CFMI signed on the air on March 22, 1970; 53 years ago (March 22, 1970).[2] It was owned by Radio NW, Ltd. and is the sister station to CKNW980 AM. It originally was licensed to New Westminster, with studios on 8th and McBride. It began with a short-lived country music format. This was followed by easy listening music ("Pop for Adults").
In its early years, it was a technical innovator of broadcast automation systems. FM 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. This 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.
Over the years, the station added booster 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. It would decrease the antenna's height above average terrain (HAAT) from 686 to 386.4 metres in the process. At the same time, it would increase its average effective radiated power (ERP) from 37,000 to 53,000 watts (maximum ERP changing from 75,000 to 100,000 watts).[3]
HD Programmingedit
On October 13, 2015, CFMI-HD was launched as the first Canadian HD service west of Ontario:
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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 This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources CFMI FM news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is Poor quality writing needs someone familiar with the station s history to rewrite Please help improve this article if you can July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message CFMI FM 101 1 MHz branded as Rock 101 is a commercial FM radio station in Vancouver British Columbia It is owned by Corus Entertainment with studios in Downtown Vancouver in the TD Tower The station has a radio format that combines classic hits and classic rock Key artists include Van Halen Tom Petty Alanis Morissette Fleetwood Mac and Bryan Adams but not the pop or dance artists heard on many classic hits stations such as Michael Jackson Madonna or Whitney Houston CFMI FMVancouver British ColumbiaBroadcast areaGreater VancouverFrequency101 1 MHz FM HD Radio BrandingRock 101ProgrammingFormatClassic Hits Classic RockSubchannelsHD2 CKNW News Talk HD3 CKGO Traffic OwnershipOwnerCorus Entertainment Corus Premium Television Ltd Sister stationsCKNW CKGO CFOX FM CHAN DT Global News BC 1HistoryFirst air dateMarch 22 1970 53 years ago March 22 1970 Call sign meaningC FM I Roman numeral reference to former on air branding FM One Technical informationClassCERP53 000 watts average100 000 watts peakHAAT368 4 metres 1 209 ft Transmitter coordinates49 20 42 N 122 58 23 W 49 345 N 122 973 W 49 345 122 973 CFMI FM Tower LinksWebsiterock101 comCFMI FM is a Class C station with an effective radiated power ERP of 53 000 watts 100 000 watts peak 1 Its transmitter tower is atop Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver Contents 1 History 1 1 HD Programming 2 Rebroadcasters 2 1 Alberta 2 2 British Columbia 2 3 Newfoundland and Labrador 2 4 Saskatchewan 3 References 4 External linksHistory editCFMI signed on the air on March 22 1970 53 years ago March 22 1970 2 It was owned by Radio NW Ltd and is the sister station to CKNW 980 AM It originally was licensed to New Westminster with studios on 8th and McBride It began with a short lived country music format This was followed by easy listening music Pop for Adults In its early years it was a technical innovator of broadcast automation systems FM 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 This 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 Over the years the station added booster 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 It would decrease the antenna s height above average terrain HAAT from 686 to 386 4 metres in the process At the same time it would increase its average effective radiated power ERP from 37 000 to 53 000 watts maximum ERP changing from 75 000 to 100 000 watts 3 HD Programming edit 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 damage to AM730 s transmitter from the 2016 Burns Bog fire 4 Rebroadcasters editCFMI also operates on a number of low power FM transmitters Alberta edit Rebroadcasters of CFMI FM City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC DecisionLuscar VF2213 96 5 FM 20 watts LP Query CRTC 93 278Rainbow Lake VF2293 92 3 FM 10 watts VLP Query CRTC 95 704British Columbia edit Rebroadcasters of CFMI FM City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC DecisionWhistler CFMI FM 1 90 7 FM 50 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 2000 207Donald Station VF2000 94 5 FM 21 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 96 6Granisle VF2004 101 5 FM 50 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 96 37Boston Bar VF2006 92 9 FM 50 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 86 270Tumbler Ridge VF2051 101 1 FM 8 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 92 736Fort James VF2100 99 9 FM 10 watts VLP Query Decision CRTC 90 373Chetwynd VF2104 100 5 FM 27 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 94 123Valemount VF2122 91 1 FM 16 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 90 1042McBride VF2151 101 1 FM 37 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 91 871Riley Creek VF2194 104 5 FM 22 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 99 44Kemano VF2209 103 5 FM 10 watts VLP Query Decision CRTC 93 66Dease Lake VF2223 100 1 FM 1 watt LP Query Decision CRTC 93 708Hagensborg VF2287 92 7 FM 23 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 95 55Burton VF2296 90 5 FM 1 watt VLP Query Decision CRTC 95 792Avola VF2316 93 5 FM 20 watts LP Query Decision CRTC 98 145Blue River VF2318 93 9 FM 8 watts VLP Query Decision CRTC 98 144Bralorne VF2327 101 1 FM 1 watt VLP Query Decision CRTC 96 640Campbell River VF2378 102 3 FM 11 watts LP QueryFraser Lake VF2473 92 1 FM 36 watts LP QueryNewfoundland and Labrador edit Rebroadcasters of CFMI FM City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC DecisionBurgeo VF2076 92 3 FM 50 watts LP Query CRTC 89 423Saskatchewan edit Rebroadcasters of CFMI FM City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC DecisionCarrot River VF2212 101 1 FM 15 watts LP Query CRTC 2001 7La Ronge VF2376 101 1 FM 12 watts LP QueryReferences edit FCCdata org CFMI Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C 243 Retrieved January 8 2024 Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011 440 CRTC July 26 2011 Retrieved October 31 2017 Canada Stations HD Radio Xperi Retrieved October 31 2017 External links editRock 101 CFMI FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation CFMI FM in the REC Canadian station database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CFMI FM amp oldid 1204662243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
