Alberta Radio Station > Edmonton’s CHBN / The Bounce 97.7 FM
Edmonton’s CHBN, branded as The Bounce, is a contemporary hit radio station owned by Rogers. Sister stations in Edmonton include CHDI, branded as the Sonic, featuring a modern rock format, and CKER, branded as World FM, a multilingual station that complements OMNI, their multilingual television stations in Edmonton and Calgary. Calgary radio stations operated by Rogers include CFFR, an AM station broadcasting an all news format branded 660 News; CFAC, an AM station broadcasting sports branded as Sportsnet 960 or The Fan; CJAQ/96.9 FM, branded Jack FM with adult hit format and CHFM/99.3 FM branded Lite 95-9 with an adult contemporary format. Read more 
Alberta Radio Station Spotlight: CKWB 97.9 FM The Range in Westlock
CKWB-FM broadcasts at 97.9 FM in Westlock, Alberta. The station also serves the Barrhead area. Owned by Newcap Radio, the station airs a country music format branded as 97.9 The Range. Over the years, the station has gone through different brandings, formats and ownerships and for many years broadcast at 1370 on the AM dial under the call letters CKOK. On October 8, 2009, CFOK applied to convert from the AM dial to the FM dial at 97.9 FM. The station received CRTC approval on February 19, 2010. In August 2011, 1370 CFOK began testing on their new frequency at 97.9 FM. On September 6, 2011, 1370 CFOK dropped its classic hits format and made its official move to FM 97.9 as “97.9 The Range” with its new call sign CKWB-FM and a country music format joining thirty eight other Newcap radio stations in Alberta, eight of them sharing a country format. Hosts include Nick Gulka, mornings from 6am to noon, Christopher Theil from 10 to 6pm and Raymond Rutledge, news and sports announcer.
Leduc to Launch a New Radio Station in Alberta at 93.1 FM
On February 22, 2012, the CRTC approved the application of Mark Tamagi for a commercial FM radio station in Leduc at 93.1 on the FM dial. The new station is called The One-FM, Leduc’s Best Country. The new station would offer a country music format with 126 hours of local programming per broadcast week, including 6 hours and 31 minutes of news. Local programming would include local newscasts, weather, local sports, an arts and cultural show, as well as a swap and shop feature that would provide listeners with an opportunity to buy, sell or trade items on the air. The station will target adults between the ages of 25 and 54. The station is the first local radio service for this region of Northern Alberta. The broadcast area encompasses the City of Leduc, the towns of Devon, Beaumont and Calmar as well as the Villages of Thorsby, New Sarepta and Warburg as well as hundreds of rural hamlets, farms and acreages. No launch date announced yet.
Edmonton’s 91.7 FM The Bounce Celebrates 7th Anniversary with ‘Birthday Bash’ on March 22, 2012
Rogers Radio station 91.7 The Bounce, Edmonton, celebrates its seventh birthday this year in style, throwing a massive bash that showcases some of the world’s hottest acts in music. As announced earlier this week, tickets are on sale today for the 91.7 The Bounce Birthday Bash – an all-ages concert featuring international recording artists Pit Bull and Flo Rida. Throughout the weeks leading up to the event, listeners are encouraged to enter to win tickets through both on-air and online contests. The 91.7 The Bounce Birthday Bash takes place at Edmonton’s Rexall Place on Thursday, March 22 . Read more
Golden West Broadcasting to Launch Fort Saskatchewan’s First Radio Station
The Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) gave its approval on January 10, 2012 to an application by Golden West Broadcasting to operate an FM station in Fort Saskatchewan broadcasting on the 107.9 Mhz bandwidth with a format of classic hits, classic rock. Lyndon Friesen, Golden West president, said the decision will allow the company to firm up its plans with a view to hitting the airwaves in about a year’s time. We are delighted and excited with this decision,” he said. “There’s always a question as to whether or not you’ll be allowed to proceed, but we are delighted the commission agreed with us that Fort Saskatchewan is its own unique community and we look forward to being heavily involved in the community.”
