andysradio wrote:

splunge wrote:

Isn't GO FM the operators of the LPFM community station in Casselman and repeater in St. Albert?

It's no low power stn. The main transmitter is in Dunvegan with 20kWs with a repeater in Cornwall
 

what's the call sign?  is that CHOD?

Last edited by splunge (September 18, 2024 8:22 pm)

I wonder if GO FM will flip the Hawkesbury and Rockland Ont. stations to French programming.  Both communities have majority French speaking populations.  If they just simulcast their Cornwall station on these two low power outlets do they need to apply to broadcast in French?  Can't see the CRTC having an issue with this, so could they just start programming in French right away?  The Cornwall station seems to do ok for advertisers, just listened to a eight spot cluster  .  https://gofm.ca/

RadioAaron wrote:

They'd have to apply to go French. They'd also have to apply for full simulcast.

They also have to get approval for ownership change first but yes I suspect they will turn the 2 Evanov outlets into CHOD repeaters so that they cover all of eastern Ontario
 

It should just be standard that you can immediately LMA when making a purchase.   

The current "take unlimited" time is not helpful for the business side of running stations.

RadioQuiz wrote:

It should just be standard that you can immediately LMA when making a purchase.

The current "take unlimited" time is not helpful for the business side of running stations.

I've seen good staff leave because a place is in limbo for too long and an offer with more certainty comes along.

Does anyone know what happened to Lite 98 5 in Ottawa - CJWL? They were suppose to go dark this weekend but everything is still up online as if nothing happened.

So all three stations have now been sold and are remaining on air?  

RadioAaron wrote:

Yes.

...to Torres Media, owners of Ottawa's Rebel Rock 101.7.

CJWL-FM is now CITM-FM, MIX 985; "Ottawa's Perfect Music Mix." Typical AC fare. Musically, it's virtually indistinguishable from MOVE 100. Two 80's tracks an hour. I was hoping they would keep LITE's library, as I agreed with Aaron - it fit nicely between Boom and Move. I don't see Move losing anyone to the inferior 98.5 signal, and Boom will gain from Lite's demise.

Listen live on their website: mix985fm.com

brian451 wrote:

I am wondering if this is a placeholder format for now. I have heard in the past that Rebel has had a lot of signal issues and they wanted a stronger frequency. So I believe at some point that 98.5 will most likely become Rebel and then this Mix format will move up to 101.7 
Also this is pretty fast for a full on sale. I am wondering if Torres is just operating the station on behalf of Evanov until the sale is fully approved through the CRTC 

I sure hope it's a placeholder, because the imaging and overall flow of the station is amateur sounding at best.

Colin wrote:

CJWL-FM is now CITM-FM, MIX 985; "Ottawa's Perfect Music Mix." Typical AC fare. Musically, it's virtually indistinguishable from MOVE 100. Two 80's tracks an hour. I was hoping they would keep LITE's library, as I agreed with Aaron - it fit nicely between Boom and Move. I don't see Move losing anyone to the inferior 98.5 signal, and Boom will gain from Lite's demise.

Listen live on their website: mix985fm.com

I like how they used CHFI's slogan.

brian451 wrote:

Big Doug wrote:

brian451 wrote:

I am wondering if this is a placeholder format for now. I have heard in the past that Rebel has had a lot of signal issues and they wanted a stronger frequency. So I believe at some point that 98.5 will most likely become Rebel and then this Mix format will move up to 101.7 
Also this is pretty fast for a full on sale. I am wondering if Torres is just operating the station on behalf of Evanov until the sale is fully approved through the CRTC 

I sure hope it's a placeholder, because the imaging and overall flow of the station is amateur sounding at best.

It sounded terrible when I listened earlier. Not what I would expect from Torres. 

The other Torres station "Rebel" plays Phil Collins era Genesis (how utterly rebellious)!

Last edited by km93 (November 4, 2024 4:27 pm)

splunge wrote:

torres would require pre-approval from the Commission before taking control of the station... even during the transfer period.  i haven't seen that yet.

Correct, but they definitely are.

Big Doug wrote:

brian451 wrote:

I am wondering if this is a placeholder format for now. I have heard in the past that Rebel has had a lot of signal issues and they wanted a stronger frequency. So I believe at some point that 98.5 will most likely become Rebel and then this Mix format will move up to 101.7 
Also this is pretty fast for a full on sale. I am wondering if Torres is just operating the station on behalf of Evanov until the sale is fully approved through the CRTC 

I sure hope it's a placeholder, because the imaging and overall flow of the station is amateur sounding at best.

Songs cutting off, sloppy segues, and now promoting they are on RadioPlayer and iHeart, which they aren't (as of 1pm Thursday.) The whole thing sounds like it was rushed to get on air.

I wonder how their 88.5 newmarket station is doing in the country format.   I liked it when it was Jewel.