List of defunct radio stations in Canada

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This is a list of defunct radio stations in Canada. Note: These stations have ceased operations. Stations which have changed frequencies, such as moving from the AM to the FM band, are not listed.


Call sign City of License Frequency Notes

Alberta[edit]

CKMX Calgary 1060 AM Ceased operations on June 14, 2023
CFRN Edmonton 1260 AM Ceased operations on June 14, 2023
CHIM-FM-5 Red Deer 93.1 FM 2000-2012. Semi-repeater of CHIM-FM Timmins, Ontario; license revoked due to regulatory non-compliance of originating station in 2012.
CJMH Medicine Hat 1460 AM Formerly owned by Monarch Broadcasting Ltd., an affiliate with the CBC, the station ceased operation in the 1990s and was replaced by an FM repeater for CBC-owned CBR Calgary.

British Columbia[edit]

CFCH-FM Chase 103.5 FM Licence revoked in 2014.
CIFJ Fort St. James 1480 AM Former simulcast of CIVH Vanderhoof
CIFL Fraser Lake 1450 AM Former simulcast of CIVH Vanderhoof
CHLD Granisle 1480 AM Former simulcast of CFBV Smithers
CKBV New Hazelton 1490 AM Former simulcast of CFBV Smithers
CKPM-FM Port Moody 98.7 FM On February 28, 2020, the CRTC denied renewal to CKPM's license after March 30, 2020
CHOO-FM Tofino 101.7 FM
CIMA Vancouver 1040 AM 1986-1992. CKST would move to 1040 after its owners acquired CIMA. CIMA closed in February 1992, with CKST relocating from 800 to 1040 the following month. Its old 800 frequency remains vacant.
CKST Vancouver 1040 AM Ceased operations on June 14, 2023
CFTE Vancouver 1410 AM Ceased operations on June 14, 2023
CHCE Victoria 750 AM
CKMO Victoria 900 AM 1993-2012. Continuing as an internet radio station.

Manitoba[edit]

CFRW Winnipeg 1290 AM Ceased operations on June 14, 2023
CJWV-FM Winnipeg 107.9 FM
CKIC-FM Winnipeg 92.9 FM 2004-2012. Closed due to new regulations prohibiting students from being employed as DJs. Continuing as an internet radio station.[1]

New Brunswick[edit]

CIRC-FM Fredericton 93.3 FM 2004-2010. Continuing as an internet radio station.
CHLR Moncton 1380 AM 1981-85. CHLR went dark on Jan. 2, 1985 due to bankruptcy.[2]
CKCX Sackville 9625 kHz Station operated on shortwave. Left the air in 2012.
CJRP-FM Saint John 103.5 FM 2003-2013. CJRP-FM went dark on April 19, 2013, due to continual monetary losses.[3]

Newfoundland and Labrador[edit]

Northwest Territories[edit]

Nova Scotia[edit]

CKBG-FM Middle Musquodoboit 107.3 FM 2010-2012. Closed by owner due to economic troubles.

Nunavut[edit]

Ontario[edit]

