CFRM-FM
| City of license | Little Current, Ontario |
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| Branding | The Island |
| Frequency | 100.7 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 2002 |
| Format | country/community radio |
| ERP | 27.5 kW |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | C F Radio Manitoulin |
| Owner |
Craig Timmermans[1] (Manitoulin Radio Communication) |
| Website | The Island |
CFRM-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts at 100.7 FM in Little Current, Ontario. The station, a community radio outlet owned by Manitoulin Radio Communication, broadcasts a country music format branded as The Island.
History
The station originally began operating in 2002 on 101.1 FM,[2] as Manitoulin's first local community radio station with a rock format including a mix of various formats such as oldies, classic hits, retro music with some current music branded as Rock'n the Rock. One of CFRM's mottos were "rock'n the rock" and "when the lights go out we stay on the air because we're powered by rock and roll". CFRM-FM received approval from the CRTC to increase its power from 1.4 watts to 5 watts on July 12, 2002 [3] and received approval again on September 20, 2005 to increase power from 5 watts to 45 watts.[4]
On October 23, 2006, CFRM-FM changes formats to its current country music format. On March 19, 2007, CFRM-FM moved from 101.1 FM to its current frequency at 100.7 FM with 1,830 watts.[5]
In 2008, the station applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to add a rebroadcaster in Sudbury, citing that this "would allow Sudbury residents who own property on Manitoulin Island to stay connected by providing them with important information relating to local weather, marine and road reports and events specific to Manitoulin." That application was denied by the CRTC on April 29, 2008.[6]
On January 20, 2009, the station applied to change its authorized transmission contours by increasing the average effective radiated power from 1,830 watts to 27,500 watts, by decreasing the effective antenna height above average terrain from 164.5 metres to 155 metres. This would change the station's transmitter class from A to B.[7] This application to change the ERP received approval on March 19, 2009.[8]
In 2010 100.7 The Island FM won Radio Station of the Year in a Secondary Market at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards.
Going green
CFRM has implemented a plan to become an environmentally friendly radio station.[1] The project to go "green" consists of three phases:
- Phase I - Installing a wind turbine with grid tie at the tower site to help power the transmitter plant. This project was completed mid June 2008.
- Phase II - Installing a vertical wind turbine at CFRM's studios in Little Current. This project will be completed by October 2008.
- Phase III - Installing multiple wind turbines at the tower site, effectively creating a small wind farm which would also put excess power onto the grid. To be completed by summer of 2009.
During its history as a low-power experimental station, CFRM served a testbed for technologies, such as Ibiquity's IBOC digital radio system, which are rarely used elsewhere in Canada.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'The little Manitoulin radio station that could'. Sudbury Star, October 2010.
- ↑ CRTC Decision 2001-578
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-186
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-470
- ↑ CRTC Decision 2006-376
- ↑ CRTC Decision 2008-90
- ↑ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-20
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-149
External links
- The Island
- CFRM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFRM-FM
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Coordinates: 45°58′50″N 81°55′36″W / 45.98042°N 81.92662°W