CICN-FM

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CICN-FM
Broadcast area Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Frequency 104.3 MHz
Programming
Format First Nations community radio
Ownership
OwnerMuskeg Lake Cree Nation
History
First air date
November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
Last air date
June 2017 (2017-06)
Technical information
ERP 30 watts
HAAT 12.1 metres (40 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
53°00′15″N106°52′36″W / 53.00417°N 106.87667°W / 53.00417; -106.87667

CICN-FM was a radio station broadcasting First Nations community radio programming on the frequency 104.3 MHz (FM) on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation at Marcelin, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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History

On June 22, 2011, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Radio Station Corporation received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval to operate a new English- and Cree-language low-power Type B Native FM radio station at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. [1] The station signed on the air on November 1, 2011 [2] and ceased broadcasting in June 2017.

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References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-388, Type B Native FM radio station at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, CRTC, June 22, 2011
  2. Muskeg Lake launches radio station, newsoptimist.ca, December 16, 2011