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CFRC-FM

April 13, 2024

CFRC-FM (101.9 MHz) is the non-commercial campus radio station at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The station has one of the longest radio histories in Canada, with experimental broadcasts dating back to 1922 and serves Queen's University students and faculty as well as the greater Kingston community. CFRC-FM is also a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.

CFRC-FM
Frequency101.9 MHz (FM)
BrandingCFRC 101.9 FM
Programming
Formatcampus, community
AffiliationsCRBC (1934-1936),
CBC (1936-1942)
Ownership
OwnerRadio Queen's University
History
First air date
October 7, 1922 (1922-10-07) (on AM)
1954 (1954) (CFRC-FM)
Former call signs
9BT (1922–1923)
Former frequencies
450 m (c. 1923–1925)
1120 kHz (1925–1930)
930 kHz (1930–1933)
915 kHz (c. 1933)
1510 kHz (1933–1941)
1490 kHz (1941–1990)
91.9 MHz (1954–1990)
Technical information
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT90 metres (300 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°17′24″N 76°25′54″W / 44.29000°N 76.43167°W / 44.29000; -76.43167
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.cfrc.ca

CFRC-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts. The transmitter is on Station Road in Kingston, near the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (Ontario Highway 401).[1]

History edit

A comprehensive oral history of the station was compiled by Arthur Zimmerman, which was broadcast on the station in 1982 and was published in book form in 1991.

Radio technology has a surprisingly long history in Kingston, dating back to the early radio experimentations of Queen's first Professor of General Engineering, James Lester Willis Gill. He mounted the first public exhibition of wireless telegraphy at a Queen's Convocation lecture on April 28, 1902, only four months after Guglielmo Marconi's first successful trans-Atlantic transmission from Signal Hill. By the 1910s regular courses on wireless technology and theory were being taught by Gill, and Professor Gill set up the Queen's wireless telegraph sets at Barriefield war Camp in 1915 and contributed directly to the use of wireless and radio technologies by the Allied forces during World War I.

An informal wireless club was formed by a group of Gill's students, who kept experimenting with the latest available wireless technology. With the help of Professor Douglas Jemmett an experimental station license (9BT) was obtained in the spring of 1922. The station's equipment was housed in the basement (later moved to the second floor) of the Electrical Engineering building, Fleming Hall (named after Sir Sandford Fleming). It had a power output of approximately 250 watts, and had an estimated range of 160 kilometres. While there were likely some preliminary, unscheduled broadcasts by 9BT, the station's first scheduled public broadcast was on October 7, 1922, as Professor Richard O. Jolliffe called the football game between Queen's and McGill. (At that time, the university's football/rugby team, the Queen's Tricolour, were the winners of the Grey Cup for three consecutive years, and it is a common myth that when the current call letters CFRC were assigned, their meaning was "Canada's Famous Rugby Champions"; this acronym being possible, however, was purely coincidental). Some student broadcasters also said that CFRC meant "Crazy Fellows Raising Cain".

An alumnus donation in early 1923 made possible the acquisition of better, more reliable transmitting equipment, and a private commercial licence was obtained under the call letters CFRC by July 1923. CFRC was Kingston's only radio station and began airing programs from the new Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission in 1934, becoming a full affiliate in 1936 in a commercial partnership with the Kingston Whig-Standard newspaper.[2][3] With the replacement of the CRBC with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1936, CFRC became an affiliate.

In 1938, in what was possibly the station's most notable broadcast, United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's convocation speech at the university was relayed by CFRC to all North American radio networks.

CFRC remained a CBC station for several years however, with a weak signal and with commercial limitations placed on it by the university (such as a ban on advertising for patent medicine), the Whig-Standard sought its own station and, in 1942, launched CKWS 960 (now an FM station), at which time CKWS acquired CFRC's CBC affiliation and its commercial license.[2] In exchange for CKWS carrying some programming from the university, CFRC agreed not to compete commercially with CKWS for ten years and to only engage in broadcasts that filled the university's educational mandate.[4] The station reverted to an experimental outlet for the university's Electrical Engineering Department until 1945 when it resumed programming on a limited basis as part of the Summer Radio Institute - a training program for broadcasters run with the CBC - and thereafter broadcasting non-commercial radio plays by the Queen's Drama Guild. Since the station originally began broadcasting, CFRC periodically changed frequencies until it settled on 1490 AM on March 29, 1941. In 1954, CFRC-FM began broadcasting at 91.9 Megacycles on the FM dial to simulcast the programming of CFRC 1490. In 1957, the university appointed Margaret Angus as its first director of radio and students formed the CFRC Radio Club to produce programming and operate the station under her supervision as a fully fledged campus radio station.[2] In 1986, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved Radio Queen's application to change CFRC-FM's frequency from 91.9 MHz to its current FM frequency, 101.9 MHz.[5][6] In 1990 the AM frequency went dark and all CFRC programming moved to the FM frequency (which had been broadcasting separate programming since 1970) and a new stereo transmitter.[4]

