CANADIAN RADIO NEWS
For OCTOBER, 2013
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB Wainwright 101.9 CKKY From Country (on 830) to Active Rock/Classic Rock (K-ROCK)
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
ON Clarence-Rockland 92.5 CHRC Soft AC (Jewel 92.5). Evanov.
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
AB Wainwright 830 CKKY Flipped to 101.9 on October 23.
CALL LETTER DATA
BC Grand Forks 860 CBRJ Will become CBTK-2 when flip to 107.3 occurs.
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CFRY-1 Will become CFRY-FM when new Classic Rock format is established.
NB Bathurst 103.3 new Will become CJUJ.
ON Barrie 106.7 new Will become CFRH-1.
OFF THE AIR
AB Wainwright 830 CKKY Went dark on October 23 without utilizing authorized 90 day simulcast period after flip to 101.9 FM.
The CBC has shut down the following Radio One transmitters stating that population declines in the affected communities have turned them into ghost towns (or near ghost towns).
BC Alice Arm 1150 CBKL
BC Cooper Creek 1540 CBKH
BC Parson 740 CBKR
YT Elsa 560 CBDD
YT Swift River 970 CBDX
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
NB Bathurst 103.3 Community. Variety-Pop Rock. 50 watts. Bathurst Radio Incorporated.
ON Barrie 106.7 Community. Variety. French. 175 watts. La Cle d’la Baie en Huronie. Will simulcast CFRH 88.1 Penetanguishene.
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
BC Grand Forks 860 CBRJ Move to 107.3 with 252 watts.
NL Cartwright 570 CBNK Move to 93.9 with 50 watts.
NT Fort Simpson 690 CBDO Move to 107.5 with 50 watts.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Quesnel 96.1 VF2073 Increase power from 1.6 to 6.5 watts. Raise antenna height.
NB Sackville 105.7 CBAM-1 Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Change radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.
ON Erin 88.1 CHES Increase power from 125 to 570 watts (250 to 1,250 watts Max. ERP).
ON Fort Frances 89.1 CKSB-9 Reduce power from 50,000 to 5,620 watts (50,000 to 12,350 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.
ON Fort Frances 90.5 CBQQ Reduce power from 50,000 to 11,400 watts (50,000 to 25,000 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.
ON Toronto 88.1 CIND Increase power from 532 to 2,100 watts (875 to 4,000 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height.
ON Wawa 88.3 CBLJ Reduce power from 50,000 to 4,807 watts. Raise antenna height.
QC Gaspe 88.5 CBVG Reduce power from 2,160 to 1,730 watts (4,250 to 2,610 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height.
PROGRAMMING CHANGES GRANTED
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CFRY-1 Rescind simulcast of CFRY 920 Portage La Prairie and establish locally programmed Classic Rock format utilizing 93.1's existing facilities and technical parameters. CFRY 920 will retain its Country format.
CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
MB Winnipeg 100.7 CFJL Specialty format license requirements have been removed all together
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Fox Creek 98.1 Commercial. Active Rock. 610 watts. Newcap. Will simulcast CFXW 96.7 Whitecourt.
AB Spruce Grove 88.1 Commercial. Hot AC. 6,000 watts. Golden West.
BC Abbotsford 107.9 Commercial. South Asian. 250 watts. South Asian Broadcasting. Will simulcast CKYE 93.1 Vancouver.
BC Aldergrove-Langley 107.9 Non-Commercial. Religion. 50 watts. Limited operating hours. Living World Fellowship.
BC Cranbrook 96.5 Commercial. Modern AC. 2,600 watts. Newcap.
BC Cranbrook 107.5 Commercial. AC-Oldies. 1,100 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). Clear Sky Radio.
BC Surrey 600 Commercial. South Asian. 10,000 watts fulltime. Sher-E-Punjab Radio. If approved the applicant will cease broadcasting on KRPI 1550 Ferndale, Washington. Alternate proposal filed for 107.7 Surrey with 1,066 watts (3,400 watts Max. ERP) and 98.3 Richmond with 118 watts (170 watts Max. ERP).
