CICW-FM

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CICW-FM
Broadcast area Centre Wellington
Frequency 101.1 MHz
BrandingThe Grand @ 101
Programming
Format Hot Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerCentre Wellington Community Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
2011 (2011)
Former frequencies
92.9 MHz (2011–2016)
Call sign meaning
Centre Wellington (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class A
ERP 675  watts (2,250 watts maximum)
HAAT 49 metres (161 ft)
Links
Website thegrand101.com

CICW-FM (101.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Fergus, Ontario, serving Centre Wellington. It airs a hot adult contemporary format branded as The Grand @ 101. The station also broadcasts local news and weather reports. It is owned by Centre Wellington Community Radio, Inc. The studios and offices are on Garafraxa Street East. [1]

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CICW-FM is a Class A FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 675  watts (2,250 watts maximum). The transmitter is on Gartshore Street near Gordon Street in Fergus. [2]

History

Centre Wellington Community Radio Inc. was founded in 2009 by Scott Jensen, Vic Folliott and Bill Valedis.

On April 29, 2011, Centre Wellington Community Radio Inc. received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval to operate a community FM radio station at 92.9 MHz in Centre Wellington, Ontario. [3] On September 12, 2011, Central Wellington Community Radio applied for a technical amendment - contours. [4] [5] On October 28, 2011, the CRTC approved Centre Wellington Community Radio Inc.'s application to decrease the average effective radiated power from 85 to 46 watts, decrease the maximum ERP from 200 to 150 watts, decrease the antenna's effective height above average terrain from 54.2 to 49.1 metres and relocate the antenna and transmitter site. [6]

On September 25, 2014, the station applied to change CICW-FM's frequency from 92.9 MHz to 101.1 MHz and increase the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 45 to 750 watts (maximum ERP from 150 to 2,500 watts). [7] The CRTC approved CWCR's application on September 10, 2015. [8]

According to their Facebook page, the station moved to 101.1 MHz in late 2015. On March 28, 2016 at 6:00 AM, CICW became Grand 101 when the switch in frequency officially took place. The call letters remain CICW-FM.

References

  1. ↑ thegrand101.com/contact-us
  2. ↑ FCCdata.org/CICW
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-278
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Part 1 Applications Open for Comment
  5. ↑ 2011-1248-2
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-676 New community radio station in Elora and Fergus – Technical change, CRTC, October 28, 2011
  7. ↑ 2014-0966-5
  8. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-418, CICW-FM Elora and Fergus — Licence amendment and technical changes, CRTC, September 10, 2015

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