CFMI-FM

CFMI-FM (identified on air and in print as Rock 101) is a Canadian radio station in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 101.1 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (peak) from a transmitter on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver. Owned by Corus Entertainment, the studios are located in Downtown Vancouver, in the TD Tower. The station has a classic rock format.

"Rock 101" redirects here. For the Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan station with similar branding, see WSUE.
For the Manchester, New Hampshire station, see WGIR-FM.
CFMI-FM
CityNew Westminster, British Columbia
Broadcast areaMetro Vancouver
Frequency101.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio)
BrandingRock 101
SloganVancouver's Greatest Hits
Programming
FormatAnalog/HD1: Classic rock
HD2: CKNW simulcast
HD3: CHMJ simulcast
Ownership
OwnerCorus Entertainment
(Corus Premium Television Ltd.)
Sister stationsCKNW, CHMJ, CFOX-FM, CHAN-DT, Global News: BC 1
History
First air dateMarch 22, 1970
Call sign meaningC FM I (Roman numeral, reference to former on-air branding FM One)
Technical information
ClassC
ERP53 kilowatts average
100 kilowatts peak
HAAT368.4 metres (1,209 ft)
Transmitter coordinates49.345°N 122.973°W / 49.345; -122.973 (CFMI-FM Tower)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.rock101.com

History

CFMI first signed on in early 1970. Over the years, the station added FM transmitters in most of British Columbia. On July 26, 2011, CFMI-FM received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval by increasing New Westminister's transmitter to the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 37,000 to 53,000 watts (maximum ERP from 75,000 to 100,000 watts), by decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 686 to 386.4 meters and by relocating its transmitter.[1]

On July 15, 2014, CFMI-FM dropped the word Classic from its name and shifted its format from classic rock to mainstream rock; such a move was also implemented on CILQ-FM in Toronto, which is also owned by Corus.

As of November 2016, the station shifted to "classic rock and the greatest hits of the 70's, 80's and 90's".

HD Programming

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

  • HD2 carries sister station CKNW AM 980.
  • HD3 carries sister station CHMJ AM 730; this began on July 3, 2016 due to AM730's transmitter being damaged by the 2016 Burns Bog fire.[2]

Overview

The station signed on with a very-short-lived country music format. This was followed by a light-popular music format ("pop for adults"). CFMI was distinguished in its earlier years by being a technical innovator of early automation systems. 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, which 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.

Rebroadcasters

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

Alberta
Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
LuscarVF221396.5 FM20 wattsLPQueryCRTC 93-278
Rainbow LakeVF229392.3 FM10 wattsVLPQueryCRTC 95-704

British Columbia
Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
WhistlerCFMI-FM-190.7 FM50 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 2000-207
Donald StationVF200094.5 FM21 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 96-6
GranisleVF2004101.5 FM50 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 96-37
Boston BarVF200692.9 FM50 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 86-270
Tumbler RidgeVF2051101.1 FM8 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 92-736
Fort JamesVF210099.9 FM10 wattsVLPQueryDecision CRTC 90-373
ChetwyndVF2104100.5 FM27 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 94-123
ValemountVF212291.1 FM16 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 90-1042
McBrideVF2151101.1 FM37 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 91-871
Riley CreekVF2194104.5 FM22 wattsLPQueryDécision CRTC 99-44
KemanoVF2209103.5 FM10 wattsVLPQueryDecision CRTC 93-66
Dease LakeVF2223100.1 FM1 wattLPQueryDecision CRTC 93-708
HagensborgVF228792.7 FM23 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 95-55
BurtonVF229690.5 FM1 wattVLPQueryDecision CRTC 95-792
AvolaVF231693.5 FM20 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 98-145
Blue RiverVF231893.9 FM8 wattsVLPQueryDecision CRTC 98-144
BralorneVF2327101.1 FM1 wattVLPQueryDecision CRTC 96-640
Campbell RiverVF2378102.3 FM11 wattsLPQuery
Fraser LakeVF247392.1 FM36 wattsLPQuery

Newfoundland and Labrador
Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
BurgeoVF207692.3 FM50 wattsLPQueryCRTC 89-423

Saskatchewan
Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Carrot RiverVF2212101.1 FM15 wattsLPQueryCRTC 2001-7
La RongeVF2376101.1 FM12 wattsLPQuery

Washington State
  • Comcast Cable Channel 979 - Puget Sound area of Western Washington. As of June 17, 2019, Comcast discontinued carriage of CFMI and all other over the air radio stations.
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References
  1. "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-440". CRTC. July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  2. "Canada Stations - HD Radio". Xperi. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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