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CJMO-FM
CJMO-FM is a Canadian FM broadcasting, FM radio station broadcasting at 103.1 Hertz, MHz in Moncton, New Brunswick. The station airs a classic rock, classic/active rock format branded as ''Q103''. CJMO's studios are located on Arsenault Court, in the Moncton Industrial Park while its transmitter is located on Caledonia Mountain. The station is owned by the Stingray Group which also owns sister station CJXL-FM. History On August 5, 1986, J.R. Gordon, representing a company to be incorporated (would be known as Atlantic Stereo Ltd.) was given approval to operate a new FM station at Moncton. The new facility would broadcast on a frequency of 103.1 MHz and have an effective radiated power of 46,800 watts. The format would be album-oriented rock (Group II harder pop music, pop and rock music, rock) aimed at the 18 to 34 age group. Competing applications by Radio One Ltd. (CIHI-AM Fredericton) and Radio-Aboiteux Ltee (the former CHLR-AM Moncton) were denied. CJMO-FM was owned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFRQ-FM
CFRQ-FM (104.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a Canadian radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is owned by Stingray Radio and airs a mainstream rock radio format, format. CFRQ uses the on-air brand name ''Q104'' (''The Mighty Q'' or ''The Q'' for short). CFRQ's audience is often referred to as the "Q-Nation". CFRQ's studios are located on Kempt Road in Halifax, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park, Nova Scotia, Clayton Park. Programming The station's current on-air lineup includes ''BJ and The Q Morning Crew'' featuring BJ Wilson, Bobby Mac and Gillian Foote. Anna Zee, the four-time winner of the National Music Director of The Year (medium market) award , is heard in mid-days. Afternoon drive time features Tom Bedell (who is also host of ''The Q 104 Early Dismissal'', the ''5 O'Clock Traffic Jam'', and the award-winning local music program ''Route 104''). The station's evening program, ''The Rock of the Atlantic'', is hosted by JC Douglas, and netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJXL-FM
CJXL-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 96.9 FM in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Greater Moncton area. The station currently broadcasts a country format branded on-air as ''New Country 96.9'' and is owned by the Stingray Group. History The station first went on the air in November 2001 originally as ''XL 96 FM'' with a country format, this was the first time since 1998 that the country format was being heard on FM in the Greater Moncton area. On February 1, 2017, the station changed its branding to ''New Country 96.9'' but maintained the same format. Two new English-language FM radio stations in Moncton, ''CRTC'', August 24, 2000 Schedule Current on air schedule includes The Scotty & Tony Show (Scotty Horsman, Tony Smith, formerly at |
1987 In Radio
The year 1987 in radio involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events *January 1 — WNWV, WBEA-FM in Elyria, Ohio (Cleveland market) drops the "B107" top 40 format to become the second affiliate for the Satellite Music Network's "Z Rock" service, with new WCZR call letters. *February 14 — Dubbed the "Valentine's Day Massacre," KMET (FM), KMET-FM in Los Angeles switches formats to new-age music, with no disc jockeys, as KTWV. KMET's entire airstaff is dismissed with the move. *March 30 -- Infinity Broadcasting buys KVIL-FM, KVIL-AM-FM Dallas from Sconnix Broadcasting. The sale price was $82 million, the largest amount of money for an AM-FM combo up to that date. *July 1 — The first all-sports radio station, WEPN (AM), WFAN 1050 AM in New York, debuts at 3:00 p.m. It replaces country-formatted WEPN (AM)#WHN, WHN, and inherits the rights to New York Mets play-by-play. *July 20 — Westwood One (1976–2011), Westwood One acquires the assets of the NBC Radio Network, Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Communications Foundation
The Canadian Communications Foundation (CCF) was a Canadian nonprofit organization which documented the history of broadcasting in Canada, particularly radio and television networks, programs and broadcasters. The organization was established in 1967 and announced that it would begin wrapping up its work in 2023. Since 1995, the organization distributed its collection via its website. The CCF was established in 1967 by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Its mission: to "commemorate throughout Canada the development of electronic communications". By 2020, the foundation started to wind down as its original mission was largely accomplished. The foundation's collected materials included interviews with broadcasters who had helped shape Canada's broadcast industry, a history of television stations, a Hall of Fame for broadcasters, and a collection of research articles on broadcasting in Canada. See also *Canadian Association of Broadcasters The Canadian Association of Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lite Rock
Soft rock (also known as light rock or mellow rock) is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in the United States and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. Soft rock was prevalent on the radio throughout the 1970s and eventually metamorphosed into a form of the synthesized music of adult contemporary in the 1980s. History Mid- to late 1960s Softer sounds in rock music could be heard in mid-1960s songs, such as " A Summer Song" by Chad & Jeremy (1964) and "Here, There and Everywhere" by the Beatles and " I Love My Dog" by Cat Stevens, both from 1966. By 1968, hard rock had been established as a mainstream genre. From the end of the 1960s, it became common to divide mainstream rock music into soft and hard rock, with both emerging as major radio formats in the US. The Bee Gees were considered soft rock in the late 1960s. Early 1970s Major artists of tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFQM-FM
