CILV-FM(88.5MHz,Live 88.5) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensedtoOttawa,Ontario.Owned byStingray Group,it broadcasts analternative rockformat.Itsradio studiosand offices are on Antares Drive inNepean.
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| Broadcast area | National Capital Region |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.5MHz(FM) |
| Branding | Live 88.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Stingray Group |
| CIHT-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 26,2005 |
Call signmeaning | CI LIVe (branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 37,000watts(90,000 watts maximum) |
| HAAT | 130.7 metres (429 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | live885.com |
CILV-FM has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 37,000watts(90,000 watts maximum). While most Ottawa FM stations have theirtowersinGatineau Park,CILV-FM'stransmitteris off Old Prescott Road near Spring Hill Road inGreely, Ontario.[1]
History
editThe station was licensed by theCRTCin 2005.[2]CILV began testing its signal and streaming online on November 30, and officiallysigned onthe air at Noon on December 26, 2005.
On May 27, 2015, the CRTC approved an application to move CILV's transmitter and increase its maximum effective radiated power (ERP) from 12,000 to 90,000 watts (average ERP from 2,300 to 37,000 watts) and decreasing the antenna's effective height above average terrain from 254.6 to 130.7 metres. However, a second-adjacent station inPerth,CHLK-FM88.1, filed an intervention, specifying that such an increase could hamper their station's ability to improve its signal in the future.[3]
Community involvement
editThe station sponsors an annual "Big Money Shot"contest to develop and promote emerging local musicians. Past winners of theLive 88.5 Big Money Shothave includedHollerado,Amos the Transparent,The Balconies,Autumns Canon, The Love Machine, My Favourite Tragedy, Down in Ashes, Amanda Rheaume, The Goodluck Assembly, The Cardboard Crowns and Loudlove.
In 2011, the station partnered with the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation to begin an annual program ofplanting treesin the suburban township ofBeckwith,tooffsetits energy consumption.[4]
In 2013, the station also paid to replace the frayingFlag of Canadaflying at the gravesite of former Prime MinisterLester Pearson.[5]
References
edit- ^FCCdata.org/CILV-FM
- ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-253
- ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-223,CILV-FM Ottawa – Technical changes,CRTC,May 27, 2015
- ^"Radio station keeping airwaves clean, Live 88.5 FM carbon neutral forest covers more than eight hectares".Ottawa Community News.February 7, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon June 6, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 12,2018.
- ^"Live 88.5 goes to Lester B. Pearson's grave to replace flag".Metro,February 13, 2013.
External links
edit- Live 88.5
- CILV-FMat The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
- CILV-FMin the REC Canadian station database