CANADIAN RADIO NEWS
For JULY, 2014
AUGUST 1, 2014
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB Grande Prairie 104.7 CFRI From Classic Rock (Free FM) to CHR (2day FM).
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKVN From Christian to Modern Rock (effective September 1).
BC Campbell River 99.7 CIQC From Hot AC-Classic Hits to CHR (2day FM).
BC Kelowna 103.1 CKQQ From Hot AC to CHR (remains Q103.1).
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI From News-Talk (News 88.9) to Active Rock (Rock 88.9).
QC Gatineau 97.1 CHLX From Soft AC-Oldies (Planete 97.1) to Hot AC (Rythme FM) (effective August 25).
CALL LETTER DATA
BC Cranbrook 107.5 new Will become CKCF
BC Harrison Hot Springs 88.9 new Will become VF2594
NF Bluff Point-Clarenville 107.5 new Will become CKSJ-1
NS Liverpool 99.3 new Will become CJQC
ON Mattawa 93.9 new Will become CJTK-4
ON Maynooth 94.7 new Will become CKJJ-5
ON Orangeville 101.5 new Will become CKMO
ON Ottawa 92.7 new Will become CJVN
ON Welland 89.1 new Will become CKYY
QC Matapedia 101.7 new Will become CBGA-21
QC Mistissini 106.5 new Will become CHIU
QC Pointe-a-la-Garde 92.3 new Will become CBGA-20
YT Old Crow 105.5 new Will become VF2672
BRANDINGS
BC New Westminster 101.1 CFMI From CLASSIC ROCK 101 to ROCK 101.
NB Bathurst 103.3 CJUJ Will become PHANTOM FM.
ON Welland 89.1 CKYY Will become COUNTRY 89.
TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
ON Georgina Island 92.3 CFGI Moved from 102.7. Increased power from 250 to 650 watts.
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Cranbrook 107.5 new Commercial. 1,100 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. Clear Sky Radio.
BC Fernie 107.9 new Commercial. 154 watts (500 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. Clear Sky Radio. Will simulcast 107.5 Cranbrook.
BC Harrison Hot Springs 88.9 new Non-commercial. 50 watts. Christian. Seventh Day Adventist Church of Abbotsford. Will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's, NL.
BC Invermere 107.7 new Commercial. 22 watts (100 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. Clear Sky Radio. Will simulcast 107.5 Cranbrook.
BC Sparwood 107.1 new Commercial. 79 watts (500 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. Clear Sky Radio. Will simulcast 107.5 Cranbrook.
NL Bluff Point-Clarenville 107.5 new Commercial. 11,630 watts (25,500 watts maximum ERP). Oldies-Classic Hits. Will simulcast CKSJ 101.1 St. John's.
NS Liverpool 99.3 new Community. 50 watts. Variety. CJQC Radio Society. Station returning to the air after being dark since September, 2011.
ON Orangeville 101.5 new Commercial. 338 watts (625 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. My Broadcasting.
ON Ottawa 92.7 new Commercial. 50 watts. Christian. French. Fiston Kalambay.
QC Matapedia 101.7 new 268 watts. CBC Premiere Chaine. Will simulcast CBGA 102.1 Matane.
QC Mistissini 106.5 new Aboriginal. 50 watts. Variety. James Bay Cree Communications Society.
QC Pointe-a-la-Garde 92.3 new 1,930 watts (4,740 watts Max. ERP). CBC Premiere Chaine. Will simulcast CBGA 102.1 Matane.
YT Old Crow 105.5 new Aboriginal. 3 watts. Variety. Deetvu Gwinews Radio Society.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Smithers 93.9 CICK Relocate transmitter site.
NB Saint Stephen 88.1 CBAO-cp Move to 106.3. Reduce power from 233 to 232 watts. Applied for frequency of 88.1 was not acceptable after CBAO 990 AM flips to FM.
NS Eastern Passage 105.9 CFEP Increase power from 1,680 to 2,443 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter to the CBC tower site in Halifax.
