CANADIAN RADIO NEWS
For MAY, 2015
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB High River 100.9 CKUV From Classic Rock to Hot AC (THE EAGLE)
BC Vancouver 102.7 CKPK From Triple A to Alternative Rock-Triple A (THE PEAK)
NB Fredericton 92.3 CFRK From CHR (HOT 92.3) to Country (COUNTRY 92.3)
ON Barrie 93.1 CHAY From Hot AC-Classic Hits (TODAY'S CHAY) to Hot AC (FRESH RADIO)
ON Hamilton 1150 CKOC From Oldies (OLDIES 1150) to Sports (TSN Radio) (will be phased in during summer, 2015).
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
AB Calgary 700 CJLI Commercial. 50,000 watts (days) / 20,000 watts (nights). Christian. Touch Canada Broadcasting. THE LIGHT. (testing)
AB Stony Plain-Spruce Grove 88.1 CKSS Commercial. 500 watts. Country. Blackgold Broadcasting. THE ONE.
CALL LETTER DATA
NS Sydney 107.3 new Will become CJBU
TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
MB Winnipeg 100.5 CFJL Moved from 100.7 (JEWEL 101). Increased power from 51,000 to 63,500 watts (80,000 to 100,000 watts Max. ERP). JEWEL 100.5.
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Fort Nelson 96.1 Commercial. 8 watts. Aboriginal/Classic Rock. Northern Native Broadcasting. Will simulcast CFNR 92.1 Terrace.
NS Sydney 107.3 Developmental campus. 5 watts. Variety. Cape Breton University. CAPER RADIO.
ON Milton 101.3 Commercial. 228 watts (950 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. My Broadcasting. MY FM.
ON Toronto 88.9 CIRV-sc SCMO subcarrier. Add Portuguese language programming from Heart Broadcasting.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Surrey 107.7 new-cp Decrease power from 1,066 to 849 watts (2,500 to 2,000 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
NB Grande Anse 90.3 CBAF-18 Increase power from 930 to 23,000 watts (3,000 to 100,000 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Change city of license from Lameque.
ON Belleville 95.5 CJOJ Decrease power from 42,000 to 23,000 watts (64,000 to 35,000 watts Max. ERP).
ON Dryden 100.9 CBQH Decrease power from 100,000 to 1,300 watts. Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
ON Ottawa 88.5 CILV Increase power from 2,300 to 37,000 watts (12,000 to 90,000 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height.
QC Grande Vallee 104.1 CBGA-14 Decrease power from 2,110 to 1,450 watts.
QC Matapedia 101.7 CBGA-21 Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
QC Thetford Mines 97.3 CFJO From Radio Megantic to Attraction Media. (includes CFJO-1 101.7 Lac Megantic).
QC Thetford Mines 105.5 CKLD From Radio Megantic to Attraction Media. (includes CJLP 107.1 Disraeli).
QC Victoriaville 101.9 CFDA From Radio Megantic to Attraction Media.
GOING OFF THE AIR
QC Victoriaville 103.5 CKYQ-1 Will go dark in Summer, 2015 due to common ownership policy associated with ownership change approval between Radio Megantic and Attraction Media.
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
BC Ashcroft 99.1 Community. 6.4 watts. Variety. Will simulcast CHCA 97.1 Cache Creek. Calls will be CHCA-1.
BC Cache Creek 97.1 Community. 25.6 watts. Variety. Ash Creek TV Society. Calls will be CHCA.
QC Montreal-St. Leonard 104.5 Commercial. 50 watts. Arabic. Radio Moyen Orient. Nested repeater for CHOU 1450 Montreal.
PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
ON Nakina 1240 CBLN Move to 98.1 with 50 watts.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
ON Hornepayne 107.1 CFNO-2 Increase power from 4 to 280 watts. Raise antenna height.
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
AB Grande Prairie 98.9 CIKT From Bear Creek Broadcasting to Jim Pattison.
AB Lacombe 94.1 CJUV From the L.A. Radio Group to Golden West.
AB Red Deer 101.3 CKIK From the L.A. Radio Group to Harvard.
QC Montreal 106.3 CKIN From Canadian Hellenic Radio to Neeti P. Ray.
QC Salaberry de Valleyfield 103.1 CKOD From Radio Express Inc. to Torres Media.
