CFSI-FM was a Canadian radio station began broadcasting on September 14, 2009. Broadcasting on 107.9 FM, it is the first radio station licensed to Salt Spring Island in British Columbia.
| Frequency | 107.9 MHz (FM) |
|---|---|
| Branding | Saltspring Island Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | commercial radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Satnam Radio Group |
| History | |
First air date | September 14, 2009 |
Call sign meaning | C F Saltspring Island |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 130 watts average 700 watts peak horizontal polarization only |
| HAAT | 215.6 meters |
The station was licensed by the Canadian 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 and spiritual shows. Richard Moses, a former programmer with CKUA in Edmonton and CJRT in Toronto, 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 sign CFSI-FM-1.[3]
In 2013, CFSI-FM was rebranded as Green FM,[4]
The station was sold in mid-February 2013 to South Asian broadcaster 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 as CHIR-FM Gulf Islands Radio at 107.9 FM Salt Spring Island and VF5176 at 102.1 FM Mount Bruce. (See also: CHIR-FM).
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 from the original on 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ^ "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
External links edit
- CFSI-FM
- CFSI-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFSI-FM in the REC Canadian station database