CANADIAN RADIO NEWS
For SEPTEMBER, 2014
October 1, 2014
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKBD From Christian (as CKVN) to Modern Rock (THE BRIDGE).
BC Duncan 89.7 CJSU From Hot AC-Classic Hits (SUN FM) to Variety Hits (JUICE FM).
BC Port Hardy 1240 CFNI From AC (THE PORT) to Classic Hits (COAST AM). Includes CFPA 100.3 Port Alice.
MB Portage La Prairie 920 CFRY From Country to Classic Country.
ON Kemptville 97.5 CKVV From AC (STAR FM) to Variety Hits (JUICE FM).
QC Montreal 91.9 CKLX From Talk (days) / Jazz (nights) (RADIO X) to Talk (days) / Sports (nights) (RADIO 9).
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CHPO Commercial. 27,000 watts. Country. Golden West. COUNTRY 93.1. Previously was a simulcast for CFRY 920 Portage La Prairie.
NS Pictou-New Glasgow 97.9 CKEZ Commercial. 46,720 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP). Classic Rock. Hector Broadcasting. CLASSIC ROCK 97.9.
CALL LETTER DATA
AB Calgary 700 Will become CJLI
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKVN Becomes CKBD
AB Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 88.1 Will become CKSS
BC New Denver 740 CBUI Will become CBTK-3 (when flip to 102.5 occurs)
NT Inuvik 100.7 Will become VF2655
QC Baie Saint Paul 104.9 Will become CBV-9
BRANDINGS
BC Vancouver 1200 CJRJ From RJ1200 to SPICE RADIO
NS Bridgewater 100.7 CJHK From HANK FM to COUNTRY 100.7
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
AB Calgary 700 Commercial. 50,000 watts (days) / 20,000 watts (nights). Christian. Touch Canada. Originally approved in 2009. Construction permit expired due to ongoing issues over transmitter site location which have since been resolved.
AB Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 88.1 Commercial. 500 watts. Country. Blackgold Broadcasting.
NT Inuvik 100.7 Non-Commercial. 10 watts. Christian. Lighthouse Community Church.
QC Baie Saint Paul 104.9 CBC Premiere Chaine. 833 watts (3,597 watts Max. ERP). Will simulcast CBV 106.3 Quebec City.
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
BC New Denver 740 CBUI Move to 102.5 with 50 watts.
NT Tuktoyaktuk 1150 CBAC Move to 99.9 with 361 watts.
ON Bancroft 600 CBLV Move to 99.3 with 269 watts.
ON Deep River 1110 CBLI Move to 97.9 with 50 watts.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
NL Corner Brook 570 CFCB Increase daytime power from 1,000 to 10,000 watts. Night power will remain 1,000 watts.
ON Mississauga 960 CKNT-cp Reduce power from 2,000 to 700 watts (days) / 180 to 104 watts (nights). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
ON Toronto 1690 CHTO Increase daytime power from 3,000 to 6,000 watts. Night power will remain 1,000 watts.
QC Hudson-Saint Lazare 106.7 CHSV-cp Increase power from 500 to 1,420 watts (500 to 2,650 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.
QC Maliotenam 104.5 CKAU Increase power from 50 watts to 6,000 watts. Raise antenna height.
EXTENSIONS TO CP'S GRANTED
BC Gabriola Island 98.7 CKGI The Gabriola Radio Society has until November 2, 2015 to get this new 60 watt Community station on the air.
QC Montreal 600 new TTP Media has until November 21, 2015 to get this new 10,000 watt News-Talk station on the air.
QC Montreal 940 new TTP Media has until November 21, 2015 to get this new 50,000 watt French language News-Talk station on the air.
DENIALS
AB Spruce Grove 88.1 Commercial. 6,000 watts. Hot AC. Golden West. Competing application to Blackgold who gained approval of new station in Spruce Grove.
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. Relocate transmitter. CRTC deemed this as a "backdoor entry" into the Penticton market.
