The return of ALL HIT RADIO CFTR????

[Shadowsabre]

Looks like the CFTR trademark is being...renewed?
Are the low ratings for Toronto's Jack FM the reason?

Here's the link, make of it what you will:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/0632/trdp063229300e.html

 

[agreenbe]

if CFTR returns...does this mean jack is going to change the format? I think if cftr returns, maybe they can restore the old jingles.....would jack switch to top 40 like they were in the late 90's and then flopped?

> Looks like the CFTR trademark is being...renewed?
> Are the low ratings for Toronto's Jack FM the reason?
>
> Here's the link, make of it what you will:
>
> http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/0632/trdp063229300e.html
>

 

[ckik]

ok.....but

it was filed in 1989. Notice?

 

[Yeziknoradio]

> if CFTR returns...does this mean jack is going to change the
> format? I think if cftr returns, maybe they can restore the
> old jingles.....would jack switch to top 40 like they were
> in the late 90's and then flopped?

OK People:

Two things:

1) Yes, it was filed in 1989, so the fact that in August of 2005 it was renewed,(scroll down to bottom) may mean something, or it may not. Is it an automatic renewal system? Or what? Did Rogers request a renewal?
EDITED: never mind, I think all it means is that a renewal notice has been sent out to Rogers,(in August 2005) and they can choose renew, or ignore this notice.

2) Ciss 92 as a top 40 station DID NOT fail, however, their move to the new Kiss 92FIVE urban hits failed miserably.
If they did not go urban/rythmic the top 40 format may have still been around today, and may have continued to do very well.
Wether or not the problem would have been too many tweens listening, and not enough 18-24 crowd listening, is respectfully, the other possible problem.<P ID="signature">______________
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</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by YeziKnoradio on 12/07/05 12:54 AM.</FONT></P>

 

[mjlarochelle]

> 1) Yes, it was filed in 1989, so the fact that in August of
> 2005 it was renewed,(scroll down to bottom) may mean
> something, or it may not. Is it an automatic renewal system?
> Or what? Did Rogers request a renewal?
> EDITED: never mind, I think all it means is that a renewal
> notice has been sent out to Rogers,(in August 2005) and they
> can choose renew, or ignore this notice.
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They may simply be renewing it now to keep this fixed asset on the books. I won't say that CJAQ-FM isn't going to become CFTR-FM soon with the old format, but I would think this is a coincidence.

Speaking of CFTR, a few months back someone's blog outlined a dream plan to move the all-news format of 680 News onto 92.5, and call it News 92.5. If that really were to happen - and I wouldn't rule out that possibility since Rogers owns both stations - what could possibly be done with the 680 allocation, which covers an enormous part of Southern Ontario?<P ID="signature">______________
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