The station was for many years the only campus radio station in Canada to be owned and operated by a university rather than by its students. This changed in 2003 when ownership and management of the station was transferred from the university to the Alma Mater Society (Queen's student government).[7]

Due to changes in CRTC regulations, CFRC's ownership transitioned from 2012 to 2014 so that it became an autonomous service, no longer owned and operated by the AMS.[8][9] As a registered non-profit corporation, CFRC 101.9 FM is owned and operated by Radio Queen's University.

CFRC also hosts a podcasting network providing training and resources for independent podcast production.[10]

CFRC Sports edit

CFRC has for years provided regular coverage of all Queen's Golden Gaels regular season and playoff football games. Intermittently, they have also provided coverage of Golden Gaels hockey and basketball.

Notable CFRC alumni edit

References edit

  • Zimmerman, Eric Arthur, Ph.D. In the Shadow of the Shield. Self-published, 1991. ISBN 0-9695570-0-0
  1. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org.
  2. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  3. ^ Queen's University Archives - CFRC - history
  4. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  5. ^ Decision CRTC 86-436
  6. ^ Decision CRTC 89-714
  7. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2007-10-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  10. ^ "CFRC Podcast Network – News and Views from Queen's University and Kingston, Ontario!".

External links edit

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CFRC FM 101 9 MHz is the non commercial campus radio station at Queen s University in Kingston Ontario Canada The station has one of the longest radio histories in Canada with experimental broadcasts dating back to 1922 and serves Queen s University students and faculty as well as the greater Kingston community CFRC FM is also a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association CFRC FMKingston OntarioFrequency101 9 MHz FM BrandingCFRC 101 9 FMProgrammingFormatcampus communityAffiliationsCRBC 1934 1936 CBC 1936 1942 OwnershipOwnerRadio Queen s UniversityHistoryFirst air dateOctober 7 1922 1922 10 07 on AM 1954 1954 CFRC FM Former call signs9BT 1922 1923 Former frequencies450 m c 1923 1925 1120 kHz 1925 1930 930 kHz 1930 1933 915 kHz c 1933 1510 kHz 1933 1941 1490 kHz 1941 1990 91 9 MHz 1954 1990 Technical informationClassAERP3 000 wattsHAAT90 metres 300 ft Transmitter coordinates44 17 24 N 76 25 54 W 44 29000 N 76 43167 W 44 29000 76 43167LinksWebcastListen liveWebsitewww wbr cfrc wbr caCFRC FM has an effective radiated power ERP of 3 000 watts The transmitter is on Station Road in Kingston near the Macdonald Cartier Freeway Ontario Highway 401 1 Contents 1 History 2 CFRC Sports 3 Notable CFRC alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editA comprehensive oral history of the station was compiled by Arthur Zimmerman which was broadcast on the station in 1982 and was published in book form in 1991 Radio technology has a surprisingly long history in Kingston dating back to the early radio experimentations of Queen s first Professor of General Engineering James Lester Willis Gill He mounted the first public exhibition of wireless telegraphy at a Queen s Convocation lecture on April 28 1902 only four months after Guglielmo Marconi s first successful trans Atlantic transmission from Signal Hill By the 1910s regular courses on wireless technology and theory were being taught by Gill and Professor Gill set up the Queen s wireless telegraph sets at Barriefield war Camp in 1915 and contributed directly to the use of wireless and radio technologies by the Allied forces during World War I An informal wireless club was formed by a group of Gill s students who kept experimenting with the latest available wireless technology With the help of Professor Douglas Jemmett an experimental station license 9BT was obtained in the spring of 1922 The station s equipment was housed in the basement later moved to the second floor of the Electrical Engineering building Fleming Hall named after Sir Sandford Fleming It had a power output of approximately 250 watts and had an estimated range of 160 kilometres While there were likely some preliminary unscheduled broadcasts by 9BT the station s first scheduled public broadcast was on October 7 1922 as Professor Richard O Jolliffe called the football game between Queen s and McGill At that time the university s football rugby team the Queen s Tricolour were the winners of the Grey Cup for three consecutive years and it is a common myth that when the current call letters CFRC were assigned their meaning was Canada s Famous Rugby Champions this acronym being possible however was purely coincidental Some student broadcasters also said that CFRC meant Crazy Fellows Raising Cain An alumnus donation in early 1923 made possible the acquisition of better more reliable transmitting equipment and a private commercial licence was obtained under the call letters CFRC by July 1923 CFRC was Kingston s only radio station and began airing programs from the new Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission in 1934 becoming a full affiliate in 1936 in a commercial partnership with the Kingston Whig Standard newspaper 2 3 With the replacement of the CRBC with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1936 CFRC became an affiliate In 1938 in what was possibly the station s most notable broadcast United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt s convocation speech at the university was relayed by CFRC to all North American radio networks CFRC remained a CBC station for several years however with a weak signal and with commercial limitations placed on it by the university such as a ban on advertising for patent medicine the Whig Standard sought its own station and in 1942 launched CKWS 960 now an FM station at which time CKWS acquired CFRC s CBC affiliation and its commercial license 2 In exchange for CKWS carrying some programming from the university CFRC agreed not to compete commercially with CKWS for ten years and to only engage in broadcasts that filled the university s educational mandate 4 The station reverted to an experimental outlet for the university s Electrical Engineering Department until 1945 when it resumed programming on a limited basis as part of the Summer Radio Institute a training program for broadcasters run with the CBC and thereafter broadcasting non commercial radio plays by the Queen s Drama Guild Since the station originally began broadcasting CFRC periodically changed frequencies until it settled on 1490 AM on March 29 1941 In 1954 CFRC FM began broadcasting at 91 9 Megacycles on the FM dial to simulcast the programming of CFRC 1490 In 1957 the university appointed Margaret Angus as its first director of radio and students formed the CFRC Radio Club to produce programming and operate the station under her supervision as a fully fledged campus radio station 2 In 1986 the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission approved Radio Queen s application to change CFRC FM s frequency from 91 9 MHz to its current FM frequency 101 9 MHz 5 6 In 1990 the AM frequency went dark and all CFRC programming moved to the FM frequency which had been broadcasting separate programming since 1970 and a new stereo transmitter 4 The station was for many years the only campus radio station in Canada to be owned and operated by a university rather than by its students This changed in 2003 when ownership and management of the station was transferred from the university to the Alma Mater Society Queen s student government 7 Due to changes in CRTC regulations CFRC s ownership transitioned from 2012 to 2014 so that it became an autonomous service no longer owned and operated by the AMS 8 9 As a registered non profit corporation CFRC 101 9 FM is owned and operated by Radio Queen s University CFRC also hosts a podcasting network providing training and resources for independent podcast production 10 CFRC Sports editCFRC has for years provided regular coverage of all Queen s Golden Gaels regular season and playoff football games Intermittently they have also provided coverage of Golden Gaels hockey and basketball Notable CFRC alumni editLorne Greene 1915 1987 CBC wartime announcer later star of Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica Charles P B Taylor 1935 1997 radio TV print journalist Reuters in London 1955 62 The Globe and Mail in China 1962 70s author horsebreeder son of E P Taylor Matthew Barber musician Shelagh Rogers CBC Radio personality Stu Stuart Mills CBC Radio host Ottawa Morning Jeffrey Simpson print journalist Gord Sinclair musician The Arrogant Worms musical group Chris Cuthbert hockey amp football commentator TSN Jaime Stein football commentator former voice of the Toronto Argonauts Peter Watts football commentator Calgary Stampeders CHQR References editZimmerman Eric Arthur Ph D In the Shadow of the Shield Self published 1991 ISBN 0 9695570 0 0 FCCdata org powered by REC fccdata org a b c CFRC 101 9 Fm Archived from the original on 2008 03 20 Retrieved 2008 01 21 Queen s University Archives CFRC history a b Radio Station Histories Canadian Communications Foundation Fondation des Communications Canadiennes Archived from the original on 2012 03 19 Retrieved 2008 01 21 Decision CRTC 86 436 Decision CRTC 89 714 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2005 11 27 Retrieved 2007 10 15 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link CFRC 101 9FM to become independent service Archived from the original on 2014 12 27 Retrieved 2014 12 09 Radio station s separation finalized Queen s Journal Archived from the original on 2014 12 15 Retrieved 2014 12 09 CFRC Podcast Network News and Views from Queen s University and Kingston Ontario External links editOfficial website 100 Years of Radio Queen s Archive online exhibit CFRC FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation CFRC AM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation CFRC FM in the REC Canadian station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CFRC FM amp oldid 1213289200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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