CFSI-FM
| Frequency | 107.9MHz(FM) |
|---|---|
| Branding | Saltspring Island Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | commercial radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Satnam Radio Group |
| History | |
First air date | September 14, 2009 |
Call signmeaning | C F SaltspringIsland |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 130wattsaverage 700wattspeak horizontal polarizationonly |
| HAAT | 215.6 meters |
CFSI-FMwas a Canadian radio station began broadcasting on September 14, 2009. Broadcasting on 107.9FM,it is the first radio station licensed toSalt Spring Islandin British Columbia.
The station was licensed by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) on October 22, 2007.[1]It offers a community-oriented programming format, including a variety of different musical styles: independent artists, blues,classical,jazz,world music. Programming also includes local interest talk shows andspiritualshows. Richard Moses, a former programmer withCKUAinEdmontonandCJRTinToronto,was one of the contributing programmers.
The station began testing on June 15, 2009.[2]and officially began broadcasting in September 2009.
On September 23, 2011, Salt Spring Island Radio Corp. received CRTC approval to operate a new FM transmitter at 102.1 MHz in Mount Bruce with the call signCFSI-FM-1.[3]
In 2013, CFSI-FM was rebranded asGreen FM,[4]
The station was sold in mid-February 2013 toSouth Asianbroadcaster Satnam Media Group; Satnam announced it intended to maintain the existing format on CFSI.[5]However, after several non-compliances in a CRTC Audit, as well as alleged missing voluntary audits, including faulty program logs, as well as missing annual returns and several years of unpaid fees, a number of former CFSI staff/volunteers intervened[6]with the CRTC asking for license revocation due to the poor management of Satnam Media. After a hearing in May 2015, the CRTC revoked CFSI's radio license on June 25, 2015, and CFSI went off the air on July 25, 2015.[7]
Notes
[edit]On November 28, 2019, Gulf Islands Community Radio Society submitted an application to operate a new community FM radio station at Salt Spring Island. The new station would operate on CFSI-FM's former frequencies 107.9 MHz with a rebroadcasting transmitter at 102.1 MHz. Gulf Islands received CRTC approval to operate an English-language community FM radio station as well as a rebroadcasting transmitter on Salt Spring Island on January 24, 2022.[8]
The station was launched in the spring of 2022 asCHIR-FMGulf Islands Radio at 107.9 FM Salt Spring Island and VF5176 at 102.1 FM Mount Bruce.(See also:CHIR-FM).[9]
References
[edit]- ^CRTC decision 2007-387
- ^CFSI 107.9 Testing 1,2,3,4
- ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-612
- ^Green FM - 107.9 and 102.1 - Salt Spring Island, BC Canada
- ^"New CFSI owner pledges to maintain format - Gulf Islands Driftwood".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-31.Retrieved2013-02-13.
- ^"Interventions".29 August 2019.
- ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-281
- ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-9,Community radio station and transmitter on Salt Spring Island,CRTC,January 24, 2022
- ^Gulf Islands Community Radio
External links
[edit]- CFSI-FM
- CFSI-FMat The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
- CFSI-FMin the REC Canadian station database
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