CFAO-FM Alliston 94.7 FM Bankruptcy in 2010.
CKOA Arnprior 1490 AM Superseded by FM conversion of sister station CHVR.
CFAK Atikokan
CHRA-FM Aurora 101.5 FM The CRTC approved the Voice of Aurora Community Radio's application to operate an FM community radio station in 2016. [4] The group applied for a one year extension in March 2018 to get the CHRA-FM on the air. The revised construction permit expired in 2019 and the station was never launched. Future plans to reapply and launch the station are uncertain.
CJNR Blind River 730 AM Superseded by FM conversion of sister station CKNR.
CKPC Brantford 1380 AM Station left the air in 2023.
CIBI-FM Britt 102.5 FM In 2003, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), on behalf of the Department of the Environment received approval by the CRTC to operate a new low-power FM radio station which would provide weather and environmental information. [5] Its unknown if the station was ever launched.
CIIB-FM Brockville 94.5 FM Was a tourist information station owned by Instant Information Services
CFGM-FM Caledon 105.5 FM
CFYI Caledon East 790 AM Was a 30 watt tourist information station [6] [7]
CKML Chalk River 530 AM
CFIX Cornwall 1170 AM 1959-83. CFIX went dark in Dec. 1983 due to technical and financial problems.[2]
CJUL Cornwall 1220 AM
CIRG-FM Cornwall 107.7 FM Was a tourist information station owned by Instant Information Services
CKWO-FM Couchiching 92.3 FM Was a community radio station owned by Couchiching Community Radio
CJIV-FM Dryden 97.3 FM Was a Christian radio station that operated from 2003-2013. Station left the air on August 31, 2013 due to lack of support.
CFCD-FM Dryden 98.5 FM Approved to operate in 2002 [8] Licence revoked in 2013. [9]
CKEF Ear Falls 1450 AM See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CKNS Espanola 930 AM Superseded by FM conversion of sister station CKNR.
CBLP Espanola 1240 AM A low-power 40 watt AM transmitter that signed on the air as a local community radio station in 1973 [10] with some CBC programming but is uncertain of when it left the air. A CBC rebroadcaster CBCE-FM in Little Current signed on in the 1980s to cover Manitoulin Island, areas of the north shore and Espanola replacing the AM signal.
CFHS Fort Frances 530 AM Owned by Fawcett Broadcasting, CFHS's last licence renewal was in 1994.[11] Its uncertain if the station is still broadcasting.
CKUC-FM French River 102.7 FM On May 21, 2014, the CRTC approved an application by Justin Godin to operate a low-power FM commercial radio station to serve French River offering a music format consisting of pop, rock and dance, country and easy listening music. [12] [13] The station was never launched.
CJCE-FM Godfrey 93.7 FM
CKHD Hudson See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CKIG Ignace See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CISD-FM Iroquois 107.7 FM Was a community radio station owned by Seaway Campus Community Radio Ltd. that signed on the air around 1999 and left the air in 2003.
CJFL-FM Iroquois Falls 104.7 FM Station left the air in 2014.
CIRJ-FM Kingston 106.3 FM Was a tourist information station owned by Instant Information Services
CJBK London 1290 AM Ceased operations on June 14, 2023
CKSL London 1410 AM The station left the air at midnight August 14, 2016.
CHAP Longlac 1450 AM Station left the air in 1977 [14] CHAP (owned by Kenomadiwin Inc.) was a radio station, which lasted from 1970-1977 and also operated a number of stations in the following locations: CHAS Aroland, CHOP Gull Bay, CHEW Lake Helen, CHIP MacDairmid, and CHOX Pays Platt.
CFBN Mississauga 1280 AM
CJRN Niagara Falls 710 AM Station left the air in 2012.
