CFOS
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| Broadcast area | Grey County |
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| Frequency | 560kHz(AM) |
| Branding | 560 CFOS |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full servicetalk/oldies |
| Affiliations | Owen Sound Attack |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bayshore Broadcasting |
| CIXK-FM,CKYC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 1,1940 |
Former frequencies |
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Call signmeaning | CFOwenSound |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 560cfos.ca |
CFOSis anAMradio stationbroadcasting fromOwen Sound, Ontario,Canada. The format isoldies,classicadult contemporarymusic, andnews(plus anadult standards/nostalgic music show, "Remember When", several nights a week from 8-11 p.m.), and is branded as560 CFOS.CFOS is owned and operated by Bayshore Broadcasting of Owen Sound.
History
[edit]The station originally began broadcasting on March 1, 1940 at 1370 kHz, and changed frequencies to 1400 kHz on March 29, 1941 and again to 1470 kHz in 1947. In 1958, CFOS again changed frequencies from 1470 to its current frequency at 560 kHz.
CFOS was anetwork affiliateofCBC Radio'sDominion Networkuntil 1962 and then affiliated with the mainCBC Radio networkfor two decades until 1983 whenCBCB-FMlaunched.
On June 21, 1978, CFOS opened a semi-satellite stationCFPSatPort Elgin.CFPS was given approval by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) in 2005 to convert to 97.9MHz.
In 1994, CFOS applied to operate a new rebroadcaster atCollingwoodon the frequency 1610 kHz. That application was denied on March 8, 1995.[1]
In 2007, CFOS applied to add an FM signal at 96.1 MHz to rebroadcast the AM signal; the CRTC denied this application in February 2008.[2]
On January 17, 2024, Bayshore Broadcasting applied to the CRTC to convert CFOS from the AM band at 560 kHz to the FM band at 89.3 MHz (channel 207B1) with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,500 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain [EHAAT] of 214 metres).[3]
References
[edit]- ^Decision CRTC 95-84
- ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-25
- ^Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2024-11Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation Owen Sound, Ontario Application 2023-0088-8,CRTC,January 17, 2024
External links
[edit]- 560 CFOS
- CFOSat The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
- CFOSin the REC Canadian station database
Radio stations inMidwestern Ontarioand theGeorgian Triangle | |
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| Grey County | |
| Huron County | |
| Simcoe County | |
| Dufferin County | |
| Perth County | |
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