ON Sturgeon Falls 97.1 CHYQ Change city of license from Nipissing. Decrease power from 47,100 to 6,500 watts (77,600 to 6,500 watts maximum ERP). Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter site. Change radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.
OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKVN From Golden West to Clear Sky Radio.
QC Joliette 103.5 CJLM From Radiodiffusion MF 103.5 de Lanaudiere to Attraction Media.
CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKVN Specialty license removed altogether which will allow station to flip from Christian to Modern Rock.
DENIALS
BC Chilliwack 89.5 CHWK Decrease the minimum level of Canadian content required from 40 to 35%. No evidence of a need for the reduction was presented.
BC Cranbrook 96.5 new Commercial. 2,500 watts. Hot AC-Triple A. Newcap. Competing application to Clear Sky Radio who were awarded the license.
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Strathmore 104.5 Commercial. 3,700 watts (7,000 watts Max. ERP). Country. Clear Sky Radio. Will be branded as "The Wolf". CKOV reserved for call letters.
MB Winnipeg 92.9 Commercial. 1,800 watts. South Asian. Gill Broadcasting.
ON Brampton 1350 Commercial. 450 watts (days) / 55 watts (nights). News-Talk (days) / South Asian (nights). Neeti P. Ray.
ON Brechin-Ramara 96.9 Commercial. 8,900 watts (25,000 watts Max. ERP). Soft AC. Evanov.
ON Toronto 1280 College. 100 watts fulltime. Variety. Radio Ryerson. CJRN reserved for call letters.
ON Toronto 96.7 Commercial nested repeater. 27.3 watts (100 watts Max. ERP). Standards/Talk. MZ Media. Will simulcast CFZM 740 Toronto.
PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
BC New Denver 740 CBUI Move to 102.5 with 50 watts.
NB Caraquet 810 CJVA Move to 94.1 with 17,000 watts (28,000 watts Max. ERP)
ON Bancroft 600 CBLV Move to 99.3 with 269 watts.
ON Temagami 1340 CBEU Move to 106.1 with 50 watts.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
BC Moberly 95.1 CFAH Decrease power from 410 to 185 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter site.
NS Lower Sackville new CIOE-cp Submitted 97.5 to operate 250 watt Community station on. Applied frequency of 88.1 was not acceptable.
ON Hamilton 1150 CKOC Reduce night power from 50,000 to 20,000 watts. Day power will remain 50,000 watts.
ON Wasaga Beach 97.7 CHGB Increase power from 200 to 700 watts (347 to 700 watts Max. ERP). Relocate transmitter site. Change antenna pattern from directional to non-directional.
QC Montreal 100.7 CBFX Decrease power from 100,000 to 99,200 watts. Raise antenna height.
QC Sherbrooke 90.7 CBFX-2 Increase power from 25,000 to 33,200 watts. Raise antenna height.
QC Sherbrooke 101.1 CBF-10 Decrease power from 35,000 to 31,400 watts. Raise antenna height.
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
AB Edmonton 99.3 CIUP From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
AB Edmonton 102.3 CKNO From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
MB Winnipeg 101.5 CJUM From The University of Manitoba Student's Union to UMFM Campus Radio Incorporated.
SK Meadow Lake 102.3 CJNS From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
SK North Battleford 1050 CJNB From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
SK North Battleford 93.3 CJHD From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
SK North Battleford 97.9 CJCQ From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison (includes CJCQ-1 104.5 Meadow Lake)
SK Prince Albert 900 CKBI From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison (includes CKBI-1 92.5 Big River & CKBI-FM 95.9 La Ronge)
SK Prince Albert 99.1 CFMM From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison (includes CFMM-1 Waskesiu Lake)
SK Prince Albert 101.5 CHQX From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison (includes
CHQX-3 Big River, CHQX-2 La Ronge, & CHQX-1 Waskesiu Lake)
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
QC Perce 91.9 Tourist Information. French. 440 Watts. Radio du Rocher Perce.
