CFMI-FM

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CFMI-FM
CFMI-FM Rock 101 logo.svg
Broadcast area Greater Vancouver
Frequency 101.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingRock 101
Programming
Format Classic hits - classic rock
Subchannels HD2: CKNW (News/talk)
HD3: CKGO (Traffic)
Ownership
Owner
CKNW, CKGO, CFOX-FM, CHAN-DT, Global News: BC 1
History
First air date
March 22, 1970;54 years ago (March 22, 1970)
Call sign meaning
C FM I (Roman numeral, reference to former on-air branding FM One)
Technical information
Class C
ERP 53,000 watts average
100,000 watts peak
HAAT 368.4 metres (1,209 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 49°20′42″N122°58′23″W / 49.345°N 122.973°W / 49.345; -122.973 (CFMI-FM Tower)
Links
Website rock101.com

CFMI-FM (101.1 MHz) branded as Rock 101, is a commercial radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is owned by Corus Entertainment with studios in Downtown Vancouver, in the TD Tower. The station has a radio format that combines classic hits and classic rock. Key artists include Van Halen, Tom Petty, Alanis Morissette, Fleetwood Mac and Bryan Adams, but not the pop or dance artists heard on many classic hits stations, such as Michael Jackson, Madonna or Whitney Houston.

Contents

CFMI-FM is a Class C station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 53,000 watts (100,000 watts peak). [1] Its transmitter tower is atop Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver.

History

CFMI signed on the air on March 22, 1970;54 years ago. [2] It was owned by Radio NW, Ltd. and is the sister station to CKNW 980 AM. It originally was licensed to New Westminster, with studios on 8th and McBride. It began with a short-lived country music format. This was followed by easy listening music ("Pop for Adults").

In its early years, it was a technical innovator of broadcast automation systems. FM Stereo automation systems of the day relied heavily on reel-to-reel tape machines for music. CFMI's automation had no reel machines, but relied totally on cartridge carousels. This allowed greater programming flexibility ("random access"), but no broadcast cartridges of the day could reproduce quality stereo. The response of CFMI's engineers was to invent a new cartridge that could: The Aristocart. Parent company Western International Communications went on to develop a manufacturing division, exporting these improved cartridges to broadcasters around the world. Today's broadcasters use computer systems with large hard drives to reproduce music digitally, and have no need of tape systems. But in its heyday (circa 1975-1990), the Aristocart was an improvement to a technical problem shared by all commercial stereo broadcasters.

Among CFMI's programming innovations was Discumentary, a one-hour musical documentary of programming featuring a particular artist or a particular theme. This was developed in response to the CRTC's requirement for foreground programming. The Discumentary programs were written by Paul Wiggins and voiced by Dave McCormick, then Terry David Mulligan and syndicated throughout Canada, and broadcast internationally on the Anik D satellite. Later, CRTC regulations phased out the need for foreground programming, and CFMI phased out Discumentary.

Over the years, the station added booster transmitters in most of British Columbia. After experiencing technical difficulties related to the location of its main transmitter, CFMI received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval on July 26, 2011, to relocate that transmitter. It would decrease the antenna's height above average terrain (HAAT) from 686 to 386.4 metres in the process. At the same time, it would increase its average effective radiated power (ERP) from 37,000 to 53,000 watts (maximum ERP changing from 75,000 to 100,000 watts). [3]

HD Programming

On October 13, 2015, CFMI-HD was launched as the first Canadian HD service west of Ontario:

Rebroadcasters

CFMI also operates on a number of low-power FM transmitters.

Alberta

Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNetCRTC Decision
Luscar VF221396.5 FM20 watts LP Query CRTC 93-278
Rainbow Lake VF229392.3 FM10 wattsVLP Query CRTC 95-704

British Columbia

Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNetCRTC Decision
Whistler CFMI-FM-190.7 FM50 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 2000-207
Donald Station VF200094.5 FM21 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 96-6
Granisle VF2004101.5 FM50 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 96-37
Boston Bar VF200692.9 FM50 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 86-270
Tumbler Ridge VF2051101.1 FM8 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 92-736
Fort JamesVF210099.9 FM10 wattsVLP Query Decision CRTC 90-373
Chetwynd VF2104100.5 FM27 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 94-123
Valemount VF212291.1 FM16 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 90-1042
McBride VF2151101.1 FM37 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 91-871
Riley CreekVF2194104.5 FM22 wattsLP Query Décision CRTC 99-44
KemanoVF2209103.5 FM10 wattsVLP Query Decision CRTC 93-66
Dease LakeVF2223100.1 FM1 wattLP Query Decision CRTC 93-708
HagensborgVF228792.7 FM23 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 95-55
BurtonVF229690.5 FM1 wattVLP Query Decision CRTC 95-792
AvolaVF231693.5 FM20 wattsLP Query Decision CRTC 98-145
Blue RiverVF231893.9 FM8 wattsVLP Query Decision CRTC 98-144
BralorneVF2327101.1 FM1 wattVLP Query Decision CRTC 96-640
Campbell RiverVF2378102.3 FM11 wattsLP Query
Fraser LakeVF247392.1 FM36 wattsLP Query

Newfoundland and Labrador

Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNetCRTC Decision
Burgeo VF207692.3 FM50 watts LP Query CRTC 89-423

Saskatchewan

Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNetCRTC Decision
Carrot River VF2212101.1 FM15 watts LP Query CRTC 2001-7
La Ronge VF2376101.1 FM12 wattsLP Query

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References

  1. ↑ FCCdata.org/CFMI
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-243. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-440". CRTC. July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Canada Stations - HD Radio". Xperi. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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