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CANADIAN RADIO NEWS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 2014
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB Calgary 101.5 CKCE From Rhythmic AC to Hot AC (remains KOOL FM).
BC Kelowna 103.9 CJUI From Classic Hits (The Juice) to Variety Hits (Juice FM).
NS Dartmouth-Halifax 92.9 CFLT From AC (Lite 92.9) to Variety Hits (Jack FM).
ON Kingston 104.3 CKWS From Oldies-Classic Hits to Hot AC (Hits 104.3)
ON Ottawa 106.9 CKQB From Active Rock (The Bear) to CHR (Jump 106.9) (includes CKQB-1 99.9 Pembroke).
ON Thunder Bay 105.3 CKTG From Classic Hits (The Giant) to Country (Country 105).
ON Woodstock 103.9 CKDK From Classic Hits (More 103.9) to Country
(Country 104).
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
AB Calgary 95.3 CKPK Commercial. Triple A (The Peak). 100,000 watts. Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. (testing)
AB Manning 93.3 CKYL-6 Commercial. Country. 880 watts. Peace River Broadcasting. Simulcasts CKYL 610 Peace River.
AB Wabasca 94.3 CHSL-1 Commercial. Classic Hits. 6,000 watts. Newcap. Simulcasts CHSL 92.7 Slave Lake.
BC Barriere 93.1 CHLW Commercial. Hot AC-Eclectic. 14 watts. North Thompson Radio.
CALL LETTER DATA
AB Lac La Biche 90.5 CFWE Becomes CFWE-6.
AB Vegreville 106.5 new Will become CKVG.
BC Grand Forks 102.3 new Will become CKGF.
BC Merritt 95.9 new Will become VF2620.
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CFRY-1 Becomes CHPO.
NS Sydney 97.5 new Will become CKJM-2.
QC Havre Saint Pierre 89.7 new Will become VF2666.
QC Sherbrooke 105.5 new Will become VF2665.
BRANDINGS
AB Bonnyville 99.7 CFNA From THE WOLF to COUNTRY 99.
BC 100 Mile House 840 CKBX From THE WOLF to COUNTRY 840.
BC Prince George 97.3 CJCI From THE WOLF to COUNTRY 97.
BC Vancouver 95.3 CKZZ From VIRGIN RADIO to Z95.3 (format remains Hot AC).
BC Vanderhoof 1340 CIVH From THE WOLF to VALLEY COUNTRY (includes CIFJ 1480 Ft. St. James & CIFL 1450 Fraser Lake).
BC Williams Lake 570 CKWL From THE WOLF to CARIBOO COUNTRY (includes CKCQ 100.3 Quesnel)
ON Markham 105.9 CFMS Becomes THE REGION.
TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
AB Lac La Biche 90.5 CFWE Moved from 89.9 and increased power from 10 to 19,600 watts.
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
AB Hinton 104.9 Commercial. Active Rock. 1,100 watts. Newcap.
AB Vegreville 106.5 Commercial. Country. 13,000 watts. Cab-K Broadcasting.
BC Grand Forks 102.3 Commercial. Classic Rock. 589 watts (1,043 watts Max. ERP). Vista.
BC Merritt 95.9 Non-commercial. Religion. 50 watts. Seventh Day Adventist Church of Merritt. Will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's, NL.
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. 260 watts. H.F. Dougall Media. Will simulcast CFNO 93.1 Marathon.
ON Tillsonburg 88.7 CBC Radio One. 2,060 watts (8,180 watts Max. ERP). Will simulcast CBCL 93.5 London.
QC Havre Saint Pierre 89.7 No data available. 20 watts. Club Social Nord Est.
QC Sherbrooke 105.5 College. Variety. French. 28 watts. Cegec du Sherbrooke.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB High Prairie 93.5 CKVH Increase power from 25,000 to 29,000 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
AB Manning 92.1 CKKX-1 Increase power from 950 to 1,200 watts. Raise antenna height.