NS Halifax 99.1 Commercial. 300 watts (355 watts Max. ERP). Arabic. Radio Moyen Orient. Would have simulcasted CHOU 1450 Montreal over 50%. CRTC concerned about the lack of local programming and that other ethnic languages should have been represented in the broadcast schedule.
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Ponoka 88.7 Commercial. 10,000 watts. Country. Blackgold Broadcasting.
AB Sylvan Lake 88.5 Commercial. 791 watts (1,500 watts Max. ERP). Modern AC. Clear Sky Radio. CKLK calls have been reserved.
BC North Vancouver 99.9 Commercial. 450 watts. Triple A. Four Senses Entertainment. Will simulcast CKEE 101.5 Whistler.
ON Little Current 103.1 Commercial. 35,200 watts. Country. Craig Timmerman.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
NS Spryfield-Halifax 94.7 CIRP Increase power from 50 to 452 watts (50 to 700 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.
ON Fergus 92.9 CICW Move to 101.1. Increase power from 45 to 750 watts (125 to 2,500 watts Max. ERP).
ON Oakville 1250 CJYE Change status from a DA-2 operation to a DA-1 operation. Power will remain 10,000 watts fulltime.
ON Oakville 1320 CJMR Reduce daytime power from 20,000 to 10,000 watts. Night power will remain 10,000 watts. Change status from a DA-2 operation to a DA-1 operation.
ON Thunder Bay 90.5 CKSI Increase power from 50 to 250 watts. Raise antenna height.
SK Kindersley 104.9 CKVX Increase power from 50 to 66,000 watts (50 to 100,000 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
QC Saint Constant 1040 CJMS From 3553230 Canada Inc. to Groupe Medias Pam. Will retain French language Country format.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO CONDITIONS OF LICENSE
AB Drumheller 99.5 CHOO Remove condition that requires 10% of its musical selections to be of the Folk genre.
AB Edmonton 95.7 CKEA Remove condition that requires 20% of its musical selections to be of the Jazz and Blues genres.
Next update November 1, 2014
Send tips to [email protected]
For SEPTEMBER, 2014
October 1, 2014
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKBD From Christian (as CKVN) to Modern Rock (THE BRIDGE).
BC Duncan 89.7 CJSU From Hot AC-Classic Hits (SUN FM) to Variety Hits (JUICE FM).
BC Port Hardy 1240 CFNI From AC (THE PORT) to Classic Hits (COAST AM). Includes CFPA 100.3 Port Alice.
MB Portage La Prairie 920 CFRY From Country to Classic Country.
ON Kemptville 97.5 CKVV From AC (STAR FM) to Variety Hits (JUICE FM).
QC Montreal 91.9 CKLX From Talk (days) / Jazz (nights) (RADIO X) to Talk (days) / Sports (nights) (RADIO 9).
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CHPO Commercial. 27,000 watts. Country. Golden West. COUNTRY 93.1. Previously was a simulcast for CFRY 920 Portage La Prairie.
NS Pictou-New Glasgow 97.9 CKEZ Commercial. 46,720 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP). Classic Rock. Hector Broadcasting. CLASSIC ROCK 97.9.
CALL LETTER DATA
AB Calgary 700 Will become CJLI
AB Lethbridge 98.1 CKVN Becomes CKBD
AB Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 88.1 Will become CKSS
BC New Denver 740 CBUI Will become CBTK-3 (when flip to 102.5 occurs)
NT Inuvik 100.7 Will become VF2655
QC Baie Saint Paul 104.9 Will become CBV-9
BRANDINGS
BC Vancouver 1200 CJRJ From RJ1200 to SPICE RADIO
NS Bridgewater 100.7 CJHK From HANK FM to COUNTRY 100.7
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
AB Calgary 700 Commercial. 50,000 watts (days) / 20,000 watts (nights). Christian. Touch Canada. Originally approved in 2009. Construction permit expired due to ongoing issues over transmitter site location which have since been resolved.
AB Spruce Grove-Stony Plain 88.1 Commercial. 500 watts. Country. Blackgold Broadcasting.