CKTR-FM North Bay 104.9 FM
VEK565 Oakville 90.7 FM
CIWW Ottawa 1310 AM Station left the air on October 26, 2023. [15] [16]
CHYW Ottawa 1630 AM A low-power tourist information radio station that operated from the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport which was approved by the CRTC to operate on 1630 kHz in 2001. [17] Its uncertain when the station left the air.
CIIO-FM Ottawa Station used a variety of frequencies until it left the air in 2011.
CFDT-FM Ottawa 96.5 FM
CFDK-FM Pickle Lake 98.5 FM
CKRE Red Lake See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CKOB Renfrew 1400 AM Superseded by FM conversion of sister station CHVR.
CFOT Sarnia 1150 AM An English-language low-power AM travellers radio station owned by Global Communications Limited. CFOT's Last licence renewal with the CRTC was in 1990.[18]
CHSC St. Catharines 1220 AM License revoked in 2010 due to regulatory non-compliance. Remains active as an Internet radio service.
CIRS Sault Ste. Marie 530 AM
CFYN Sault Ste. Marie 1050 AM
CKCY Sault Ste. Marie 920 AM
CKSI Sioux Lookout See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CKBB-FM Sudbury 102.9 FM
CKSO-FM Sudbury 101.1 FM
CIQW-FM Quinte West 99.3 FM Forced off the air due to a nearby new radio station CJPE-FM in Prince Edward County
CJLX Thunder Bay 800 AM See CBQT-FM
CKOT Tillsonburg 1510 AM Ceased broadcasting on February 17, 2013 as Canada's last AM daytimer radio station; now continued as CJDL-FM.
CKTT-FM Timmins 94.3 FM A former tourist information station that was launched by 1311831 Ontario Limited in the early 2000s. [19] [20] The last license renewal was in 2007 to expire on August 31, 2014. [21] It is unknown when the station left the air.
CHIM-FM Timmins 102.3 FM 1996-2012. License revoked due to regulatory non-compliance in 2012. The Christian music format continues with a live stream on the internet at chimfm.com as well as a Broadcast Station on 1710 AM in Timmins.
CFCA Toronto 770 AM Owned and operated by the Toronto Daily Star from 1922 to 1933, was Toronto's first regularly broadcasting radio station and was the first radio station in the world to broadcast live play-by-play hockey coverage.
CHEV Toronto 1610 AM Dropped from an unprotected frequency in 2004; never submitted an application for a new frequency before its scheduled license renewal in 2010.
CKAV-FM Toronto 106.5 License for flagship station of the Aboriginal Voices Radio network revoked in 2015 due to regulatory non-compliance. Toronto flagship terminated, rebroadcasters in Ottawa (CKAV-FM-9 95.7 MHz) and Kitchener (CKAV-FM-8 102.5 MHz) also defunct as well as Vancouver (CKAV-FM-2, 106.3 MHz), Calgary (CKAV-FM-3 88.1 MHz), Edmonton (CKAV-FM-4 89.3 MHz), and Montreal (CKAV-FM-10, 106.7 MHz) also defunct.
CKLN-FM Toronto 88.1 FM License revoked in 2011 due to regulatory non-compliance. Succeeded as an Internet radio service by Radio Regent. Frequency assigned to CIND-FM, which began broadcasting in 2013.
CKRG-FM Toronto 89.9 FM Station left the air in 2010.
CKO-FM-2 Toronto 99.1 FM Flagship of a national news radio network; discontinued by owner in 1989.
CIRR-FM Toronto 103.9 FM Station left the air on September 1, 2023
CFWP-FM Wahta 98.3 FM
CJWE-FM Walford 98.5 FM On November 1, 1995, The Canadian Wildlife Experience Inc. received a licence to operate a new low-power tourist information radio station to serve Massey, Walford and Spanish, Ontario at 98.5 MHz, during the spring, summer and fall seasons.[22] Its uncertain when the station discontinued their seasonal broadcasts and left the air. The Canadian Wildlife Experience had not filed any renewals and applications with the CRTC.

