CJCN-FM
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| Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.5 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Connect 91.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Multicultural |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Akash Broadcasting Inc. |
| CKER-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 20, 2019 |
Call sign meaning | CJ ConNect (branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| Power | 0.601 kW (average) 1.9 kW |
| HAAT | 128.5 m |
Transmitter coordinates | 49°8′53.16″N 122°53′34.80″W / 49.1481000°N 122.8930000°W |
| Links | |
| Website | connectfm.ca |
CJCN-FM (91.5 FM, "Connect 91.5") is a radio station licensed to Surrey, British Columbia. Owned by Akash Broadcasting, it broadcasts programming serving Greater Vancouver's South Asian communities.
History
[edit]In 2016, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission considered seven applications for a new commercial ethnic radio station to serve Surrey and Vancouver. The Akash application won approval from the CRTC for repatriating revenues lost to cross-border ethnic broadcasters based in northwestern Washington; it specified an entirely ethnic format serving the area's South Asian population, with more than 75 percent in languages other than English; 121 hours a week of local programming, about 40 percent of that in speech programs; and 50 percent Canadian content in music.[1] Before launch, the transmitter site proposed was lost, and a new one was approved.[2]
On-air testing for CJCN-FM began December 20, 2019.
In 2021, CKER-FM, CJCN-FM's sister station in Edmonton, Alberta, was rebranded from 101.7 World FM to Connect FM 101.7.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Decision 2016-464". CRTC. November 28, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Decision 2019-328". CRTC. September 20, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Connect FM Canada's Instagram post: "Connect FM 101.7, Asli Radio! After #Surrey, now in the city of #Edmonton as well! Tune in for the all the latest #News, full on…"". Instagram. 2021-08-18. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
External links
[edit]- CJCN-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CJCN-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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