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
ON Brantford 93.9 CFWC From Tony & Vicki Schleifer to Sound of Faith Broadcasting

EXTENSIONS TO CP's GRANTED
BC Whistler 101.5 new (AC) Four Senses Entertainment has until March 2, 2013 to implement this station
MB Arborg 99.5 CJIE-2 (Country-Hot AC) (will simulcast CJIE 107.5 Winnipeg Beach) Stillwater Broadcasting has until February 10, 2013 to implement this station.
ON Gravenhurst 101.9 CIIG (Tourist Info) Instant Information Services has until June 1, 2013 to implement this station.
ON London 99.9 CHJX (Christian) (move from 105.9 and increase power from 10 watts to 500 watts) Sound of Faith Broadcasting has until August 31, 2012 to implement these technical changes.
ON Orillia 98.5 CIOA (Tourist Info) Instant Information Services has until June 1, 2013 to implement this station.

DENIALS
MB The Pas 96.9 21 watts (with 32 watt rebroadcaster on 96.9 in Flin Flon) (Christian) (Tom Heeney) (the business plan was not acceptable and the applicant was vague with details on proposed programming)
ON Midland 104.1 CICZ Increase power from 9,354 watts (20,000 watts Max. ERP) to 33,500 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP) (possible negative financial impact on existing stations in the Barrie and Orillia areas was cited as the reason)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
QC Inukjuak 103.5 50 watts (CBC North/Radio One) (will simulcast CFFB 1230 Iqaluit, NU)
QC Kuujjuaq 103.5 50 watts (CBC North/Radio One) (will simulcast CFFB 1230 Iqaluit, NU)
QC Kuujjuarapik 103.5 50 watts (CBC North/Radio One) (will simulcast CFFB 1230 Iqaluit, NU)
QC Puvirnituq 103.5 50 watts (CBC North/Radio One) (will simulcast CFFB 1230 Iqaluit, NU)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
NF La Grand' Terre 96.1 CKIP Increase power from 42 watts (250 watts Max. ERP) to 142 watts (632 watts Max. ERP) and lower antenna height
QC Montreal 106.3 CKIN Increase power from 102 watts (300 watts Max. ERP) to 394 watts (1,200 watts Max. ERP)


Next update August 1, 2012
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Dan said:
CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For JUNE, 2012

JULY 1, 2012

RADIO ACTIVITY


OFF THE AIR
QC Montreal various CKCX Radio Canada International has shut down all over the air shortwave transmissions becomming an internet only service


Next update August 1, 2012
Send tips to [email protected]
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At the moment (July 6th), CKCX is still broadcasting on 9625 kHz, although the signal is weaker than usual.

~BG
 
I read that 9625 will remain on the air until new CBC North/Radio One FM repeaters are launched in 5 remote communities in Northern Quebec later this year.

Just out of curiosity, are the CKCX calls only assigned to 9625 or do they also cover all the other transmitters at the Sackville antenna farm? Anybody know?
 
Dan said:
I read that 9625 will remain on the air until new CBC North/Radio One FM repeaters are launched in 5 remote communities in Northern Quebec later this year.

Just out of curiosity, are the CKCX calls only assigned to 9625 or do they also cover all the other transmitters at the Sackville antenna farm? Anybody know?
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The CKCX calls in recent years covered all shortwave frequencies broadcast from Sackville. Many years ago, many callsigns were in use for RCI, presumably one for each frequency.
 
Considering the amount of spaces left in Toronto (88.1 and that's it!), I'm surprised you can squeeze in 105.9. Even if its low powered, wouldn't it get a lot of interference because of 105.7 (St. Catharines) and 106.1 (Guelph)?
 
I'm surprised the CBC is decommissioning the SW transmitter at Sackville, and yet they've said nothing about their SW transmitters in BC (CKZU, relaying CBU Vancouver) and Newfoundland (CKZN, relaying CFGB Goose Bay). I would think that RCI gets a lot more listeners than either CKZU or CKZN, considering that shortwave isn't particularly popular in Canada anymore but remains popular in some other countries.
 
They probably don’t need any additional personnel to keep those smaller transmitters going, they probably use the staff at the stations they are rebroadcasting.
 
kc1ih said:
They probably don’t need any additional personnel to keep those smaller transmitters going, they probably use the staff at the stations they are rebroadcasting.
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True, although I'm sure in this day and age a lot of the transmitting equipment could be managed remotely from Montreal by existing CBC Montreal engineers, and if someone needed to go to the transmitter site, they've probably already got an engineer in Moncton who can go to Sackville, where there is also a Radio One repeater.
 
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