CKOF-FM
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| Branding | 104,7 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | French language Talk Radio |
| Affiliations | Gatineau Olympiques |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | June 3, 1968 (AM) 2007 (FM) |
Former call signs | CJRC (1968-2011) |
Former frequencies | 1150 kHz (AM) (1968-2006) |
Call sign meaning | disambiguation of sister station CKOI-FM |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 31,000 watts average 100,000 watts peak |
| HAAT | 41.5 meters (136 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.fm1047.ca |
CKOF-FM (104.7
CKOF-FM has an
History
The station originally began broadcasting in 1968 on the
The station was
On November 24, 2006, the
On April 16, 2007, at 7:00 a.m.
On June 12, 2008, CJRC-FM received approval to increase power from 2,900 to 36,000 watts.[6]
In March 2009, Corus announced plans to drop the talk radio format on CJRC,
Since the implementation of the new CJRC-FM on 104.7 in 2007, the old 1150 AM has been simulcasting the programming of CJRC-FM which was originally to be shut down on March 16, 2009 although as of April 2009, the 1150 AM signal was still in operation. The old AM 1150 CJRC signal finally left the air on May 1, 2009.[8]
In early 2010, the local morning news show featuring Louis-Philippe Brûlé (previously before for several years by Daniel Séguin) was removed in favor of a provincial newscast broadcast from Montreal by Paul Arcand.
On December 17, 2010, the CRTC approved the sale of most of Corus Entertainment stations in Quebec, including CJRC-FM, to Cogeco.[9]
On February 21, 2011, the station rebranded to CKOI 104.7, picking up the
On June 20, 2012, Cogeco announced that CKOF-FM, along with CKOY-FM and CKOB-FM, will revert to their talk formats on August 20, 2012, all but dismantling the CKOI network. Apart from an expansion of talk programming, no changes in current talk and sports programming are expected for these stations.[12][13]
References
- ^ FCCdata.org/CKOF-FM
- ^ Astral Communications inc. (2000-01-14). "Notice annuelle -- Exercice terminé le 31 août 1999" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-637 CJRC Gatineau – Conversion to FM band (24 November 2006)
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-601, Use of frequency 104.7 MHz by the new low-power tourist information service in Ottawa, CRTC, December 21, 2005
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-75, Low-power tourist information service in Ottawa - Technical change, CRTC, March 1, 2007
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-123
- ^ Francophone news-talk listeners across much of Quebec will be out of luck at month's end Scott Fybush/NERW, 2009-03-09
- ^ 1150 finally fell silent on Friday, Scott Fybush/North East Radio Watch, 2009-05-04
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-942: "Transfer of effective control of various commercial radio programming undertakings from Corus Entertainment Inc. to Cogeco inc.", issued December 17, 2010.
- ^ "CJRC devient CKOI 104,7 - Culture - Info07 - la Revue". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
- ^ Per Industry Canada Broadcasting Database
- ^ Fagstein: "Cogeco to convert three CKOI stations to talk radio", June 20, 2012.
- ^ Cogeco press release: "COGECO Diffusion : expansion de son réseau parlé", June 20, 2012. (in French)
External links
- 104,7 FM
- CKOF-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKOF-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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