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. AC-Eclectic. 1,504 watts (3,400 watts Max. ERP). South Fraser Broadcasting. Alternate proposal filed for 91.5 with 290 watts (1,000 watts Max. ERP).
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. Hot AC-Rhythmic (days) / South Asian (nights). Mosaic Media. Will be branded as BUZZ FM.
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 820 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). Akash Broadcasting. Station will be branded as RADIO AKASH. Alternate proposal filed for 91.5 with 290 watts (1,000 watts Max ERP)
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 375 watts (650 watts Max. ERP). I.T. Productions. Will simulcast CJRJ 200 Vancouver. Alternate proposal filed for 106.9 with 33.1 watts (125 watts Max. ERP).
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 660 watts (2,000 watts Max. ERP). New Vision Broadcasting.
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 422 watts (750 watts Max. ERP). South Asian Broadcasting. Will simulcast CKYE 93.1 Vancouver. Alternate proposal for 91.5 with 23.5 watts (100 watts Max. ERP).
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 1,390 watts (3,000 watts Max. ERP). South Asian Link. Alternate proposal filed for 600 with 10,000 watts fulltime.
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. Urban-Dance. 820 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). Sky Radio Broadcasting. Station will be branded as SKY 107 and the call letters CKYU have been reserved.
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. World Beat-Fusion Music. 660 watts (2,000 watts Max. ERP). Surdel Broadcasting. The call letters CJRV have been reserved.
BC Vancouver 600 Commercial. Business News/Talk. 10,000 watts fulltime. Channel Zero. Station will be branded as BIZ 600.
BC Vancouver 98.3 Commercial Specialty FM. 80% Progressive Urban Talk / 20% Triple A. 2,080 watts (6,000 watts Max. ERP). Roundhouse Radio.
BC Vancouver 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 820 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). Idea Broadcasting. Station will be branded as IDEA FM and the call letters CJIM have been reserved.
NS Sydney 97.5 Community. Variety. French. 800 watts. La Cooperative Radio Cheticamp. Will simulcast CKJM 106.1 Cheticamp.
ON Beardmore 107.1 Commercial. Hot AC. 360 watts. H.F. Dougall Media. Will simulcast CFNO 93.1 Marathon.
ON Cobalt 107.9 Commercial. Oldies-Classic Hits. 8,700 watts. Allan F. Marshall.
ON Tillsonburg 88.7 CBC Radio One. 2,060 watts (8,180 watts Max. ERP). Will simulcast CBCL 93.5 London.
QC Dolbeau-Misstassini 101.3 Community. Variety. French. 395 watts. Societe d'information Lac St-Jean.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB High Prairie 93.5 CKVH Increase power from 25,000 to 29,000 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
AB Peace River 94.9 CKYL-1 Reduce power from 2,800 to 2,500 watts and raise antenna height.
AB Peace River 106.1 CKKX Increase power from 989 to 2,500 watts (2,993 to 2,500 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Change radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.
BC Hornby Island 96.5 CHFR Increase power from 5 to 50 watts. Lower antenna height. Upgrade status from a developmental community station to a regular community station.
ON Thunder Bay 95.1 CJOA Increase power from 50 to 250 watts. Lower antenna height.
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
BC Nakusp 107.1 CJHQ From The Nakusp Roots Music Society to The Nakusp Community Radio Society.
NB Saint John 103.5 CJRP From Pritchard Broadcasting to James Houssen. Format will change from Classic Hits & Talk to Christian Country. Includes CJRP-1 95.1 Rothesay.
ON Thunder Bay 95.1 CJOA From Thunder Bay Christian Radio to United Christian Broadcasters.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI Remove specialty format license entirely if earlier announced ownership change from Rogers to Acadia Broadcasting is approved.
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
NS Lower Sackville 88.7 Community. Variety. 250 watts. Cobequid Radio Society. Application temporarily withdrawn. No reason was given for the withdrawal.