John Yerxa Founder of Hot 107 FM Radio in Edmonton Sells Station To Harvard Broadcasting
In a media release dated December 21, 2011 Harvard Broadcasting announced they had received approval from the CRTC to purchase HOT 107FM in Edmonton at the request of John Yerxa, due to health issues. HOT 107 signed on in Edmonton on October 6, 2009 with a CHR format and has quickly established a strong presence in the Edmonton market. The release points out that “Edmonton is one of Canada’s largest English-language radio markets and is extremely competitive, 30 radio stations are licensed to serve the city, including 16 mainstream commercial radio stations. The acquisition brings together the two remaining stand alone commercial stations allowing them to better compete on both a local and national level.” Although health circumstances factored into my decision to sell,” said John Yerxa, “in selecting Harvard, I truly believe I am doing what is best for my staff and the local Edmonton radio market”. Read more
Alberta Radio Station Spotlight > CFFR | 660 News | Calgary
CFFR began broadcasting in 1984. As of April 3, 2006, it operates in an all-news format, branded 660 News touted as the only local all news radio station in Calgary. The re-branding is similar to that used by Rogers all-news or news-talk stations in Toronto (680 News), Vancouver (News 1130), Ottawa (1310 News), Kitchener (570 News) St John (News 88.9), Moncton (News 91.9) and Halifax (News 95.7). In the Winter 2011 BBM Radio PPM Data, CFFR was reported the number 14 radio station in Calgary. CFFR’s sister stations in Calgary are Sportsnet 960, The Fan (CFAC), Lite 95.9 (CHFM-FM), Jack FM (CJAQ-FM) and, on the TV side CityTV (CKAL-TV), and OMNI TV (CJCO-TV). Read more
CRTC Inviting Applicants for New Calgary Radio Station for Hearing in February 2012
With recent news from the CRTC for a call from applicants for the Calgary market, Puget Sound Radio reports the following companies have now submitted applications. The CRTC hearing will take place on 6 February 2012 at 9:00 a.m., at The Coast Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre, 1316-33rd Street N. E., Calgary, Alberta, to consider the following applications: Read more
Leduc Applies for CTRC Approval for Radio Station for Leduc One FM
“It’s taken five years to get to this hearing date for Leduc,” said Mark Tamagi, the Leduc businessman behind the push for approval of Leduc One fm radio for Blackgold Broadcasting. “When you apply for a radio station, it’s all got to be lock, stock and barrel.” Tamagi is no stranger to the application process. He spent the early part of his career in radio and has been consulting other stations more recently. He started the first application for a station in Leduc in 2006 and in July 2007 filed it. It was planned to be a classic hits station. “Format wasn’t the issue with that one, technical was. We were competing in Edmonton with 23 applicants,” he recalled. He explained when the Broadcast Act was first written in the 1950s every community of a certain size was given their own frequency. Since then, Leduc’s was taken by a broadcaster in Edmonton and never replaced. This meant Tamagi had to search for a new one. It turned out, the one he found in 2006 was competing with 23 other stations in Edmonton. As a result, the initial application was turned down. Read more
CRTC Hears 37 Applications for Broadcasting Licences in Canada on September 16, 2011
On September 16, 2011 the CRTC heard from 37 applicants vying for broadcasting licences in Canada. An application was submitted by Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language commercial FM radio programming undertaking in Fort Saskatchewan. The new station would operate on frequency 107.9 MHz (channel 300B1) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 11,000 watts. The applicant proposes a mixed Classic Hits/Classic Rock music format. Read more
Alberta Radio Station of Interest: Hot 107 FM Delivers the Youth Market in Edmonton in More Ways Than One
Launched in October 2009 by John Yerxa, son of Hal Yerxa, the founder of CFCW, Hot 107 FM (CJNW) is the only independently owned FM radio in Edmonton, outside of CKUA and CJSR. It plays mostly pop, pop-electronic and independent and European artists, with a small selection of American Rap usually in the rotation as well. The format draws from top-40 and focuses on music of interest to listeners under 30. There are 3 different live-performed DJ sets each weekday – 1 hr at lunch, 90 minutes at 5:00 and 1 hour at 9. The lunch and 9:00 mix is performed by Mike Tomas, while Russell James performs at 5PM. Read more
Golden West Broadcasting Applies to the CRTC for Fort Saskatchewan Radio Station Licence
Golden West Broadcasting, a Manitoba-based company expects to be broadcasting from a Fort Saskatchewan radio station in about a year if all goes well at a federal government hearing this past September. “While Fort Saskatchewan is part of the metro Edmonton area it is its own community,” said Lyndon Friesen, president of Golden West Radio. “We think it makes great sense to operate a local radio station that focuses on the news and information specific to residents of Fort Saskatchewan.” Golden West Radio, of Alton, MB, appeared before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on Sept. 16 for a hearing into its application to operate an 11,000-watt commercial radio station on the 107.9 FM frequency. Friesen said Golden West specializes in operating in small communities. The company’s 38 radio stations are located mainly in the prairie provinces. Read more
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