CFIT-FM
| City of license | Airdrie, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Branding | Air 106-1 |
| Slogan | Airdrie's Radio Station |
| Frequency | 106.1 MHz |
| First air date | April 12, 2007 |
| Format | Adult top 40 |
| Owner | Golden West Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | Air 106.1 |
CFIT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an adult top 40 format at 106.1 FM in Airdrie, Alberta and its transmitter 91.5 FM in Cochrane. The station, which officially signed on April 12, 2007 as The Range, is branded as Air 106-1 and is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting. It played more rock than its rival, CHFM-FM (Lite 95-9), but still played soft rock and pre-1979 titles unlike its CHFM-FM rival. The Range's launch in 2007 marked it the first time Calgary began having two adult contemporary radio stations on FM.
By 2011, regarding the demise of Mix 97.7 at CIGY-FM (which became adult hits CHUP-FM), the station switched formats from rock-leaning adult contemporary to modern adult contemporary, leaving CHFM-FM as Calgary's only adult contemporary station and regarding the continuity of rock music at its playlist. It was also the largest English-language modern adult contemporary radio station in Canada. Like CKNO-FM Edmonton, the station mixed in classic hits, and despite not reporting to Mediabase & Nielsen BDS' Canadian hot AC panels, Calgary is the largest market in Canada having two English hot AC stations, the other being CKCE-FM (Kool 101.5).
History
On August 2, 2006, Tiessen Media received approval for an FM licence at Airdrie, with a transmitter at Cochrane.[1] In February 2007, Tiessen Media received approval to operate an FM rebroadcaster at Cochrane on the frequency 95.3 MHz.[2]
On November 25, 2008, Tiessen Media applied to change the frequency of its Cochrane transmitter CFIT-FM-1 from 95.3 MHz (channel 237A1) to 91.5 MHz (channel 218A1).[3] This application received approval on March 9, 2009.[4]
On March 17, 2011, the station applied change the authorized contours by increasing the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 3,000 to 60,000 watts (maximum ERP from 6,000 to 100,000 watts with an effective height of antenna above average terrain to 40 metres).[5] This application for increasing the ERP was approved by the CRTC on September 8, 2011.[6] In early 2011, the station's ownership change to Golden West Broadcasting was approved by the CRTC.[7]
On December 7, 2011, the Range changed their branding to Air 106-1, and shifted its format to adult top 40 from modern adult contemporary by adding more rhythmic contemporary titles. All the pre-1989 titles were dropped as well as they are now heard by its CKUV-FM sister station.
References
- ↑ Eclectic Adult Contemporary FM station in Airdrie and Cochrane - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-325
- ↑ Use of frequency 95.3 MHz by the new transmitter of CFIT-FM Airdrie - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-57
- ↑ Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-109
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-124
- ↑ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-190
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-573
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-190