CJTR-FM is a Canadian radio station, airing at 91.3 FM in Regina, Saskatchewan. The station airs a community radio format, featuring a variety of musical styles and talk shows. It is operated by Radius Communications, a non-profit corporation that began fundraising in 1996 and got the station on the air in 2001.
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| Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
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| Branding | 91.3 FM CJTR |
| Programming | |
| Format | community radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radius Communications Inc. (sale pending to Access Communications) |
| History | |
First air date | 2001 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 480 watts |
| HAAT | 94.2 meters (309 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | cjtr |
This station is run primarily by volunteers, supported financially by some Regina-area sponsors and by fundraisers. It also, in part, serves as an unofficial campus radio station for the University of Regina, actively soliciting volunteer participation among the university's student body as the school does not have its own campus radio station.
History
editUntil CJTR signed on, Regina was the largest market in Canada without either a campus or community radio station. An attempt in 1995 to incorporate a campus radio station at the University of Regina was abandoned for financial reasons, and as a result of that project's failure, Radius Communications incorporated and continued to pursue a community radio license.
On February 8, 2001, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application by Radius Communications Inc. for a new English-language FM community radio programming undertaking at Regina on the frequency 91.3 MHz. [1]
The CJTR music garage sale is a big source of money for the station - yearlong they collect donations of CDs, records, stereo equipment, music-related books, clothing, DVDs and more, and then sell them at great prices in one big sale. Members also pay a yearly $25 CD fee, for which they receive a newsletter and sometimes discounts from sponsors.
On April 16, 2024, amid financial difficulties since 2020, CTJR's members accepted an offer for the station to be acquired by local cable provider and telecom cooperative Access Communications; Access does not plan any major changes to the station's staff or programming, but it will relocate to the company's head office. Access also foresaw synergies between CJTR and its community channel.[2]
Notes
editCJTR was formerly the callsign of a now-defunct AM radio station in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
References
edit- ^ Decision CRTC 2001-47, New community radio station, CRTC, February 8, 2001
- ^ "'Incredibly optimistic time' for Regina's CJTR after community station ownership transferred to cable company". CBC News. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
External links
edit- www.cjtr.ca - CJTR
- CJTR-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CJTR-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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