Most underserved and overserved areas

[ftballfan]

Underserved
Many Canadian cities, especially when compared to American cities of similar sizes

Depends on how we define "underserved". If the standard is strictly number of available city grade signals, then many, if not most, Canadian cities would fit the definition. But given the fact that the CRTC takes an active interest in seeing that as many demographics as possible are properly served, I'd argue that Canadian metro areas have more programming choices to select from than their American counterparts. Even with fewer signals. The typical American city may have many signals, but also a large degree of redundancy

CFZM, of course, is the poster-child for the CRTC's approach. Big blowtorch AM signal opens up. CRTC determines that "over 50" is the biggest underserved demo in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), and awards the prize to former suburban adult standards outlet CHWO.

Thunder Bay is a key example. They have a population of 120,000 in their metro area (over 100,000 in the city itself) and there are only four full-power commercial FM stations and no AM stations.