CIRI-FM

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CIRI-FM
Broadcast area Calgary Metropolitan Region, Bow Valley
Frequency 107.9 MHz
BrandingTraffic Advisory Radio
Programming
Format Highway advisory radio
Ownership
OwnerCity of Calgary
History
First air date
2006 (2006)
Former frequencies
  • 97.5 MHz (2006–2008)
  • 106.5 MHz (2008–2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP 37.7 watts
HAAT 67.9 metres (223 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
51°02′57″N113°59′45″W / 51.04917°N 113.99583°W / 51.04917; -113.99583

CIRI-FM is a traffic advisory radio station that operates at 107.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Owned by the City of Calgary, the station began broadcasting at 97.5 MHz as part of a year-long pilot project in 2006. [1] It moved to its former 106.5 MHz frequency in early 2008 to make way for the new CIGY-FM, which launched on March 6, 2008 on the adjacent 97.7 FM frequency. [2] In 2013, a new radio station (CKYR-FM) was launched on the adjacent frequency at 106.7 FM while CIRI-FM remained at 106.5, until the station received an upgrade on October 15, 2020 to replace the broadcasting equipment and relocate the transmitter to a more central location, thereby increasing the radio's coverage area over Calgary at its new current frequency 107.9 FM. [3] [4]

References

  1. Connery, Allan (May 8, 2006). "Calgarians drive despite price hikes". Calgary Herald. p. B2. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. http://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12819930 Canadian Radio News for February, 2013, radiowest.ca, March 1, 2013
  3. "Traffic Advisory Radio".
  4. City of Calgary, Twitter , October 2020