Draft:CJOL-FM
| Frequency | 107.9 MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Format | Country / folk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Arsenal Media |
| History | |
First air date | [to be determined] |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 15.1 kW |
| HAAT | 92.9 meters (305 ft) |
CJOL-FM[1] (107.9 MHz) is a planned commercial FM radio station in Joliette, Quebec, Canada, owned by Arsenal Media and licensed in 2024. It is expected to carry a country and folk music format.
History
[edit]The station was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in May 2024, following an application published in July 2023 and a public hearing that September. The application received no interventions from the public during its notice period, other than letters of support furnished by Arsenal itself.[2]
Following the approval, Vermont Public, whose Burlington NPR transmitter WVPS (also on 107.9 FM) reaches into the Montreal market, said it had only just learned of the application and the potential for interference in part of its current Canadian coverage area. The organization suggested listeners could intervene with the CRTC during a follow-up comment period.[3]
While the CRTC received more than one hundred interventions from Canadian listeners of WVPS at this stage, the commission said that the secondary comment period could only be used to comment on the station's proposed conditions of service, and not to revisit the decision to issue a licence, or the choice of frequency. The CRTC further noted—as had Vermont Public in its announcement—that it is not required to protect against interference within Canada of radio signals originating from the United States, so long as reception within the U.S. is not affected.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Radio Frequency Search by Call Sign". Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2024. (search for "CJOL-FM")
- ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-114". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. May 27, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ Owens, Michelle (May 31, 2024). "New country music station puts Vermont Public reception at risk in Montreal" (Press release). Vermont Public. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-114-1". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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