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For JULY, 2014
AUGUST 1, 2014
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB Grande Prairie 104.7 CFRI From Classic Rock (Free FM) to CHR (2day FM).
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKVN From Christian to Modern Rock (effective September 1).
BC Campbell River 99.7 CIQC From Hot AC-Classic Hits to CHR (2day FM).
BC Kelowna 103.1 CKQQ From Hot AC to CHR (remains Q103.1).
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI From News-Talk (News 88.9) to Active Rock (Rock 88.9).
QC Gatineau 97.1 CHLX From Soft AC-Oldies (Planete 97.1) to Hot AC (Rythme FM) (effective August 25).
CALL LETTER DATA
BC Cranbrook 107.5 new Will become CKCF
BC Harrison Hot Springs 88.9 new Will become VF2594
NF Bluff Point-Clarenville 107.5 new Will become CKSJ-1
NS Liverpool 99.3 new Will become CJQC
ON Mattawa 93.9 new Will become CJTK-4
ON Maynooth 94.7 new Will become CKJJ-5
ON Orangeville 101.5 new Will become CKMO
ON Ottawa 92.7 new Will become CJVN
ON Welland 89.1 new Will become CKYY
QC Matapedia 101.7 new Will become CBGA-21
QC Mistissini 106.5 new Will become CHIU
QC Pointe-a-la-Garde 92.3 new Will become CBGA-20
YT Old Crow 105.5 new Will become VF2672
BRANDINGS
BC New Westminster 101.1 CFMI From CLASSIC ROCK 101 to ROCK 101.
NB Bathurst 103.3 CJUJ Will become PHANTOM FM.
ON Welland 89.1 CKYY Will become COUNTRY 89.
TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
ON Georgina Island 92.3 CFGI Moved from 102.7. Increased power from 250 to 650 watts.
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Cranbrook 107.5 new Commercial. 1,100 watts (2,500 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. Clear Sky Radio.
BC Fernie 107.9 new Commercial. 154 watts (500 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. Clear Sky Radio. Will simulcast 107.5 Cranbrook.
BC Harrison Hot Springs 88.9 new Non-commercial. 50 watts. Christian. Seventh Day Adventist Church of Abbotsford. Will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's, NL.
BC Invermere 107.7 new Commercial. 22 watts (100 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. Clear Sky Radio. Will simulcast 107.5 Cranbrook.
BC Sparwood 107.1 new Commercial. 79 watts (500 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. Clear Sky Radio. Will simulcast 107.5 Cranbrook.
NL Bluff Point-Clarenville 107.5 new Commercial. 11,630 watts (25,500 watts maximum ERP). Oldies-Classic Hits. Will simulcast CKSJ 101.1 St. John's.
NS Liverpool 99.3 new Community. 50 watts. Variety. CJQC Radio Society. Station returning to the air after being dark since September, 2011.
ON Orangeville 101.5 new Commercial. 338 watts (625 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. My Broadcasting.
ON Ottawa 92.7 new Commercial. 50 watts. Christian. French. Fiston Kalambay.
QC Matapedia 101.7 new 268 watts. CBC Premiere Chaine. Will simulcast CBGA 102.1 Matane.
QC Mistissini 106.5 new Aboriginal. 50 watts. Variety. James Bay Cree Communications Society.
QC Pointe-a-la-Garde 92.3 new 1,930 watts (4,740 watts Max. ERP). CBC Premiere Chaine. Will simulcast CBGA 102.1 Matane.
YT Old Crow 105.5 new Aboriginal. 3 watts. Variety. Deetvu Gwinews Radio Society.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Smithers 93.9 CICK Relocate transmitter site.
NB Saint Stephen 88.1 CBAO-cp Move to 106.3. Reduce power from 233 to 232 watts. Applied for frequency of 88.1 was not acceptable after CBAO 990 AM flips to FM.
NS Eastern Passage 105.9 CFEP Increase power from 1,680 to 2,443 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter to the CBC tower site in Halifax.
ON Sturgeon Falls 97.1 CHYQ Change city of license from Nipissing. Decrease power from 47,100 to 6,500 watts (77,600 to 6,500 watts maximum ERP). Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter site. Change radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.
OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKVN From Golden West to Clear Sky Radio.
QC Joliette 103.5 CJLM From Radiodiffusion MF 103.5 de Lanaudiere to Attraction Media.
CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKVN Specialty license removed altogether which will allow station to flip from Christian to Modern Rock.
DENIALS
BC Chilliwack 89.5 CHWK Decrease the minimum level of Canadian content required from 40 to 35%. No evidence of a need for the reduction was presented.
BC Cranbrook 96.5 new Commercial. 2,500 watts. Hot AC-Triple A. Newcap. Competing application to Clear Sky Radio who were awarded the license.
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Strathmore 104.5 Commercial. 3,700 watts (7,000 watts Max. ERP). Country. Clear Sky Radio. Will be branded as "The Wolf". CKOV reserved for call letters.
MB Winnipeg 92.9 Commercial. 1,800 watts. South Asian. Gill Broadcasting.
ON Brampton 1350 Commercial. 450 watts (days) / 55 watts (nights). News-Talk (days) / South Asian (nights). Neeti P. Ray.
ON Brechin-Ramara 96.9 Commercial. 8,900 watts (25,000 watts Max. ERP). Soft AC. Evanov.
ON Toronto 1280 College. 100 watts fulltime. Variety. Radio Ryerson. CJRN reserved for call letters.
ON Toronto 96.7 Commercial nested repeater. 27.3 watts (100 watts Max. ERP). Standards/Talk. MZ Media. Will simulcast CFZM 740 Toronto.
PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
BC New Denver 740 CBUI Move to 102.5 with 50 watts.
NB Caraquet 810 CJVA Move to 94.1 with 17,000 watts (28,000 watts Max. ERP)
ON Bancroft 600 CBLV Move to 99.3 with 269 watts.
ON Temagami 1340 CBEU Move to 106.1 with 50 watts.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
BC Moberly 95.1 CFAH Decrease power from 410 to 185 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter site.
NS Lower Sackville new CIOE-cp Submitted 97.5 to operate 250 watt Community station on. Applied frequency of 88.1 was not acceptable.
ON Hamilton 1150 CKOC Reduce night power from 50,000 to 20,000 watts. Day power will remain 50,000 watts.
ON Wasaga Beach 97.7 CHGB Increase power from 200 to 700 watts (347 to 700 watts Max. ERP). Relocate transmitter site. Change antenna pattern from directional to non-directional.
QC Montreal 100.7 CBFX Decrease power from 100,000 to 99,200 watts. Raise antenna height.
QC Sherbrooke 90.7 CBFX-2 Increase power from 25,000 to 33,200 watts. Raise antenna height.
QC Sherbrooke 101.1 CBF-10 Decrease power from 35,000 to 31,400 watts. Raise antenna height.
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
AB Edmonton 99.3 CIUP From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
AB Edmonton 102.3 CKNO From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
MB Winnipeg 101.5 CJUM From The University of Manitoba Student's Union to UMFM Campus Radio Incorporated.
SK Meadow Lake 102.3 CJNS From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
SK North Battleford 1050 CJNB From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
SK North Battleford 93.3 CJHD From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison
SK North Battleford 97.9 CJCQ From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison (includes CJCQ-1 104.5 Meadow Lake)
SK Prince Albert 900 CKBI From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison (includes CKBI-1 92.5 Big River & CKBI-FM 95.9 La Ronge)
SK Prince Albert 99.1 CFMM From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison (includes CFMM-1 Waskesiu Lake)
SK Prince Albert 101.5 CHQX From Rawlco Radio to Jim Pattison (includes
CHQX-3 Big River, CHQX-2 La Ronge, & CHQX-1 Waskesiu Lake)
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
QC Perce 91.9 Tourist Information. French. 440 Watts. Radio du Rocher Perce.
Updated information is available on a daily basis via the CRN Facebook site:
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Next update September 1, 2014
Send tips to [email protected]