Re: CIQC & CKVL Move Positions

[Dan.Strassberg@worldnet.att.net]

Well, the outfit that lost its bid for 690 and 940--the 
one that was proposing a French country-music format on 
690 and a similar format in English on 940--might want 
to apply to do French country music on 850 and a similar 
format in English on 600. Or, if the CBC is really 
serious about a Radio 3 service, it could apply for 
either frequency. Although 850 had 50 kW-D and 10 kW-N 
vs 600's 10 kW-D/5 kW-N, it's not completely obvious 
that 600 isn't the better of the two frequencies.

Also, it seems pretty clear that the CRTC just looked 
the other way when CKVL started operating outside of its 
authorized parameters. Had the CRTC been vigilent, I 
don't think CKVL would have caused significant nighttime 
interference in the Boston area to WEEI. However, ever 
since CKVL moved to 850 (in the 1950s), it has caused 
significant daytime interference to the Boston 850 in 
the northern Connecticut Valley of NH and VT.
 
> Given the CRTC's history, it seems to me unlikely.  They don't seem to
> be particularly interested in licensing totally new radio stations in
> Montreal, and the only AM stations left who could move wouldn't want
> to -- CKAC has the best signal in town, and CFMB's is not bad now that
> they have 50 kW full-time on a less-crowded channel (1280).

------------------------------