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CANADIAN RADIO NEWS FOR MAY, 2010

D

Dan Sys

CANADIAN RADIO NEWS

For MAY, 2010

JUNE 1, 2010

RADIO ACTIVITY

FORMAT CHANGES
ON Owen Sound 106.5 CIXK From AC (MIX 106) to Adult CHR (MIX 106.5)
ON Parry Sound 103.3 CKLP From AC to Classic Hits (remains MOOSE FM)
ON Sudbury 103.9 CHNO From Variety Hits (BIG DADDY FM) to Oldies-Classic Hits (REWIND 103.9)
SK Regina 620 CKRM From Country to Country & Sports

NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
ON Ottawa 99.7 CJOT AC (EZ Rock) (Astral)

STATIONS TESTING
ON Ottawa 101.9 CIDG Blues (DAWG FM) (Frank Torres) (will reportedly launch on June 7)
ON Toronto 98.7 new Caribbean/African (CARN) (A Fitzroy Gordon) (no call letters assigned yet)

BRANDINGS
AB Slave Lake 92.7 CHSL From THE FOX to LAKE FM (remains Classic Hits)
AB Westlock 1370 CFOK From THE FOX to 1370 CFOK (remains Classic Hits)
ON Brantford 92.1 CKPC From FM 92.1 to THE JEWEL (remains AC)

TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
ON Ottawa 99.7 CIIO Moved to 97.5 (Tourist Information)

OFF THE AIR
ON Cobourg 100.9 CKJJ-1 Temporarily off the air until a suitable frequency can be found to relocate due to the launch of CIYM 100.9 in nearby Brighton

CRTC & IC DECISIONS

TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB Olds 104.5 CKJX Increase power from 6,700 watts to 35,000 watts
BC Abbotsford 88.5 CIVL-cp Move to 101.7, increase power from 92 watts (300 watts Max. ERP) to 220 watts (550 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
BC Abbotsford 101.7 CBU-1-cp Move to 88.5, increase power from 67 watts (316 watts Max. ERP) to 2,390 watts (6,000 watts Max. ERP), lower antenna height and relocate transmitter
QC Acton Vale 103.7 CFID Decrease power from 2,647 watts (6,000 watts Max. ERP) to 860 watts (1,926 watts Max. ERP)and raise antenna height

OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
BC Powell River 90.1 CJMP From Powell River Model Community Project For Persons With Disabilities to Powell River Community Radio Society

EXTENSIONS TO CP's GRANTED
ON Peterborough 96.7 CJWV Expires May 8, 2011 (new station) (Pineridge)
ON Windsor 105.5 CBEF-2 Expires May 9, 2011 (nested repeater for CBEF 540) (CBC French)
ON Windsor n/a CJNR Expires May 9, 2013 (new station and to find a suitable frequency) (Neeti P. Ray)

DENIALS
MB Winnipeg 100.7 CHNK Application to remove specialty format status rejected due to non-compliance with its condition of license (Newcap has threatened to shut this station down if the specialty format status was not removed)
QC Levis 105.7 new 80 watts (170 watts Max. ERP) (Jazz & Blues) (French) (Michel Cloutier) (rejected due to concerns over viability of format on a low powered commercial facility)
QC Quebec City 105.3 new 1,200 watts (5,000 watts Max. ERP) (Soft AC) (French) (Evanov) (rejected due to the potential impact on existing stations in the market during the economic slowdown)
QC Quebec City 105.7 new 1,400 watts (5,000 watts Max. ERP) (Soft AC) (English) (Evanov) (rejected because the English community in Quebec City is considered too small to support a station at this time)

CRTC APPLICATIONS

PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
MB Virden 103.3 3,440 watts (Country-Classic Rock mix) (Stillwater Broadcasting)
ON Saint Thomas 94.1 1,370 watts (4,370 watts Max. ERP) (AC-Oldies) (My Broadcasting)

PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
BC Golden 1400 CKGR Move to 106.3 with 890 watts (format will remain AC)

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
BC Salt Spring Island 107.9 CFSI Decrease 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
ON Owen Sound 93.7 CKYC Decrease power from 31,600 watts to 22,000 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter (amends figures from earlier application)
ON Owen Sound 106.5 CIXK Decrease power from 100,000 watts to 28,000 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter (amends figures from earlier application)
ON Toronto 1610 CHHA Decrease daytime power from 10,000 watts to 6,250 watts. Increase nightime power from 1,000 watts to 6,250 watts
ON Woodstock 104.7 CIHR Increase average ERP from 7,096 watts to 8,950 watts (Max. ERP will remain 20,000 watts)
QC Montreal 101.5 CIBL Increase power from 221 watts (293 watts Max. ERP) to 1,003 watts (3,000 watts Max. ERP)
QC Montreal 105.1 CKDG Move to 106.7, increase power from 141 watts (224 watts Max. ERP) to 407 watts (1,200 watts Max. ERP) and lower antenna height
SK Prince Albert 88.1 CJLR-3 Increase power from 249 watts to 49,000 watts, raise antenna height and relocate transmitter

PROPOSED PROGRAMMING CHANGES
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

PROPOSED CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES
AB Edmonton 99.3 CHMC Remove specialty format status (proposes to flip from Smooth Jazz to AC)

Next update July 1, 2010
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----->ON Toronto 98.7 new Caribbean/African (CARN) (A Fitzroy Gordon) (no call letters assigned yet)

The station is also in test mode only, at this time.

It'll be interesting to see how Flow reacts.
I'm guessing they won't even care. They'll most likely keep on with urban top 40 while 98.7 does it's own unique thing.

The REAL question may be...what will CHRY 105.5 FM do?
Weren't they already playing a lot of the music 98.7 is playing now?
 
This is the second time My Broadcasting Corporation has applied for a station in St. Thomas, Ontario. I sincerely hope they get it this time - the incumbent station in St. Thomas (CFHK, known as 103.1 Fresh FM) pretends to be a London station and hasn't even had a studio in St. Thomas since 1998. St. Thomas is probably one of the largest Ontario cities without a locally-based radio station. CFHK and its AM predecessor CHLO operated out of St. Thomas from 1948-1998, although it always targeted London in some respect.
 
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