CFAO-FM
| Broadcast area | Alliston, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.7 MHz (FM) |
| First air date |
2009 (testing) 2010 (off the air) |
| Format | adult contemporary |
| Callsign meaning | C F Alliston, Ontario |
| Owner | Frank Rogers |
CFAO-FM was a radio station that operated at 94.7 FM in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The station broadcast an adult contemporary music format.
Owned by Frank Rogers, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated the station was licenced on July 28, 2008.[1] [2]
In 2008, Rogers was licenced to operate a second radio station at Beeton with the callsign CJBT-FM. Not yet on the air, that station had until August 1, 2012 to launch, or face the cancellation of the license.[3]
In 2009, CFAO-FM began on-air testing. [4] It is uncertain when the station officially launched.
As of June 25, 2010, CFAO-FM has been shut down due to economic troubles, which led to the station's eviction from its rented studios; also during these final days of operation, the station was unable to pay wages to its staffers. [5] [6]
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-147
- ↑
- ↑ Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2011-748, December 6, 2011.
- ↑ "New Alliston FM radio station begins testing period on air", madhunt.com, June 15, 2009
- ↑ "CFAO off the air", madhunt.com, July 12, 2010
- ↑ "North of Toronto, CFAO (94.7 Alliston) has run into some pretty big obstacles", Scott Fybush/Northeast Radio Watch, July 19, 2010
External links
- History of radio stations in Central Ontario at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFAO-FM
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