NT Inuvik 100.7 Non-Commercial. 10 watts. Christian. Lighthouse Community Church.
QC Baie Saint Paul 104.9 CBC Premiere Chaine. 833 watts (3,597 watts Max. ERP). Will simulcast CBV 106.3 Quebec City.
AM TO FM CONVERSIONS GRANTED
BC New Denver 740 CBUI Move to 102.5 with 50 watts.
NT Tuktoyaktuk 1150 CBAC Move to 99.9 with 361 watts.
ON Bancroft 600 CBLV Move to 99.3 with 269 watts.
ON Deep River 1110 CBLI Move to 97.9 with 50 watts.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
NL Corner Brook 570 CFCB Increase daytime power from 1,000 to 10,000 watts. Night power will remain 1,000 watts.
ON Mississauga 960 CKNT-cp Reduce power from 2,000 to 700 watts (days) / 180 to 104 watts (nights). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
ON Toronto 1690 CHTO Increase daytime power from 3,000 to 6,000 watts. Night power will remain 1,000 watts.
QC Hudson-Saint Lazare 106.7 CHSV-cp Increase power from 500 to 1,420 watts (500 to 2,650 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.
QC Maliotenam 104.5 CKAU Increase power from 50 watts to 6,000 watts. Raise antenna height.
EXTENSIONS TO CP'S GRANTED
BC Gabriola Island 98.7 CKGI The Gabriola Radio Society has until November 2, 2015 to get this new 60 watt Community station on the air.
QC Montreal 600 new TTP Media has until November 21, 2015 to get this new 10,000 watt News-Talk station on the air.
QC Montreal 940 new TTP Media has until November 21, 2015 to get this new 50,000 watt French language News-Talk station on the air.
DENIALS
AB Spruce Grove 88.1 Commercial. 6,000 watts. Hot AC. Golden West. Competing application to Blackgold who gained approval of new station in Spruce Grove.
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. Relocate transmitter. CRTC deemed this as a "backdoor entry" into the Penticton market.
NS Halifax 99.1 Commercial. 300 watts (355 watts Max. ERP). Arabic. Radio Moyen Orient. Would have simulcasted CHOU 1450 Montreal over 50%. CRTC concerned about the lack of local programming and that other ethnic languages should have been represented in the broadcast schedule.
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Ponoka 88.7 Commercial. 10,000 watts. Country. Blackgold Broadcasting.
AB Sylvan Lake 88.5 Commercial. 791 watts (1,500 watts Max. ERP). Modern AC. Clear Sky Radio. CKLK calls have been reserved.
BC North Vancouver 99.9 Commercial. 450 watts. Triple A. Four Senses Entertainment. Will simulcast CKEE 101.5 Whistler.
ON Little Current 103.1 Commercial. 35,200 watts. Country. Craig Timmerman.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
NS Spryfield-Halifax 94.7 CIRP Increase power from 50 to 452 watts (50 to 700 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.
ON Fergus 92.9 CICW Move to 101.1. Increase power from 45 to 750 watts (125 to 2,500 watts Max. ERP).
ON Oakville 1250 CJYE Change status from a DA-2 operation to a DA-1 operation. Power will remain 10,000 watts fulltime.
ON Oakville 1320 CJMR Reduce daytime power from 20,000 to 10,000 watts. Night power will remain 10,000 watts. Change status from a DA-2 operation to a DA-1 operation.
ON Thunder Bay 90.5 CKSI Increase power from 50 to 250 watts. Raise antenna height.
SK Kindersley 104.9 CKVX Increase power from 50 to 66,000 watts (50 to 100,000 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
QC Saint Constant 1040 CJMS From 3553230 Canada Inc. to Groupe Medias Pam. Will retain French language Country format.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO CONDITIONS OF LICENSE
AB Drumheller 99.5 CHOO Remove condition that requires 10% of its musical selections to be of the Folk genre.
AB Edmonton 95.7 CKEA Remove condition that requires 20% of its musical selections to be of the Jazz and Blues genres.
Next update November 1, 2014
Send tips to [email protected]