CFQM-FM (103.9 Hertz, MHz) is a Canadian FM broadcasting, FM radio station broadcasting from Moncton, New Brunswick, and owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station currently airs a classic hits radio format, format and is branded on-air as ''103.9 Max FM''. Since 1977, the station has had numerous music formats such as easy listening, middle of the road (music), MOR and adult contemporary. From 1979 to 1998, it had a successful country music, country format. Every weekend, CFQM plays vintage ''American Top 40'' countdown shows hosted by Casey Kasem, one from the 1980s every Saturday morning, and one from the 1970s every Sunday morning. Sister stations CHNS-FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CKPE-FM in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Sydney, CKTO-FM in Truro, Nova Scotia, CIKX-FM in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, CJCJ-FM in Woodstock, New Brunswick, CKBC-FM in Bathurst, New Brunswick and CJYC-FM in Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John also do this. History CRTC approval In 1976, Island Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredericton
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, also known by its Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous name of Wolastoq, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick, As of the 2024 Statistics Canada estimates, the city had a population of 72,700, with the metropolitan population in 2024 estimated at 122,500 .It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John. On 1 January 2023, Fredericton annexed parts of five Local service district (New Brunswick), local service districts; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CIHI-FM
CIHI-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 93.1 FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick owned by Stingray Group. The station uses its on-air brand name as ''Hot 93.1'' with a CHR format. The station launched on June 24, 2013. History On May 11, 2012, Newcap received approval from the CRTC to operate a new English language FM radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick at 93.1 FM. A tourist information radio station, CIRC-FM, which is owned by Instant Information Services formerly operated at 93.3 FM which is an adjacent frequency to 93.1 FM. Following the approval of Newcap's application, CIRC, which had reportedly left the air in 2010, was directed to move to a new frequency. On February 7, 2013, the CRTC approved Newcap's application to modify the technical parameters of CIHI by changing the class of its licence from B to C1, by decreasing the station's average effective radiated power (ERP) from 50,000 to 42,000 watts (and by increasing the maximum ERP from 50,000 to 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses Burlington, Ontario, Burlington and Grimsby, Ontario, Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is situated approximately southwest of Toronto in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Conceived by George Hamilton (city founder), George Hamilton when he purchased the James Durand, Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, the town of Hamilton became the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe. On January 1, 2001, the current boundaries of Hamilton were created through the Merger (politics), amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth. Residents of the city are known as Hamiltonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHAM (radio Station)
CHAM (820 Hertz, kHz) is an AM radio, AM radio station in Hamilton, Ontario. It is owned by Neeti Prakash Ray and is part of the CINA Media Group. The station is branded Big AM 820 CINA Radio Punjabi and plays contemporary South Asian music. CHAM's 6-tower array is located near Binbrook, Ontario, Binbrook. History CHAM began operations in November 1959 as a 5,000-watt station on 1280 kHz with the CHIQ call sign. Initially the station broadcast a classical music format but rock and roll was featured later in the 1960s, with Canadian radio personality David Marsden among the station's DJ roster. In 1965, the power was increased to 10,000 watts day/5,000 watts night (the station went full-time 10 kW in 1968). The station was purchased from CHIQ, Ltd. in 1967 by Rogers Communications, (Ted) Rogers Broadcasting Ltd., which received approval from the CRTC to change the call letters to CHAM. Under Rogers' ownership and management by Dancy Broadcasting, Ltd., CHAM launched a "Middl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJCH-FM
CJCH-FM (101.3 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The station broadcasts a Contemporary hit radio, Top 40/CHR radio format, format branded on-air as ''101.3 Virgin Radio'', and is owned by Bell Media. CJCH's studios and offices are located at the intersection of Russell and Agricola streets in Halifax (behind TV sister station CJCH-DT). The transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park, Nova Scotia, Clayton Park. History AM early years (1944–1978) The station was established on November 14, 1944 by ''The Chronicle Herald, The Halifax Chronicle'' at 1320 AM. It was the second radio station to sign on in Halifax, after CHNS-FM, CHNS, which was founded in 1926. In 1945, CJCH was authorized to increase output power and move to a lower frequency on the AM dial (920 kHz). By the 1960s, CJCH was broadcasting with 10,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts at night. In 1961, it put a TV station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax Census Metropolitan Area, CMA was 530,167, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were Amalgamation (politics), amalgamated in 1996: History of Halifax (former city), Halifax, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Bedford, and Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Halifax County. Halifax is an economic centre of Atlantic Canada, home to a concentration of government offices and private companies. Major employers include the Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University (Halifax), Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