Prince Edward Island[edit]

CIMN-FM Charlottetown 90.3 FM Former University of Prince Edward Island campus radio station; ceased operations in 2000.

Quebec[edit]

CKBH Baie-Comeau 790 AM 1980-1982. CKBH went dark in 1982 due to financial problems.[23]
CKBG CFB Bagotville 1450 AM 1964?-1974?. English language radio station for the military community stationed at CFB Bagotville. Owned, operated and funded by CFB Bagotville's Non Public Funds. Staff were volunteers but did receive a courtesy pay of approx $2.00 per hour of air time. Programming consisted of news local on Base activities, community events and easy listening music. Hours varied but live broadcasting was generally between the hours of 8:00 AM to 10:PM 7 days a week. CBC AM English language programing was piped in by a landline from Quebec City and aired before and after CKBG local programming hours, as well as the hourly news. Ceased operations when the military Anglo community diminished substantially in the mid 70's.
CHIB Chibougamau 1340 AM
CFIN-FM Coaticook 104.5 FM 1983-1987. Later superseded on this frequency by CIGR-FM Sherbrooke in 2003, which would go dark in 2011 as CJTS-FM.
CKRV Drummondville 1400 AM 1974-1984

[24]

CHFO Gatineau 1350 AM On November 29, 2017, the CRTC approved an application by Radio Communautaire Francophone et Francophile de l’Outaouais to operate a new French-language community radio station in Gatineau, Quebec. [25] The station signed on in 2018 but left the air in 2019.
CHEF Granby 1450 AM CHEF left the air in 1996 due to financial problems.
CKCH Hull 970 AM Station left the air in 1994.
CKLM Laval 1570 AM 1962-1994. Frequency since occupied by CJLV.
CFRM Moisie (CFS Moisie) 1340 AM 1964-? CFRM began broadcasting from the radar site in 1964 with a 10 watt output located at 1340 kHz on the AM dial. It is unknown when the station left the air. [26] [27] [28]
CKBM Montmagny 1490 AM 1954-83. CKBM went dark in Aug. 1983 due to financial problems.[29]
CHLP Montreal 1410 AM Frequency later occupied by CFMB, 1962-1997; slated to become new frequency for CJWI 1610.[30]
CHYC Montreal
CINF Montreal 690 AM Ceased operations in 2010; since superseded by the relocation of CKGM from 990 AM.
CINW Montreal 940 AM Ceased operations in 2010; to be superseded by a newly licensed station at this frequency.[31]
CHRF Montreal 980 AM Signed off on May 31, 2020
CJMS Montreal 1280 AM Ceased operations in 1994; since superseded by the relocation of CFMB from 1410 AM.
CFTL Montreal 96.7 FM Was a pirate radio station which also broadcast on 6045 kHz on shortwave.
CJRM-FM Montreal 98.5 FM Frequency since occupied by CHMP-FM.
CFOX/CKO Pointe-Claire 1470 AM 1960-89. CKO was the only AM outlet of the defunct CKO all-news network, which bought the station in late 1977. All other CKO stations across the country were FM. Before CKO was bought by the network, it was licensed as CFOX. CKO left the air at the same time the entire CKO network closed down for good, during the noon newscast (Eastern Time) on Nov. 10, 1989. The problems leading to the closing of the network were due to poor ratings and a breakdown in the negotiations concerning the ongoing sale of the operation. The network never returned to the air, and many of the original FM frequencies used by the CKO stations in major cities have since been awarded to other licensees. The Montréal AM frequency used by CKO has never been reactivated.[2]
CFOM Quebec City 1350 AM 1949-1976. The CRTC revoked the license of CFOM in 1976 for repeated format violations.[2]
CHRC Quebec City 800 AM 1926-2012.
CIMI-FM Quebec City (Charlesbourg) 103.7 FM 2001-2008.
CKCV Quebec City 1280 AM 1926-90. CKCV was closed on September 21, 1990 in order for its owner, Telemedia, to apply to purchase CHRC, also in Quebec City. The CRTC denied the sale of CHRC to Telemedia, but CKCV remained dark.[2]
CJRP Quebec City 1060 AM
CKTS Sherbrooke 900 AM
CJTS-FM Sherbrooke 104.5 FM 2004-2011. Ceased operations when interim owners Cogeco was unable to find a new owner for the station.[32]

Saskatchewan[edit]

CJOS-FM Caronport 92.7 FM Briercrest Bible College The station launched in 1995,[33] but ceased broadcasting and revoked its license in 2006.[34]
CFRG Gravelbourg 710 AM Became a rebroadcaster of CBKF-FM.
CKSF-FM Prince Albert 90.1 FM Société canadienne-française de Prince Albert previously launched CKSF-FM, a community-owned rebroadcaster of CBKF-FM which had gone off the air. The new station will be launched at 90.1 MHz in Prince Albert as a full-time rebroadcaster of Ici Radio-Canada Première's CBKF-FM Regina which was approved by the CRTC on August 7, 2020[35]
CFNS Saskatoon 860 AM Became a rebroadcaster of CBKF-FM.
CJUS-FM Saskatoon Former University of Saskatchewan campus radio station, discontinued in 1985. Relaunched in 2005 as an Internet radio service.
CJWC Saskatoon
CHSC Unity

Yukon[edit]

CKRW Whitehorse 610 AM Continues as CKRW-FM 96.1
CHLA-FM Whitehorse 93.5 FM 1984-2003. Operated as a legislature broadcaster, airing proceedings of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

