CFMI-FM

"Rock 101" redirects here. For the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan station with similar branding, see WSUE.
CFMI-FM
City of license New Westminster, British Columbia
Broadcast area Metro Vancouver
Branding Rock 101
Slogan Greatest Hits 70's 80's & 90's
Frequency 101.1 MHz (FM)
First air date March 22, 1970
Format Mainstream rock
ERP 75 kilowatts
HAAT 686 metres
Class C
Transmitter coordinates 49°21′27″N 122°57′14″W / 49.357365°N 122.953776°WCoordinates: 49°21′27″N 122°57′14″W / 49.357365°N 122.953776°W
Callsign meaning C FM I (Roman numeral, reference to former on-air branding FM One)
Owner Corus Entertainment
(Corus Radio)
Sister stations CHMJ, CKNW, CFOX-FM
Webcast Listen live
Website Rock 101

CFMI-FM (identified on air and in print as Rock 101) is a Canadian radio station in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 101.1 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 75,000 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver. Owned by Corus Entertainment, the studios are located in Downtown Vancouver, in the TD Tower. The station has a mainstream rock format.

History

CFMI first signed on in early 1970. Over the years, the station added FM transmitters in most of British Columbia. On July 26, 2011, CFMI-FM received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval by increasing New Westminister's transmitter to the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 37,000 to 53,000 watts (maximum ERP from 75,000 to 100,000 watts), by decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 686 to 386.4 meters and by relocating its transmitter.[1]

In July 15, 2014, CFMI-FM dropped the word Classic from its name and shifted its format from classic rock to mainstream rock; such a move was also seen on CILQ-FM Toronto, which is also owned by Corus.

Overview

The station signed on with a very-short-lived country music format. This was followed by a light-popular music format ("pop for adults"). CFMI was distinguished in its earlier years by being a technical innovator of early automation systems. Stereo automation systems of the day relied heavily on reel-to-reel tape machines for music. CFMI's automation had no reel machines, but relied totally on cartridge carousels, which allowed greater programming flexibility ("random access"), but no broadcast cartridges of the day could reproduce quality stereo. The response of CFMI's engineers was to invent a new cartridge that could: the Aristocart. Parent company Western International Communications went on to develop a manufacturing division, exporting these improved cartridges to broadcasters around the world. Today's broadcasters use computer systems with large hard drives to reproduce music digitally, and have no need of tape systems. But in its heyday (circa 1975-1990), the Aristocart was an improvement to a technical problem shared by all commercial stereo broadcasters.

Among CFMI's programming innovations was Discumentary, a one-hour musical documentary of programming featuring a particular artist or a particular theme. This was developed in response to the CRTC's requirement for foreground programming. The Discumentary programs were written by Paul Wiggins and voiced by Dave McCormick, then Terry David Mulligan and syndicated throughout Canada, and broadcast internationally on the Anik D satellite. Later, CRTC regulations phased out the need for foreground programming, and CFMI phased out Discumentary.

Rebroadcasters

CFMI also operates on a number of low-power FM transmitters and cable channels.

Alberta

City of license Identifier Frequency RECNet CRTC Decision
Luscar VF2213 96.5 FM Query CRTC 93-278
Rainbow Lake VF2293 92.3 FM Query CRTC 95-704

British Columbia

City of license Identifier Frequency RECNet CRTC Decision
Whistler CFMI-FM-1 90.7 FM Query Decision CRTC 2000-207
Donald Station VF2000 95.1 FM Query Decision CRTC 96-6
Granisle VF2004 101.1 FM Query Decision CRTC 96-37
Boston Bar VF2006 92.9 FM Query Decision CRTC 86-270
Tumbler Ridge VF2051 101.1 FM Query Decision CRTC 92-736
Atlin VF2062 99.9 FM Query Decision CRTC 88-860
Fort James VF2100 99.9 FM Query Decision CRTC 90-373
Chetwynd VF2104 100.5 FM Query Decision CRTC 94-123
Valemount VF2122 91.1 FM Query Decision CRTC 90-1042
McBride VF2151 101.1 FM Query Decision CRTC 91-871
Riley Creek VF2194 104.5 FM Query Décision CRTC 99-44
Kemano VF2209 103.5 FM Query Decision CRTC 93-66
Dease Lake VF2223 100.1 FM Query Decision CRTC 93-708
Hagensborg VF2287 92.7 FM Query Decision CRTC 95-55
Burton VF2296 90.5 FM Query Decision CRTC 95-792
Avola VF2316 92.1 FM Query Decision CRTC 98-145
Blue River VF2318 93.9 FM Query Decision CRTC 98-144
Bralorne VF2327 101.1 FM Query Decision CRTC 96-640
Campbell River VF2378 102.3 FM Query
Tofino VF2380 104.7 FM Query Decision CRTC 2001-392
Ucluelet VF2381 104.9 FM Query Decision CRTC 2001-393
Fraser Lake VF2473 92.1 FM Query

Newfoundland and Labrador

City of license Identifier Frequency RECNet CRTC Decision
Burgeo VF2076 92.3 FM Query CRTC 89-423

Saskatchewan

City of license Identifier Frequency RECNet CRTC Decision
Carrot River VF2212 101.1 FM Query CRTC 2001-7
La Ronge VF2376 101.1 FM Query

Washington State

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