AB Peace River 94.9 CKYL-1 Decrease power from 2,800 to 2,500 watts. Raise antenna height.
AB Peace River 106.1 CKKX Increase power from 989 to 2,500 watts (2,993 to 2,500 watts. Raise antenna height.
BC Greenwood 96.7 CKGF-2 Former originating station in the Mountain FM network will now become a rebroadcaster of the new CKGF 102.3 Grand Forks.
MB Virden 103.3 CJVM-cp Temporarily decrease power from 3,440 to 50 watts. Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Original transmitter site plans did not
materialize. Temporary authorization granted until new full power transmitter site becomes operational.
ON Brampton 530 CIAO Change radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.
QC Matane 95.3 CHOE Decrease power from 30,000 to 14,600 watts.
QC Victoriaville 103.5 CKYQ-1 Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
BC Nakusp 107.1 CJHQ From Nakusp Roots Music Society to Nakusp Community Radio Society.
BC Richmond 650 CISL From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
BC Vancouver 95.3 CKZZ From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
BC Vancouver 104.3 CHHR From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI From Rogers Broadcasting to Acadia Broadcasting.
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI From Rogers Broadcasting to Newcap.
NB Saint John 103.5 CJRP From Pritchard Broadcasting to Houssen Broadcasting (includes CJRP-1 95.1 Rothesay).
ON Toronto 93.5 CFXJ From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
ON Toronto 97.3 CHBM From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI Remove specialty FM license requirements. Will flip from News-Talk to AC.
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI Remove specialty FM license requirements. Will flip from News-Talk to AC.
NB Saint John 103.5 CJRP Format change from 50% Talk / 50% Classic Hits to Christian Country (includes CJRP-1 Rothesay).
EXTENSIONS TO CP'S GRANTED
ON Smooth Rock Falls 88.5 CHYD Cochrane Polar Bear club has until February 19, 2006 to get this 50 watt rebroadcaster of CFDY 104.7 Cochrane on the air.
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Calgary 700 Commercial. Christian. 50,000 watts (days) / 20,000 watts (nights). Touch Canada Broadcasting. Reapplication after original cp expired.
AB Spruce Grove 88.1 Commercial. Hot AC. 6,000 watts. Golden West.
AB Stony Plain-Spruce Grove 88.1 Commercial. Country. 500 watts. Blackgold Broadcasting.
NS Halifax 99.1 Commercial specialty FM. 70% Arabic / 30% Multilingual. 300 watts (355 watts Max. ERP).
Antione Karam. Will partially simulcast CHOU 1450 Montreal, QC.
NS Liverpool 99.3 Community. Variety. 50 watts. The CJQC Radio Society. Application to return station to the air after going dark in 2011.
ON Maynooth 94.7 Commercial specialty FM. Christian. 50 watts. United Christian Broadcasters. Will simulcast
CKJJ 102.3 Belleville.
ON Ottawa 92.7 Non-commercial specialty FM. Christian. French. 50 watts. Fiston Kalambay.
ON Scarborough 102.7 Commercial specialty FM. Multilingual. 472 watts (1,200 watts Max. ERP). East FM.
ON Scarborough 102.7 Commercial specialty FM. Urban. 442 watts (1,500 watts Max. ERP). Intercity Broadcasting Network. Will simulcast CKFG 98.7 Toronto.
ON Scarborough 102.7 Commercial specialty FM. Multilingual. 620 watts (1,300 watts Max. ERP). Multicultural Broadcasting Company.
ON Scarborough 102.7 Commercial specialty FM. Multilingual. 472 watts (1,200 watts Max. ERP). World Band Media.
QC Perce 91.9 Tourist Information. French. 440 Watts. Radio du Rocher Perce.
QC Pointe-a-la-Garde 92.3 CBC Premiere Chaine. 1,930 watts (4,740 watts Max. ERP). Will simulcast CBGA 102.1 Matane.
PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
ON Ignace 1340 CKDR-1 Move to 97.5 with 50 watts.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Fort McMurray 91.1 CKOS Increase power from 35 to 40,000 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
MB Winnipeg 100.7 CFJL Move to 100.5. Increase power from 51,000 to 63,500 watts (80,000 to 100,000 watts Max. ERP).
ON Bolton 105.5 CJFB Move to 102.7. Increase power from 50 to 1,700 watts (5,000 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height.
ON Caledon 102.7 CFGM Rescind license and transfer allotment to Bolton.
ON Nipissing 97.1 CHYQ Decrease power from 47,100 to 6,500 watts (77,600 to 6,500 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Change city of license to Sturgeon Falls.
ON Scarborough 102.7 CJVF Increase power from 6.5 to 476 watts (1,200 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to
directional.
ON Stouffville 102.7 CIWS Increase power from 50 to 175 watts (1,000 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
QC La Baie-Saguenay 93.7 CBJ-6 Move to 102.1. Increase maximum ERP power from 85 to 544 watts.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO PROGRAMMING
AB Edmonton 94.9 CKUA Remove requirement to broadcast 6.5 hours per week of formal educational programming.
BC Chilliwack 89.5 CHWK Reduce required Canadian content requirement from 40% to 35%.
BC Vancouver 104.3 CHHR Remove requirements to broadcast 15% of its programming per week to special interest music and Jazz/Blues.
QC Montreal 1280 CFMB Reduce programming directed to a minimum of 19 cultural groups in 18 different languages to 16 cultural groups in 16 different languages.
QC Natashquan 104.1 CKNA Reduce spoken word programming from 15% to 10%.
APPLICATIONS TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN
AB Edmonton 580 Commercial. Multilingual. 10,000 watts fulltime. South Fraser Broadcasting.
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB Calgary 101.5 CKCE From Rhythmic AC to Hot AC (remains KOOL FM).
BC Kelowna 103.9 CJUI From Classic Hits (The Juice) to Variety Hits (Juice FM).
NS Dartmouth-Halifax 92.9 CFLT From AC (Lite 92.9) to Variety Hits (Jack FM).
ON Kingston 104.3 CKWS From Oldies-Classic Hits to Hot AC (Hits 104.3)
ON Ottawa 106.9 CKQB From Active Rock (The Bear) to CHR (Jump 106.9) (includes CKQB-1 99.9 Pembroke).
ON Thunder Bay 105.3 CKTG From Classic Hits (The Giant) to Country (Country 105).
ON Woodstock 103.9 CKDK From Classic Hits (More 103.9) to Country
(Country 104).
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
AB Calgary 95.3 CKPK Commercial. Triple A (The Peak). 100,000 watts. Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. (testing)
AB Manning 93.3 CKYL-6 Commercial. Country. 880 watts. Peace River Broadcasting. Simulcasts CKYL 610 Peace River.
AB Wabasca 94.3 CHSL-1 Commercial. Classic Hits. 6,000 watts. Newcap. Simulcasts CHSL 92.7 Slave Lake.
BC Barriere 93.1 CHLW Commercial. Hot AC-Eclectic. 14 watts. North Thompson Radio.
CALL LETTER DATA
AB Lac La Biche 90.5 CFWE Becomes CFWE-6.
AB Vegreville 106.5 new Will become CKVG.
BC Grand Forks 102.3 new Will become CKGF.
BC Merritt 95.9 new Will become VF2620.
MB Portage La Prairie 93.1 CFRY-1 Becomes CHPO.
NS Sydney 97.5 new Will become CKJM-2.
QC Havre Saint Pierre 89.7 new Will become VF2666.
QC Sherbrooke 105.5 new Will become VF2665.
BRANDINGS
AB Bonnyville 99.7 CFNA From THE WOLF to COUNTRY 99.
BC 100 Mile House 840 CKBX From THE WOLF to COUNTRY 840.
