CIRX-FM-1
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| Broadcast area | Nechako Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 95.9MHz(FM) |
| Branding | 95.9 The Goat |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | November1973 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 1watt horizontalpolarization only |
| HAAT | 500 meters (1,600 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | mynechakovalleynow.com |
CIRX-FM-1(95.9FM,95.9 The Goat) is a Canadianradio stationlicensedtoVanderhoof,British Columbia.Owned byVista Radio,it broadcasts anactive rockformat. The station formerly broadcast on AM asCIVH,but was forced to move permanently to FM in 2018 due to transmitter damage.
History
[edit]Prince George Broadcasting Ltd. (owner ofCJCI) received a licence for a new AM station atVanderhoofin 1973.CIVHbegan broadcasting on 1340 kHz later that same year. A year later in 1974, CIVH was authorized to operate a rebroadcast transmitter atFort St. James,on 1480 kHz with the call signCIFJ.Also in 1974,CIFLwas added to broadcast at 1450 kHz inFraser Lake.
On October 19, 1993, the station had receivedCRTCapproval to convert CIFJ operating at 1480 AM to 92.7 MHz on the FM dial, although the move did not take place.[1]
The station previously operated retransmitters, CIFJ on 1480 in Fort St. James, and CIFL on 1450 in Fraser Lake, but they were discontinued in 2017 due to transmitter equipment issues
On March 6, 2018, the station's transmitter collapsed after one of itsguy-wireswere clipped by snow removal equipment contracted by the city of Vanderhoof. After the accident, CIVH moved its over-the-air feed to 95.9CIRX-FM-1(the local repeater of sister stationCIRX-FM) as a temporary measure. However, in August 2018, Vista Radio announced that CIVH's programming would remain on 95.9 permanently, citing that it would too costly to repair and replace the transmitter's equipment. As requested by Vista Radio, CIVH's license was returned to the CRTC on August 15, 2018.[2][3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Decision CRTC 93-649,Addition of transmitters,CRTC,October 19, 1993
- ^"Accident silences radio station - Vanderhoof Omineca Express".Vanderhoof Omineca Express.2018-03-06.Retrieved2018-08-23.
- ^"CIVH Vanderhoof – Revocation of licence".CRTC.Retrieved2018-08-23.
- ^"UPDATE: Vanderhoof Radio Station surrenders license".VanderhoofOnline.com.2018-08-16. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-08-23.Retrieved2018-08-23.
External links
[edit]- 95.9 The Goat
- CIRX-FM-1at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
- CIVHin the REC Canadian station database
- CIFJin the REC Canadian station database
- CIFJ-FMin the REC Canadian station database
- CIFLin the REC Canadian station database
- CIRX-FM-1in the REC Canadian station database
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