Next update December 1, 2013
Send tips to [email protected]
For OCTOBER, 2013
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB Wainwright 101.9 CKKY From Country (on 830) to Active Rock/Classic Rock (K-ROCK)
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
ON Clarence-Rockland 92.5 CHRC Soft AC (Jewel 92.5). Evanov.
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS ON THE AIR
AB Wainwright 830 CKKY Flipped to 101.9 on October 23.
CALL LETTER DATA
BC Grand Forks 860 CBRJ Will become CBTK-2 when flip to 107.3 occurs.
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CFRY-1 Will become CFRY-FM when new Classic Rock format is established.
NB Bathurst 103.3 new Will become CJUJ.
ON Barrie 106.7 new Will become CFRH-1.
OFF THE AIR
AB Wainwright 830 CKKY Went dark on October 23 without utilizing authorized 90 day simulcast period after flip to 101.9 FM.
The CBC has shut down the following Radio One transmitters stating that population declines in the affected communities have turned them into ghost towns (or near ghost towns).
BC Alice Arm 1150 CBKL
BC Cooper Creek 1540 CBKH
BC Parson 740 CBKR
YT Elsa 560 CBDD
YT Swift River 970 CBDX
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
NB Bathurst 103.3 Community. Variety-Pop Rock. 50 watts. Bathurst Radio Incorporated.
ON Barrie 106.7 Community. Variety. French. 175 watts. La Cle d’la Baie en Huronie. Will simulcast CFRH 88.1 Penetanguishene.
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
BC Grand Forks 860 CBRJ Move to 107.3 with 252 watts.
NL Cartwright 570 CBNK Move to 93.9 with 50 watts.
NT Fort Simpson 690 CBDO Move to 107.5 with 50 watts.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Quesnel 96.1 VF2073 Increase power from 1.6 to 6.5 watts. Raise antenna height.
NB Sackville 105.7 CBAM-1 Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Change radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.
ON Erin 88.1 CHES Increase power from 125 to 570 watts (250 to 1,250 watts Max. ERP).
ON Fort Frances 89.1 CKSB-9 Reduce power from 50,000 to 5,620 watts (50,000 to 12,350 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.
ON Fort Frances 90.5 CBQQ Reduce power from 50,000 to 11,400 watts (50,000 to 25,000 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.
ON Toronto 88.1 CIND Increase power from 532 to 2,100 watts (875 to 4,000 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height.
ON Wawa 88.3 CBLJ Reduce power from 50,000 to 4,807 watts. Raise antenna height.
QC Gaspe 88.5 CBVG Reduce power from 2,160 to 1,730 watts (4,250 to 2,610 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height.
PROGRAMMING CHANGES GRANTED
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CFRY-1 Rescind simulcast of CFRY 920 Portage La Prairie and establish locally programmed Classic Rock format utilizing 93.1's existing facilities and technical parameters. CFRY 920 will retain its Country format.
CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
MB Winnipeg 100.7 CFJL Specialty format license requirements have been removed all together
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Fox Creek 98.1 Commercial. Active Rock. 610 watts. Newcap. Will simulcast CFXW 96.7 Whitecourt.
AB Spruce Grove 88.1 Commercial. Hot AC. 6,000 watts. Golden West.
BC Abbotsford 107.9 Commercial. South Asian. 250 watts. South Asian Broadcasting. Will simulcast CKYE 93.1 Vancouver.
BC Aldergrove-Langley 107.9 Non-Commercial. Religion. 50 watts. Limited operating hours. Living World Fellowship.
BC Cranbrook 96.5 Commercial. Modern AC. 2,600 watts. Newcap.
BC Cranbrook 107.5 Commercial. AC-Oldies. 1,100 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). Clear Sky Radio.
BC Surrey 600 Commercial. South Asian. 10,000 watts fulltime. Sher-E-Punjab Radio. If approved the applicant will cease broadcasting on KRPI 1550 Ferndale, Washington. Alternate proposal filed for 107.7 Surrey with 1,066 watts (3,400 watts Max. ERP) and 98.3 Richmond with 118 watts (170 watts Max. ERP).