Next update July 1, 2015
Send tips to [email protected]
For MAY, 2015
RADIO ACTIVITY
FORMAT CHANGES
AB High River 100.9 CKUV From Classic Rock to Hot AC (THE EAGLE)
BC Vancouver 102.7 CKPK From Triple A to Alternative Rock-Triple A (THE PEAK)
NB Fredericton 92.3 CFRK From CHR (HOT 92.3) to Country (COUNTRY 92.3)
ON Barrie 93.1 CHAY From Hot AC-Classic Hits (TODAY'S CHAY) to Hot AC (FRESH RADIO)
ON Hamilton 1150 CKOC From Oldies (OLDIES 1150) to Sports (TSN Radio) (will be phased in during summer, 2015).
NEW STATIONS LAUNCHED
AB Calgary 700 CJLI Commercial. 50,000 watts (days) / 20,000 watts (nights). Christian. Touch Canada Broadcasting. THE LIGHT. (testing)
AB Stony Plain-Spruce Grove 88.1 CKSS Commercial. 500 watts. Country. Blackgold Broadcasting. THE ONE.
CALL LETTER DATA
NS Sydney 107.3 new Will become CJBU
TECHNICAL CHANGES ON THE AIR
MB Winnipeg 100.5 CFJL Moved from 100.7 (JEWEL 101). Increased power from 51,000 to 63,500 watts (80,000 to 100,000 watts Max. ERP). JEWEL 100.5.
CRTC & IC DECISIONS
NEW STATIONS GRANTED
BC Fort Nelson 96.1 Commercial. 8 watts. Aboriginal/Classic Rock. Northern Native Broadcasting. Will simulcast CFNR 92.1 Terrace.
NS Sydney 107.3 Developmental campus. 5 watts. Variety. Cape Breton University. CAPER RADIO.
ON Milton 101.3 Commercial. 228 watts (950 watts Max. ERP). AC-Oldies. My Broadcasting. MY FM.
ON Toronto 88.9 CIRV-sc SCMO subcarrier. Add Portuguese language programming from Heart Broadcasting.
TECHNICAL CHANGES GRANTED
BC Surrey 107.7 new-cp Decrease power from 1,066 to 849 watts (2,500 to 2,000 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
NB Grande Anse 90.3 CBAF-18 Increase power from 930 to 23,000 watts (3,000 to 100,000 watts Max. ERP). Raise antenna height. Relocate transmitter. Change city of license from Lameque.
ON Belleville 95.5 CJOJ Decrease power from 42,000 to 23,000 watts (64,000 to 35,000 watts Max. ERP).
ON Dryden 100.9 CBQH Decrease power from 100,000 to 1,300 watts. Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
ON Ottawa 88.5 CILV Increase power from 2,300 to 37,000 watts (12,000 to 90,000 watts Max. ERP). Lower antenna height.
QC Grande Vallee 104.1 CBGA-14 Decrease power from 2,110 to 1,450 watts.
QC Matapedia 101.7 CBGA-21 Lower antenna height. Relocate transmitter.
OWNERSHIP CHANGES GRANTED
QC Thetford Mines 97.3 CFJO From Radio Megantic to Attraction Media. (includes CFJO-1 101.7 Lac Megantic).
QC Thetford Mines 105.5 CKLD From Radio Megantic to Attraction Media. (includes CJLP 107.1 Disraeli).
QC Victoriaville 101.9 CFDA From Radio Megantic to Attraction Media.
GOING OFF THE AIR
QC Victoriaville 103.5 CKYQ-1 Will go dark in Summer, 2015 due to common ownership policy associated with ownership change approval between Radio Megantic and Attraction Media.
CRTC APPLICATIONS
PROPOSED NEW STATIONS
BC Ashcroft 99.1 Community. 6.4 watts. Variety. Will simulcast CHCA 97.1 Cache Creek. Calls will be CHCA-1.
BC Cache Creek 97.1 Community. 25.6 watts. Variety. Ash Creek TV Society. Calls will be CHCA.
QC Montreal-St. Leonard 104.5 Commercial. 50 watts. Arabic. Radio Moyen Orient. Nested repeater for CHOU 1450 Montreal.
PROPOSED AM TO FM CONVERSIONS
ON Nakina 1240 CBLN Move to 98.1 with 50 watts.
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CHANGES
ON Hornepayne 107.1 CFNO-2 Increase power from 4 to 280 watts. Raise antenna height.
PROPOSED OWNERSHIP CHANGES
AB Grande Prairie 98.9 CIKT From Bear Creek Broadcasting to Jim Pattison.
AB Lacombe 94.1 CJUV From the L.A. Radio Group to Golden West.
AB Red Deer 101.3 CKIK From the L.A. Radio Group to Harvard.
QC Montreal 106.3 CKIN From Canadian Hellenic Radio to Neeti P. Ray.
QC Salaberry de Valleyfield 103.1 CKOD From Radio Express Inc. to Torres Media.
Next update July 1, 2015
Send tips to [email protected]