On March 3, 1986, the CRTC approved the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's application to add low-power English-language AM radio stations in the following communities: Carolin, Coquihalla Lakes, Haig, Hope, Hunter Creek, Kingsvale, Merritt North, Merritt South and Sowaqua, British Columbia. The stations would operate on the frequency of 1490 kHz, each with a transmitter power of 20 watts, to provide a travellers information service.[36] The CRTC also approved the CBC's application to operate a radio station at Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal, on the frequency 1260 kHz with a transmitter power of 5 watts, to provide a marine and local weather service.[37] The CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a French-language AM radio station at Elk Island National Park, Alberta on frequency 1210 kHz with a day-time and night-time power of 20 watts [38] and an English-language radio station to operate at 1540 kHz.[39] It is currently unknown if these radio stations are still in operation.

References[edit]

  1. ^ CKIC Winnipeg To Shut Down. Radio Insight, 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Former Canadian AM Stations". W5KAT. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Saint John radio station folds after years of losses," CBC.ca, 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-114, Low-power community radio station in Aurora, CRTC, March 24, 2016
  5. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-11, Low-power FM radio station in Britt, CRTC, January 21, 2003
  6. ^ Ydun's Medium Wave Info April 17, 2024
  7. ^ CRN Monthly Summary March 2024, radiowest.ca, April 2, 2024 (Under DELETED FROM ISEDC DATABASE)
  8. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-387, Low-power FM tourist information service in Dryden, CRTC, November 28, 2002
  9. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-354, CFCD-FM Dryden – Revocation of licence, CRTC, July 29, 2013
  10. ^ CBLP broadcasting at 1240 on your dial...Radio Voice For Espanola Area, Northern Life, April 18, 1973 (Volume 1, Number 2) Pages 1 and 4
  11. ^ Decision CRTC 94-644
  12. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-252, Low-power FM commercial radio station in French River, CRTC, May 21, 2014
  13. ^ Canadian Radio News for May, 2014, Radio Discussions, June 5, 2014 archived
  14. ^ CHAP (AM) Longlac (Off the air) - Canadian Communications Foundation
  15. ^ Thiessen, Connie (October 26, 2023). "Rogers Sports & Media shuttering CityNews Ottawa radio operations". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  16. ^ CIWW - AM 1310 kHz Ottawa - FINAL Sign Off Oct. 27th 2023 9am EDT
  17. ^ Decision CRTC 2001-67, New low-power information service, CRTC, February 14, 2001
  18. ^ Decision CRTC 90-1009
  19. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-103, New low-power FM radio programming undertaking, CRTC, April 17, 2000
  20. ^ Decision CRTC 2001-51, New low-power tourist information service, CRTC, February 9, 2001
  21. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-248, CKTT-FM Timmins - Licence renewal, CRTC, July 25, 2007
  22. ^ Decision CRTC 95-796, New low-power FM radio station, CRTC, November 1, 1995
  23. ^ CKBH (AM) Baie-Comeau (Off the air) - Canadian Communications Foundation
  24. ^ CKRV (AM) Drummondville (Off the air) - Canadian Communications Foundation
  25. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-418, Community radio station in Gatineau, CRTC, November 29, 2017
  26. ^ Hubert Brooks: The Life and Times
  27. ^ Moisie, QC - 1997 - General History - The NBC Group
  28. ^ M-Street-3-1991-OCR - American Radio History
  29. ^ CKBM (AM) Montmagny (Off the air) - Canadian Communications Foundation
  30. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-667
  31. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-721, November 21, 2011.
  32. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-808, December 22, 2011.
  33. ^ CRTC Decision 95-61
  34. ^ CRTC Decision 2006-192
  35. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-246, CBKF-FM Regina – New transmitter in Prince Albert, CRTC, August 7, 2020
  36. ^ Decision CRTC 86-158
  37. ^ Decision CRTC 86-157
  38. ^ Decision CRTC 86-156
  39. ^ Decision CRTC 86-155
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