CKTR-FM

CKTR-FM
City North Bay, Ontario
Branding North Bay Radio 104.9
Frequency 104.9 MHz (FM)
First air date 1999
Format tourist information/community radio
ERP 50 watts
HAAT 13.7 meters (45 ft)
Class LP
Owner 1311831 Ontario Limited
Website www.northbayradio.ca

CKTR-FM was a radio station broadcasting at 104.9 FM in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The station operated a tourist information format with community radio programming.

History

On July 16, 1999, 1311831 Ontario Limited received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to operate a new English language FM tourist information radio station to serve North Bay at 104.9 MHz.[1] The station either signed on later the same year or in 2000.

On May 25, 2005, 1311831 Ontario Limited received CRTC approval to increase CKTR-FM's effective radiated power from 31 watts to 50 watts and to relocate the transmitter.[2]

Originally a tourist information station, the station later evolved toward a community radio format, airing programs produced by a variety of commercial and community groups, including the local chamber of commerce, real estate and financial planning agents, health and wellness consultants, sports and recreational clubs and students from Nipissing University.

On June 5, 2006, the CRTC renewed CKTR-FM's licence from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2013. [3] The station is currently off the air. A new Facebook page for North Bay Radio - FM 104.9 was launched in January 2010 and hasn't been updated since March of that same year. [4] As well the station's website is offline. Its unknown when CKTR-FM shutdown and if any future plans are in place to relaunch the station.

Exemption order for low-power radio stations that provide tourist information. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Decision CRTC 99-182 New low-power FM radio programming undertaking at North Bay, Ontario. CRTC, July 16, 1999.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-215, CKTR-FM North Bay - Technical change, CRTC, May 25, 2005
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-215, CKTR-FM North Bay - Licence renewal, CRTC, June 5, 2006
  4. ↑ North Bay Radio - FM 104.9, Facebook, 2010
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Order CRTC 2013-620, Exemption order for low-power radio stations that provide tourist information, CRTC, November 21, 2013.

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Coordinates: 46°18′40″N 79°27′41″W / 46.31111°N 79.46139°W / 46.31111; -79.46139

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