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Kenora Gets New Indigenous FM
It was an offer the CRTC couldn't refuse - a station that will broadcast in both English (119 hours per week) and Ojibway (7 hours) way up north in Kenora. But it won't exactly be a powerhouse. The low powered FM newcomer will be at 101.3 and will only be transmitting at an ERP of 27 watts. Antenna height will boost that to all of 50 watts.
One interesting aspect of the approval:
"...the proposed station’s primary contour would overlap with that of the only incumbent station in the market, CJRL-FM Kenora, which is operated by Acadia Broadcasting Corporation.
"However, Wauzhushk Onigum Nation is not included as part of CJRL-FM’s market and represents only 10% of the population of Kenora. Further, the proposed station’s funding sources would include government grants and fundraising revenue, as well as advertising revenue.
"Given the nature of the proposed service and the fact that there were no interventions opposing WONation’s proposal, the Commission finds that approval of this application would not have an undue economic impact on the incumbent station in the market."
The station has agreed to a 35% CanCon requirement. Supposed to be on air by October 2024.
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Re: Kenora Gets New Indigenous FM
Good News
. When I lived up on the Bruce Peninsula there was an indigenous station at Cape Croker. I often listened to it. They always seemed to be having fun.
That was over twenty-five years ago. Don't know if the station is still there or not.
After all is said and done, more is usually said than done.