RadioActive wrote:

103.9 seems the most likely, simply because there was already a GTA station there, although very few could get it. I'm just not sure how likely the CRTC would be to want to hand out a licence to someone who occupied the airwaves illegally. 

The CRTC would have to issue a call for applications, I'd imagine there'd be stiff competition for an FM license in the GTA, and I can't imagine a pop format like this getting anywhere regulatorily.

For years there's been a mostly hard-rock pirate, and I don't think I've heard definitive talk or IDs, on 93.9 to the north. It's seemed strongest of all places near the south side of Lake Simcoe. That puzzled me enough considering it was, like the one in the Oakville area, first adjacent to CBL 94.1. But it remained on even after the country station signed on in Georgina on 93.7, and hearing them both on at the same time seems absurd. The station is very intermittent. The modulation is sometimes awful, but the signal is potent enough that I've heard this one well to the south onto the 404 and well past Argyle east of Beaverton. I've even heard it a few times, rather weak, at my DX site between Fenelon Falls and Kinmount. Once at my site I thought I did hear someone say something about Lake Simcoe on 93.9, but I wasn't recording at that particular moment, and 93.9 was cluttered with a couple stations. The first time I heard this pirate, CFGI 92.3 Georgina Island was briefly off the air, and I thought there'd been some weird switcheroo. But CFGI was there along with the pirate on my next trip through the area. Still, my location guess has always been Georgina Island, or fairly close by. Just a hunch.

Interesting that the Oakville pirate has also picked 93.9.
 

I think, if there's no comercials, the format would be Community radio if it were licenced.

Speaking of HD, I was out driving around 3 PM and noticed CFRB's HD signal off of 99.9 was gone. Not sure why, for how long or whether it's back yet. 

Fitz wrote:

The 93.9 frequency is one of the more interference free ones in the GTA and probably why the two pirates use it. BTW is the north pirate still on as I did not hear them the last two times I tried.

Since the addition of all the HD signals last year I would think that things have become even more challenging as far as empty frequencies in the GTA.

Not the few times I've driven through the area and checked, actually... maybe more in summer - I dunno.

PwrSurge wrote:

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

I tried and tried also.
Nothing.
Can some one record a clip of this station?
Some people are not luckey inuf to listen.

Surprisingly, I have noticed that my TV provider SkyChoice just added this station as one of the many radio stations they offer.  As they are based out of Oakville, I'm sure it is being received over the air using a tuner and the audio quality is pretty good.  Somebody over there must be a radio fan as they also added 102.7 Kingston back in March 2023 when it had the Pole format.

Their channel lineup can be viewed at https://www.skychoice.ca/chanlineup

Interesting if this is a pirate I wonder if they are aware they are getting this kind of attention. Moreover how would the CRTC feel about Sky Choice carrying it. I googled The Music Zone 93.9 Oakville and nothing comes up.

884    MusicZone 93.9 FM Oakville
 

Last edited by Fitz (January 17, 2025 5:57 pm)

I wish I had sky choice.
Looking at their lineup, they have a lot of radio stations.
Is it available in Scarborough?
Sadly my building makes us have rogers.

PwrSurge wrote:

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

I wish I had sky choice.
Looking at their lineup, they have a lot of radio stations.
Is it available in Scarborough?
Sadly my building makes us have rogers.

My uncle from Ajax also has SkyChoice so I'm pretty sure they cover Scarborough as well. 
You can check your address on their website at www.skychoice.ca/qualify to see if they service your location as well.

I live in the Avenue Rd/401 vicinity. After entering my specific address, all I got was a bufferring circle telling me to enter my street address. Either there is a glitch or I don't qualify for their service.

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

I quolify for their survice, But my appartment forces us all to have rogers.

For the last three years, Bell Fibe has been available in the building where I live.

mace wrote:

Still no jocks, ads or call letters.

There's been some significant changes recently as they now have automated news and weather on top of the hour.  Forecasts are done using a female AI voice and believe it or not, news reports are from the CBC.

They also have several syndicated radio shows and promos at various times throughout the day such as Full Throttle, Hard Drive, and Nina Blackwood's Absolutely 80's.

Is there a website yet?

PwrSurge wrote:

Scarboroughbluffsradiof99 wrote:

Is there a website yet?

No website to my knowledge, typically these types of stations don't have one for obvious reasons.
Only way to tune in is being located within the station's signal range or on the SkyChoice TV service.

Outside of Oakville, most areas of Mississauga, Milton or Burlington should be able to receive the signal with a good outdoor FM antenna as the signal is noisy but can still be heard when driving in those places.

For those who are not luckey to be in oakville or have sky choice, they should stream on mytuner, tunein or onlineradiobox.

Thanks for that.
The IDS sound very prefetionaly made for a pirat station.
The should realy get a CRTC licence.

the amazing thing is that they are very public about it, even being carried by a satellite company and carrying the CBC news which I heard a bit of yesterday. What's up with that. Any guesses as to how and why they are getting a pass or is it just a matter of time before they go silent.

Last edited by Fitz (February 6, 2025 2:05 pm)

Wait until CBL-FM turns up HD Radio. Coverage area will diminish to a few blocks and they will have to find a new frequency.  Similar thing happened with those talking Mosque's (my term for them) around the city up until maybe 5 years ago.  They were always on 87.9 until CIND enabled HD.

Evuguy wrote:

Wait until CBL-FM turns up HD Radio. Coverage area will diminish to a few blocks and they will have to find a new frequency.  Similar thing happened with those talking Mosque's (my term for them) around the city up until maybe 5 years ago.  They were always on 87.9 until CIND enabled HD.

What if your car radio doesn't have HD capability?