What's 104.5 up to lately?

[FMSteve]

Ok. I found the Crista Ministries 106.5 (Lynden) comments about "horse-trading" a new allocation of 104.1 for a "terrain-shielded" new allocation at 106.3 in Vancouver for Aboriginal Voices Radio. Read what their attorney says about Crista's rights for protection from interference up in Lynden.

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6516087141

The battle continues, going on 6 years now.

[FMSteve]

Appears like AVR got their 106.3 frequency up in Vancouver, CFVE. So, anyhoo, it's still a mystery as to who wants the 104.1 channel up in Vancouver. Maybe First broadcasting can flash some cash 'round those parts and make them go away.

[dgendvil]

104.5 should become a spanish station. I think the Seattle area has the potential to have more Spanish stations. Is there any way Univision could purchase the frequency from First. Right now Seattle is probably the only big market that lacks spanish radio. Thanks.

[Dan]

Yes, AVR has been on the air up here on 106.3 with 9,000 watts since last Spring. The call letters are CKAV-2 (CFVE was never used) and the station is licensed to Vancouver. Despite the fact they are adjacent to KLYN 106.5 the signal decently covers most of the Lower Mainland, even in the Lower Fraser Valley which is a stone's throw from Lynden. AVR had originally planned to revive the old CFVR/CKMA 850 in Abbotsford to simulcast 106.3, but from what I've been hearing those plans have now been shelved.

I have no idea who the applicant for the new station on 104.1 for Vancouver is. There were rumours circulating that it might be a gay & lesbian group, but nothing further has been heard. Nonetheless the CRTC has opened things up and has invited other interested groups to apply, so you can be almost certain that somebody will get the go ahead.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notices/2007/pb2007-95.htm

[SeattleRadioPro]

104.5 should become a spanish station. I think the Seattle area has the potential to have more Spanish stations. Is there any way Univision could purchase the frequency from First. Right now Seattle is probably the only big market that lacks spanish radio. Thanks.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Those Spanish AM stations and the Bustos one at 99.3 don't count. Uh-huh.

[FMSteve]

Dan, thanks for bringing us up to speed from Canada. What I can't believe is that, in spite of Crista's 7000 letters to the CRTC to try to stop the 106.3 allocation, Canada went ahead and allocated that spectrum under the muffled voices of Crista and it's US and Canadian listeners. The CRTC ruled basically that Crista's 106.5 signal could be interfered with on Canadian territory, thus the allocation.

So.............this leads me to speculate that the CBC, CRTC and all of the applicants for 104.1 will be playing hardball with SAGA and First Broadcasting. Let's see what happens.

[semoochie]

We'll show 'em.  Let's put a 250 watter in Detroit on 810! 

[notalent]

or at 10,000 watter on 850 in Seattle!!

[Jackson Dell Weaver]

The apparent difficulty and time consuming legal process of flipping this station may be one of First Broadcastings few stumbles.  The frequency tussle with Canadian stations could take years to sort out and First has no real clout or leverage up there.  The stick in it's current location is probably worth about what it was worth in the Dalles. It was a gamble to begin with with lots of moving parts and there is a wrench in the works today.  Combined with declining values of all radio properties First Broadcastings cash cow machine may have developed indigestion.