CJCN-FM (91.5 FM) is an ethnic radio station in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The station broadcasts for the South Asian communities in Surrey and other cities east of Vancouver. It is owned by Akash Broadcasting Inc.
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| Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver |
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| Frequency | 91.5 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Connect FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Multicultural |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Akash Broadcasting Inc. |
| 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 |
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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