CFOS

CFOS is an AM radio station broadcasting from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. The format is oldies, classic adult contemporary music, and news (plus an adult standards/nostalgic music show, "Remember When", several nights a week from 8-11 p.m.), and is branded as 560 CFOS. CFOS is owned and operated by Bayshore Broadcasting of Owen Sound.

For the protein, see c-Fos. For the composer duo, see CFO$. For the college, see College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
CFOS
Broadcast areaGrey County
Frequency560 kHz (AM)
Branding560 CFOS
Programming
FormatFull service talk/oldies
AffiliationsOwen Sound Attack
Ownership
OwnerBayshore Broadcasting
CIXK-FM, CKYC-FM
History
First air date
March 1, 1940
Former frequencies
  • 1370 kHz (1940-1941)
  • 1400 kHz (1941-1947)
  • 1470 kHz (1947-1958)
Call sign meaning
Owen Sound
Technical information
ClassB
Power
  • 7,500 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website560cfos.ca

History

The station originally began broadcasting on March 1, 1940 at 1370 kHz, and changed frequencies to 1400 kHz on March 29, 1941 and again to 1470 kHz in 1947. In 1958, CFOS again changed frequencies from 1470 to its current frequency at 560 kHz.

CFOS was a network affiliate of CBC Radio's Dominion Network until 1962 and then affiliated with the main CBC Radio network for several years until 1983 when CBCB-FM launched.

On June 21, 1978, CFOS opened a semi-satellite station CFPS at Port Elgin. CFPS was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 2005 to convert to 97.9 MHz.

In 1994, CFOS applied to operate a new rebroadcaster at Collingwood on the frequency 1610 kHz. That application was denied on March 8, 1995.[1]

In 2007, CFOS applied to add an FM signal at 96.1 MHz to rebroadcast the AM signal; the CRTC denied this application in February 2008.[2]

References
  1. Decision CRTC 95-84
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-25

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