CHTG-FM
2006 | |
Former call signs | CKNS-FM (2006–2007) CKJN-FM (2007–2016) |
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Call sign meaning | Canada Hamilton The Grand |
Technical information | |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 3,750 watts average 15,000 watts peak |
HAAT | 109.4 meters |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 929thegrand.fm |
CHTG-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to
format branded as 92.9 The Grand.History
Application for 92.9
The station was first licensed in 2005 with the call sign CKNS-FM. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved the application for a station serving Haldimand, but assigned the frequency for which the station initially applied, 106.7 FM, to another station in a nearby market (CIKZ).[1] Bel-Roc Communications then applied for 92.9, from a transmitter location approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of the original, at lower effective radiated power, but from a higher tower. A contemporaneous competing application from CHCD in nearby Simcoe sought the adjacent frequency, 93.1, for a CHCD repeater in Haldimand.
CHCD alleged that while the parameters proposed for 106.7 would have put a signal into
Individually, CIWV (now
In response to these interventions, Bel-Roc agreed that they planned to solicit advertising in Hamilton, but insisted they would focus on Haldimand listeners; they disputed other details of the opposing interventions, and argued that the new parameters were necessary to meet
The CRTC approved CKNS' application for 92.9, and denied CHCD's for 93.1 FM.[2] This caused significant signal degradation for WBUF, the nearest station on 92.9, across the border in Buffalo, New York.
The application proposed a unique multi-genre Canadian format including a minimum 60% fully qualified Canadian content as defined by CRTC regulations. The balance of music would contain Canadian elements. This percentage was selected to enable the station to play popular music by Canadian artists that does not qualify under present rules as Canadian content.
The proposed format was inspired by
Bel-Roc suggested that they would eventually apply to rebroadcast the station on available frequencies in many other Canadian cities.
Launch
After several weeks of test broadcasting, CKNS 92.9 FM officially went on the air at 6:00 a.m. on May 15, 2006, with an
Acquisitions
Haliburton Broadcasting Group became the controlling shareholder of Bel-Roc Communications in April 2007. That June, the station adopted the CKJN-FM call sign and adopted the brand name Jayne FM. In September, CKJN rebranded as Moose FM.
On April 23, 2012,
On May 26, 2014, CKJN flipped to country as Country 92.9.
On July 8, 2016, the CRTC approved the sale & acquisition of the station to Durham Radio. Since CHKX significantly overlaps with CKJN's music playlist, it was rumoured that CKJN would flip to an
On September 1, 2016, the station changed its format to classic hits, branded as 92.9 The Grand and adopted new call letters CHTG-FM.[7]
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-169
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-596
- ^ LG73 Internet radio station from Vancouver
- ^ "Westerkirk Capital Acquires Vista and Haliburton Broadcast Groups" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, April 26, 2012.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-577 Various radio programming undertakings – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, October 19, 2012
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-258, CKJN-FM Haldimand County – Acquisition of assets, licence amendment and technical changes, CRTC, July 8, 2016
- ^ CKJN Gets Grand in Hamilton Radioinsight - September 1, 2016
External links
- 92.9 The Grand
- CHTG-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHTG-FM in the REC Canadian station database