CFAO-FM
| Defunct | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.7 MHz (FM) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| History | |
First air date | 2009 (testing) |
Last air date | 2010 |
Call sign meaning | CF Alliston, Ontario (broadcast area) |
CFAO-FM was a radio station that operated at 94.7 FM in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The station broadcast an adult contemporary format.
Owned by Frank Rogers, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated the station was licensed on July 28, 2008.[1][2]
History[edit]
In 2008, Rogers was licensed to operate a second radio station at Beeton with the callsign CJBT-FM. Not yet on the air, that station had until August 1, 2012 to launch, or face the cancellation of the license.[3]
In 2009, CFAO began on-air testing.[4] It is uncertain when the station officially launched.
As of June 25, 2010, CFAO has been shut down due to economic troubles, which led to the station's eviction from its rented studios; also during these final days of operation, the station was unable to pay wages to its staffers.[5][6]
In 2013, Rogers sought renewal of CFAO's license;[7] however, on December 19, 2014, the CRTC denied the station's renewal, citing many violations, including remaining dark since 2011, and failing to meet numerous target dates to resume broadcasting - the most recent being April 1, 2014. An intervention report from My Broadcasting Corporation, owner of competing station CIMA-FM, cited that CFAO was only on the air for 11 months at most.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-147
- ^ "Licensee Name Search Results | Spectrum Direct | Industry Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2011-748, December 6, 2011.
- ^ "New Alliston FM radio station begins testing period on air", madhunt.com, June 15, 2009
- ^ "CFAO off the air", madhunt.com, July 12, 2010
- ^ "North of Toronto, CFAO (94.7 Alliston) has run into some pretty big obstacles", Scott Fybush/Northeast Radio Watch, July 19, 2010
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2014-474, September 12, 2014
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-667, CFAO-FM Alliston - Licence renewal (denied), CRTC, December 19, 2014
External links[edit]
- CFAO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFAO-FM in the REC Canadian station database
  | This article about a radio station in Ontario is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Soft adult contemporary radio stations in Canada
- Radio stations in Simcoe County
- Radio stations disestablished in 2010
- Defunct radio stations in Canada
- Radio stations established in 2008
- 2008 establishments in Ontario
- 2010 disestablishments in Ontario
- Defunct mass media in Ontario
- Ontario radio station stubs