CFYK-FM

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"CFYK-FM" was the previous call sign for what is now CBNY-FM, a repeater of CBU-FM Vancouver.
CFYK-FM
Broadcast area District of Mackenzie
Frequency 98.9 MHz (FM)
Branding CBC Radio One
CBC North
Programming
Format News/Talk
Ownership
Owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CFYK-DT
History
First air date
January 15, 1950;74 years ago (1950-01-15)
Former call signs
CFYK (1950–2013)
Former frequencies
1450 kHz (AM) (1950–1952)
1340 kHz (1952–2013)
Call sign meaning
"Canadian Forces Yellowknife"
Technical information
Class A
ERP 5,500 watts
HAAT 50 meters (160 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 62°26′47″N114°23′20″W / 62.44639°N 114.38889°W / 62.44639; -114.38889
Links
Website CBC North

CFYK-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 98.9 MHz (FM) in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and broadcasts national programming of the CBC Radio One network along with regional programs as part of CBC North.

Contents

History

CFYK began broadcasting on January 15, 1950. [1] Like other radio stations in Northern Canada at the time, CFYK was licensed to the Canadian Army's Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and utilized the technical infrastructure of the Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System, but was managed by a civilian committee and operated by volunteers as a commercial-free community radio station.

Initially, programming consisted entirely of local content created by residents of Yellowknife, including schoolchildren and anybody who wished to be heard on the radio. [1] By 1952, the CBC began to regularly supply the station with tape recordings of CBC programming for broadcast alongside the local content. [2] [3]

In 1958, the CBC announced it would create a new radio network (now known as CBC North) to target Northern Canada. [4] To establish the service, the corporation would take over the operations of existing volunteer-run radio stations, turning them into CBC-owned outlets staffed by CBC employees. As part of this process, ownership of CFYK was formally transferred to the CBC on December 13, 1958. [5]

Upon sign-on, CFYK was an AM station operating on a frequency of 1450 kHz with 250 watts of power. In 1952, the frequency was changed to 1340 kHz in order to alleviate interference to air search and rescue operations near Yellowknife. [6] The station continued to operate at a power of 250 watts until 1965, when the power was increased to 1,000 watts. [7] Subsequent power increases occurred in the 1980s, with the station receiving approval to operate at 2,500 watts during the day and 4,000 watts at night, although the increased power at night was discontinued in 1992 and the station went to operating at 2,500 watts around the clock. [8]

On July 10, 2012, the CBC applied to move CFYK to FM on a frequency of 98.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 1,220 watts from an antenna height above average terrain of 46.6 metres (153 ft). [9] The move was approved on November 7, 2012. [10] The switch from AM to FM took place on June 3, 2013, at which time the station became CFYK-FM, a call sign originally used by a relay transmitter of CBU-FM that has since been renamed CBNY-FM. [8]

On November 28, 2013, the CBC received approval to increase CFYK-FM's effective radiated power to 5,500 watts and raise the antenna height above average terrain to 50 metres (160 ft). [11]

Local programming

CBC station in Yellowknife CBC Radio Yellowknife.JPG
CBC station in Yellowknife

CFYK produces all of CBC Radio's local programs in the Northwest Territories, including The Trailbreaker on weekday mornings, the noon-hour program Northwind, Trail's End in the afternoon, and Northern Air on weekend mornings.

The station's afternoon programming also differs significantly from the rest of the network. Afternoon programming such as Q is pre-empted; instead, the station airs afternoon programming in First Nations languages. CHAK in Inuvik, while airing the same regular local programming schedule as CFYK, produces a distinct schedule of First Nations programming in the afternoons.

Rebroadcasters

CFYK has the following rebroadcasters:

Rebroadcasters of CFYK-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency RECNetCRTC Decision
Fort Simpson CBDY-FM107.5 FM Query [12]
Fort Smith CFYK-FM-197.9 FM Query
Hay River CBDJ-FM93.7 FM Query [13]
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta CBQZ-FM99.9 FM Query [14]
Behchokǫ̀ CBQB-FM105.1 FM Query
Fort Providence CBAU-FM98.9 FM Query
Fort Resolution CBQD-FM105.1 FM Query [15]
Fort Good Hope CBQE-FM105.1 FM Query
Wrigley CBQG1280 AM Query
Deline CBQO-FM105.1 FM Query [16] [17]

Relocations to FM

The CBC applied with the CRTC to convert the following AM transmitters to FM:

CBQG is the last remaining low-power AM transmitter to rebroadcast CFYK-FM.

Community-owned rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CFYK-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency RECNetCRTC Decision
Fort Liard CHFL-FM107.1 FM Query
Kakisa VF2021107.1 FM Query [23]

Very-low-power rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CFYK-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency RECNetCRTC Decision
Nahanni Butte VF2018107.1 FM Query [24]
Łutselk'e VF2026101.9 FM Query
Whatì VF2033107.1 FM Query
Jean Marie River VF2056107.1 FM Query [25]
Trout Lake VF2130107.1 FM Query [26]
Wekweeti VF2132107.1 FM Query
Gamèti VF2034106.1 FM Query

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References

  1. 1 2 O'Hara, Larry (September 29, 1950). "Volunteers In Yellowknife Run Novel Radio Station". Edmonton Journal. p. 21. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Community Radio Station Marks Second Birthday". Edmonton Journal. February 29, 1952. p. 22. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ Schwartz, Mallory (June 2016). "Securing the North: Building the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Northern Service". Canadian Journal of History. 51 (1): 83–115. doi:10.3138/cjh.ach.51.1.004. ISSN   0008-4107.
  4. ↑ "CBC plans air programs across Northern Canada". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. The Canadian Press. June 6, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Canada Year Book 1961: Official Statistical Annual of the Resources, History, Institutions and Social and Economic Conditions of Canada (PDF). Government of Canada. 1961. pp. 872–873. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "CBC Approves Radio Station Shares Shrift". The Vancouver News-Herald. The Canadian Press. January 22, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ Armstrong, Ralph (June 21, 1965). "Improved CBC Radio Service Plannes For Mackenzie Area". Edmonton Journal. p. 18. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "CFYK-FM | History of Canadian Broadcasting". broadcasting-history.com. The Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-370". crtc.gc.ca. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). July 10, 2012. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-617". crtc.gc.ca. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-635". crtc.gc.ca. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). November 28, 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-552, CFYK Yellowknife – New transmitter at Fort Simpson, CRTC, October 16, 2013
  13. ↑ Decision CRTC 88-20
  14. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-342, CFYK Yellowknife – New low-power transmitter at Fort Chipewyan, CRTC, July 18, 2013
  15. ↑ Decision CRTC 94-804
  16. ↑ Decision CRTC 94-167
  17. ↑ Decision CRTC 2001-369
  18. ↑ 2013-0592-0, Addition of a transmitter, CRTC, April 19, 2013
  19. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-500, CFYK Yellowknife – New transmitter at Fort Providence, CRTC, September 19, 2013
  20. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-552, CFYK Yellowknife – New transmitter at Fort Simpson, CRTC, October 16, 2013
  21. ↑ "The Runtime Service cannot communicate with Entitlements Service".
  22. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-76, CFYK-FM Yellowknife – New transmitter in Fort Smith, CRTC, March 17, 2017.
  23. ↑ Decision CRTC 86-501
  24. ↑ Decision CRTC 86-506
  25. ↑ Decision CRTC 86-517
  26. ↑ Decision CRTC 91-199
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