BC Prince George 97.3 CJCI From THE WOLF to COUNTRY 97.
BC Vancouver 95.3 CKZZ From VIRGIN RADIO to Z95.3 (format remains Hot AC).
BC Vanderhoof 1340 CIVH From THE WOLF to VALLEY COUNTRY (includes CIFJ 1480 Ft. St. James & CIFL 1450 Fraser Lake).
BC Williams Lake 570 CKWL From THE WOLF to CARIBOO COUNTRY (includes CKCQ 100.3 Quesnel)
ON Markham 105.9 CFMS Becomes THE REGION.
TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
AB Lac La Biche 90.5 CFWE Moved from 89.9 and increased power from 10 to 19,600 watts.
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
AB Hinton 104.9 Commercial. Active Rock. 1,100 watts. Newcap.
AB Vegreville 106.5 Commercial. Country. 13,000 watts. Cab-K Broadcasting.
BC Grand Forks 102.3 Commercial. Classic Rock. 589 watts (1,043 watts Max. ERP). Vista.
BC Merritt 95.9 Non-commercial. Religion. 50 watts. Seventh Day Adventist Church of Merritt. Will simulcast VOAR 1210 St. John's, NL.
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. 260 watts. H.F. Dougall Media. Will simulcast CFNO 93.1 Marathon.
ON Tillsonburg 88.7 CBC Radio One. 2,060 watts (8,180 watts Max. ERP). Will simulcast CBCL 93.5 London.
QC Havre Saint Pierre 89.7 No data available. 20 watts. Club Social Nord Est.
QC Sherbrooke 105.5 College. Variety. French. 28 watts. Cegec du Sherbrooke.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
AB High Prairie 93.5 CKVH Increase power from 25,000 to 29,000 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
AB Manning 92.1 CKKX-1 Increase power from 950 to 1,200 watts. Raise antenna height.
AB Peace River 94.9 CKYL-1 Decrease power from 2,800 to 2,500 watts. Raise antenna height.
AB Peace River 106.1 CKKX Increase power from 989 to 2,500 watts (2,993 to 2,500 watts. Raise antenna height.
BC Greenwood 96.7 CKGF-2 Former originating station in the Mountain FM network will now become a rebroadcaster of the new CKGF 102.3 Grand Forks.
MB Virden 103.3 CJVM-cp Temporarily decrease power from 3,440 to 50 watts. Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Original transmitter site plans did not
materialize. Temporary authorization granted until new full power transmitter site becomes operational.
ON Brampton 530 CIAO Change radiation pattern from directional to non-directional.
QC Matane 95.3 CHOE Decrease power from 30,000 to 14,600 watts.
QC Victoriaville 103.5 CKYQ-1 Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
BC Nakusp 107.1 CJHQ From Nakusp Roots Music Society to Nakusp Community Radio Society.
BC Richmond 650 CISL From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
BC Vancouver 95.3 CKZZ From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
BC Vancouver 104.3 CHHR From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI From Rogers Broadcasting to Acadia Broadcasting.
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI From Rogers Broadcasting to Newcap.
NB Saint John 103.5 CJRP From Pritchard Broadcasting to Houssen Broadcasting (includes CJRP-1 95.1 Rothesay).
ON Toronto 93.5 CFXJ From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
ON Toronto 97.3 CHBM From Bell/Astral Media Holdings to Newcap.
CHANGES TO SPECIALTY LICENSES GRANTED
NB Moncton 91.9 CKNI Remove specialty FM license requirements. Will flip from News-Talk to AC.
NB Saint John 88.9 CHNI Remove specialty FM license requirements. Will flip from News-Talk to AC.
NB Saint John 103.5 CJRP Format change from 50% Talk / 50% Classic Hits to Christian Country (includes CJRP-1 Rothesay).
EXTENSIONS TO CP'S GRANTED
ON Smooth Rock Falls 88.5 CHYD Cochrane Polar Bear club has until February 19, 2006 to get this 50 watt rebroadcaster of CFDY 104.7 Cochrane on the air.
