CFMI-FM

CFMI-FM (branded 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 hits 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
Broadcast areaGreater Vancouver
Frequency101.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio)
BrandingRock 101
Programming
FormatClassic hits
HD2: CKNW
HD3: CKGO
Ownership
Owner
CKNW, CKGO, CFOX-FM, CHAN-DT, Global News: BC 1
History
First air date
March 22, 1970
Call sign meaning
C FM I (Roman numeral, reference to former on-air branding FM One)
Technical information
ClassC
ERP53 kW average
100 kW peak
HAAT368.4 metres (1,209 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
49.345°N 122.973°W / 49.345; -122.973 (CFMI-FM Tower)
Links
Websiterock101.com

History

CFMI first signed on in early 1970. Over the years, the station added FM transmitters in most of British Columbia. After experiencing technical difficulties related to the location of its main transmitter, CFMI received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval on July 26, 2011 to relocate that transmitter (decreasing the antenna's height above average terrain from 686 to 386.4 metres in the process), and at the same time to increase its average effective radiated power (ERP) from 37,000 to 53,000 watts (maximum ERP changing from 75,000 to 100,000 watts).[1]

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 CKGO 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 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.

Alberta
Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Luscar VF2213 96.5 FM20 wattsLPQueryCRTC 93-278
Rainbow Lake VF2293 92.3 FM10 wattsVLPQueryCRTC 95-704

British Columbia
Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Whistler CFMI-FM-1 90.7 FM50 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 2000-207
Donald Station VF2000 94.5 FM21 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 96-6
Granisle VF2004 101.5 FM50 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 96-37
Boston Bar VF2006 92.9 FM50 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 86-270
Tumbler Ridge VF2051 101.1 FM8 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 92-736
Fort James VF2100 99.9 FM10 wattsVLPQueryDecision CRTC 90-373
Chetwynd VF2104 100.5 FM27 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 94-123
Valemount VF2122 91.1 FM16 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 90-1042
McBride VF2151 101.1 FM37 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 91-871
Riley Creek VF2194 104.5 FM22 wattsLPQueryDécision CRTC 99-44
Kemano VF2209 103.5 FM10 wattsVLPQueryDecision CRTC 93-66
Dease Lake VF2223 100.1 FM1 wattLPQueryDecision CRTC 93-708
Hagensborg VF2287 92.7 FM23 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 95-55
Burton VF2296 90.5 FM1 wattVLPQueryDecision CRTC 95-792
Avola VF2316 93.5 FM20 wattsLPQueryDecision CRTC 98-145
Blue River VF2318 93.9 FM8 wattsVLPQueryDecision CRTC 98-144
Bralorne VF2327 101.1 FM1 wattVLPQueryDecision CRTC 96-640
Campbell River VF2378 102.3 FM11 wattsLPQuery
Fraser Lake VF2473 92.1 FM36 wattsLPQuery

Newfoundland and Labrador
Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Burgeo VF2076 92.3 FM50 wattsLPQueryCRTC 89-423

Saskatchewan
Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Carrot River VF2212 101.1 FM15 wattsLPQueryCRTC 2001-7
La Ronge VF2376 101.1 FM12 wattsLPQuery

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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