CFAO-FM

CFAO-FM was a radio station that operated at 94.7 FM in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The station broadcast an adult contemporary music format.

CFAO-FM
Broadcast areaAlliston, Ontario
Frequency94.7 MHz (FM)
Programming
FormatDefunct (was adult contemporary)
Ownership
OwnerFrank Rogers
(2188301 Ontario Corporation)
History
First air date2009 (testing)
2010 (off the air)
Call sign meaningC F Alliston, Ontario

Owned by Frank Rogers, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated the station was licensed on July 28, 2008.[1][2]

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-FM began on-air testing.[4] It is uncertain when the station officially launched.

As of June 25, 2010, CFAO-FM 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-FM'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
  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-147
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-08-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2011-748, December 6, 2011.
  4. "New Alliston FM radio station begins testing period on air", madhunt.com, June 15, 2009
  5. "CFAO off the air", madhunt.com, July 12, 2010
  6. "North of Toronto, CFAO (94.7 Alliston) has run into some pretty big obstacles", Scott Fybush/Northeast Radio Watch, July 19, 2010
  7. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2014-474, September 12, 2014
  8. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-667, CFAO-FM Alliston - Licence renewal (denied), CRTC, December 19, 2014


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