CFCH-FM (90.5 FM) is a Canadian radio station in North Bay, Ontario. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a country format branded as Country 90.5.
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| Broadcast area | Nipissing District |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Country 90.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vista Radio |
| CFXN-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 15, 2021 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 45,800 kWs |
| HAAT | 145.5 meters (477 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | mynorthbaynow.com/on-air/cfch/ |
History
editIn September 2018, the CRTC issued a call for applications for a new commercial FM station serving North Bay.[1] Among the applicants was Vista Radio, owner of CFXN-FM, who proposed a station that would carry an oldies format on 90.5 FM, with an effective radiated power of 45,800 watts.[2] On May 25, 2020, the CRTC approved the application by Vista Radio.[3]
In June 2020, Vista announced that it had acquired the heritage callsign CFCH, which once belonged to what is now Rogers-owned CKFX-FM. Vista Radio's owner Sherry Brydson is a granddaughter of CFCH's original owner Roy Thomson, and she described the station as being established in Thomson's legacy.[4] From 2005 to 2014, the CFCH callsign was previously used at an unrelated radio station in Chase, British Columbia.
On June 15, 2021, at 7:15 am ET, CFCH-FM officially launched with a country music format as Country 90.5; its first song was "Outlaws & Outsiders" by North Bay native Cory Marks. Former CHUR-FM morning host and Kevin Oschefski joined the new station as its morning host.[5][6] The new station competes primarily with Rogers' 600 CKAT (which had taken over the original CFCH's AM 600 frequency after it moved to 101.9 FM as CKFX in the 1990s)
References
edit- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2018-380, Call for comments on market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve North Bay, Ontario, CRTC, September 27, 2018
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2019-358, Vista Radio Ltd. North Bay, Ontario Application 2018-0329-7, CRTC, October 29, 2019
- ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (2020-05-25). "English-language FM radio station in North Bay". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "New radio station reaches back in City history for iconic call letters". BayToday.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Oschefski returns to morning radio with launch of new FM station, baytoday.ca, June 15, 2021
- ^ The return of CFCH, North Bay Nugget, June 15, 2021
External links
edit- Country 90.5
- CFCH-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFCH-FM in the REC Canadian station database