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. AC-Eclectic. 1,504 watts (3,400 watts Max. ERP). South Fraser Broadcasting. Alternate proposal filed for 91.5 with 290 watts (1,000 watts Max. ERP).
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. Hot AC-Rhythmic (days) / South Asian (nights). Mosaic Media. Will be branded as BUZZ FM.
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 820 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). Akash Broadcasting. Station will be branded as RADIO AKASH. Alternate proposal filed for 91.5 with 290 watts (1,000 watts Max ERP)
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 375 watts (650 watts Max. ERP). I.T. Productions. Will simulcast CJRJ 200 Vancouver. Alternate proposal filed for 106.9 with 33.1 watts (125 watts Max. ERP).
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 660 watts (2,000 watts Max. ERP). New Vision Broadcasting.
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 422 watts (750 watts Max. ERP). South Asian Broadcasting. Will simulcast CKYE 93.1 Vancouver. Alternate proposal for 91.5 with 23.5 watts (100 watts Max. ERP).
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 1,390 watts (3,000 watts Max. ERP). South Asian Link. Alternate proposal filed for 600 with 10,000 watts fulltime.
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. Urban-Dance. 820 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). Sky Radio Broadcasting. Station will be branded as SKY 107 and the call letters CKYU have been reserved.
BC Surrey 107.7 Commercial. World Beat-Fusion Music. 660 watts (2,000 watts Max. ERP). Surdel Broadcasting. The call letters CJRV have been reserved.
BC Vancouver 600 Commercial. Business News/Talk. 10,000 watts fulltime. Channel Zero. Station will be branded as BIZ 600.
BC Vancouver 98.3 Commercial Specialty FM. 80% Progressive Urban Talk / 20% Triple A. 2,080 watts (6,000 watts Max. ERP). Roundhouse Radio.
BC Vancouver 107.7 Commercial. South Asian. 820 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). Idea Broadcasting. Station will be branded as IDEA FM and the call letters CJIM have been reserved.
NS Sydney 97.5 Community. Variety. French. 800 watts. La Cooperative Radio Cheticamp. Will simulcast CKJM 106.1 Cheticamp.
ON Beardmore 107.1 Commercial. Hot AC. 360 watts. H.F. Dougall Media. Will simulcast CFNO 93.1 Marathon.
ON Cobalt 107.9 Commercial. Oldies-Classic Hits. 8,700 watts. Allan F. Marshall.
ON Tillsonburg 88.7 CBC Radio One. 2,060 watts (8,180 watts Max. ERP). Will simulcast CBCL 93.5 London.
QC Dolbeau-Misstassini 101.3 Community. Variety. French. 395 watts. Societe d'information Lac St-Jean.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB High Prairie 93.5 CKVH Increase power from 25,000 to 29,000 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
AB Peace River 94.9 CKYL-1 Reduce power from 2,800 to 2,500 watts and raise antenna height.
AB Peace River 106.1 CKKX Increase power from 989 to 2,500 watts (2,993 to 2,500 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Change radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.
BC Hornby Island 96.5 CHFR Increase power from 5 to 50 watts. Lower antenna height. Upgrade status from a developmental community station to a regular community station.
ON Thunder Bay 95.1 CJOA Increase power from 50 to 250 watts. Lower antenna height.
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
BC Nakusp 107.1 CJHQ From The Nakusp Roots Music Society to The Nakusp Community Radio Society.
NB Saint John 103.5 CJRP From Pritchard Broadcasting to James Houssen. Format will change from Classic Hits & Talk to Christian Country. Includes CJRP-1 95.1 Rothesay.
ON Thunder Bay 95.1 CJOA From Thunder Bay Christian Radio to United Christian Broadcasters.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI Remove specialty format license entirely if earlier announced ownership change from Rogers to Acadia Broadcasting is approved.
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
NS Lower Sackville 88.7 Community. Variety. 250 watts. Cobequid Radio Society. Application temporarily withdrawn. No reason was given for the withdrawal.
Next update December 1, 2013
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