CJWT-FM

Last updated
CJWT-FM
Frequency 106.7 MHz (FM)
Branding Wawatay
Programming
Format First Nations community radio
Ownership
Owner Wawatay Native Communications Society
History
First air date
2006
Technical information
Class LP
ERP 50 W
HAAT 20 meters (66 ft)
Links
Website www.wawataynews.ca

CJWT-FM is a First Nations community radio station that operates at 106.7 FM in Timmins, Ontario.

Owned by the Wawatay Native Communications Society, the station was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 2006. [1]

On March 4, 2016, the CRTC approved Wawatay's application for a broadcasting licence to operate a low-power Type B Native FM radio station in Timmins, Ontario. The station will operate at 106.7 MHz (channel 294LP) with an effective radiated power of 50 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height above average terrain of 20 metres). [2]

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References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-645, Type B Native FM radio station in Timmins, CRTC, November 27, 2006
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-86 Type B Native FM radio station in Timmins, CRTC, March 4, 2016

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