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
AB Calgary 700 Commercial. Christian. 50,000 watts (days) / 20,000 watts (nights). Touch Canada Broadcasting. Reapplication after original cp expired.
AB Spruce Grove 88.1 Commercial. Hot AC. 6,000 watts. Golden West.
AB Stony Plain-Spruce Grove 88.1 Commercial. Country. 500 watts. Blackgold Broadcasting.
NS Halifax 99.1 Commercial specialty FM. 70% Arabic / 30% Multilingual. 300 watts (355 watts Max. ERP).
Antione Karam. Will partially simulcast CHOU 1450 Montreal, QC.
NS Liverpool 99.3 Community. Variety. 50 watts. The CJQC Radio Society. Application to return station to the air after going dark in 2011.
ON Maynooth 94.7 Commercial specialty FM. Christian. 50 watts. United Christian Broadcasters. Will simulcast
CKJJ 102.3 Belleville.
ON Ottawa 92.7 Non-commercial specialty FM. Christian. French. 50 watts. Fiston Kalambay.
ON Scarborough 102.7 Commercial specialty FM. Multilingual. 472 watts (1,200 watts Max. ERP). East FM.
ON Scarborough 102.7 Commercial specialty FM. Urban. 442 watts (1,500 watts Max. ERP). Intercity Broadcasting Network. Will simulcast CKFG 98.7 Toronto.
ON Scarborough 102.7 Commercial specialty FM. Multilingual. 620 watts (1,300 watts Max. ERP). Multicultural Broadcasting Company.
ON Scarborough 102.7 Commercial specialty FM. Multilingual. 472 watts (1,200 watts Max. ERP). World Band Media.
QC Perce 91.9 Tourist Information. French. 440 Watts. Radio du Rocher Perce.
QC Pointe-a-la-Garde 92.3 CBC Premiere Chaine. 1,930 watts (4,740 watts Max. ERP). Will simulcast CBGA 102.1 Matane.
PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
ON Ignace 1340 CKDR-1 Move to 97.5 with 50 watts.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
AB Fort McMurray 91.1 CKOS Increase power from 35 to 40,000 watts. Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
MB Winnipeg 100.7 CFJL Move to 100.5. Increase power from 51,000 to 63,500 watts (80,000 to 100,000 watts Max. ERP).
ON Bolton 105.5 CJFB Move to 102.7. Increase power from 50 to 1,700 watts (5,000 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height.
ON Caledon 102.7 CFGM Rescind license and transfer allotment to Bolton.
ON Nipissing 97.1 CHYQ Decrease power from 47,100 to 6,500 watts (77,600 to 6,500 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Change city of license to Sturgeon Falls.
ON Scarborough 102.7 CJVF Increase power from 6.5 to 476 watts (1,200 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Change radiation pattern from non-directional to
directional.
ON Stouffville 102.7 CIWS Increase power from 50 to 175 watts (1,000 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
QC La Baie-Saguenay 93.7 CBJ-6 Move to 102.1. Increase maximum ERP power from 85 to 544 watts.
PROPOSED CHANGES TO PROGRAMMING
AB Edmonton 94.9 CKUA Remove requirement to broadcast 6.5 hours per week of formal educational programming.
BC Chilliwack 89.5 CHWK Reduce required Canadian content requirement from 40% to 35%.
BC Vancouver 104.3 CHHR Remove requirements to broadcast 15% of its programming per week to special interest music and Jazz/Blues.
QC Montreal 1280 CFMB Reduce programming directed to a minimum of 19 cultural groups in 18 different languages to 16 cultural groups in 16 different languages.
QC Natashquan 104.1 CKNA Reduce spoken word programming from 15% to 10%.
APPLICATIONS TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN
AB Edmonton 580 Commercial. Multilingual. 10,000 watts fulltime. South Fraser Broadcasting.