CFMI-FM

CFMI-FM
New Westminster, British Columbia;
Broadcast area	Greater Vancouver
Frequency	101.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio)
Branding	Rock 101
Programming
Format	Classic hits; HD2: CKNW; HD3: CKGO
Ownership
Owner	Corus Entertainment; (Corus Premium Television Ltd.);
Sister stations	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
Class	C
ERP	53 kWs average; 100 kWs peak
HAAT	368.4 metres (1,209 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	49°20′42″N 122°58′23″W / 49.345°N 122.973°W
Links
Website	rock101.com

CFMI-FM (identified on air and in print 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.

History

CFMI first signed on in early 1970. Over the years, the station added FM transmitters in most of British Columbia. On July 26, 2011, CFMI received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval by increasing New Westminster's transmitter to the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 37,000 to 53,000 watts (maximum ERP from 75,000 to 100,000 watts), by decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 686 to 386.4 meters and by relocating its transmitter.^[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 license	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Luscar	VF2213	96.5 FM	20 watts	LP	Query	CRTC 93-278
Rainbow Lake	VF2293	92.3 FM	10 watts	VLP	Query	CRTC 95-704

British Columbia

Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of license	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Whistler	CFMI-FM-1	90.7 FM	50 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 2000-207
Donald Station	VF2000	94.5 FM	21 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 96-6
Granisle	VF2004	101.5 FM	50 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 96-37
Boston Bar	VF2006	92.9 FM	50 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 86-270
Tumbler Ridge	VF2051	101.1 FM	8 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 92-736
Fort James	VF2100	99.9 FM	10 watts	VLP	Query	Decision CRTC 90-373
Chetwynd	VF2104	100.5 FM	27 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 94-123
Valemount	VF2122	91.1 FM	16 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 90-1042
McBride	VF2151	101.1 FM	37 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 91-871
Riley Creek	VF2194	104.5 FM	22 watts	LP	Query	Décision CRTC 99-44
Kemano	VF2209	103.5 FM	10 watts	VLP	Query	Decision CRTC 93-66
Dease Lake	VF2223	100.1 FM	1 watt	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 93-708
Hagensborg	VF2287	92.7 FM	23 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 95-55
Burton	VF2296	90.5 FM	1 watt	VLP	Query	Decision CRTC 95-792
Avola	VF2316	93.5 FM	20 watts	LP	Query	Decision CRTC 98-145
Blue River	VF2318	93.9 FM	8 watts	VLP	Query	Decision CRTC 98-144
Bralorne	VF2327	101.1 FM	1 watt	VLP	Query	Decision CRTC 96-640
Campbell River	VF2378	102.3 FM	11 watts	LP	Query
Fraser Lake	VF2473	92.1 FM	36 watts	LP	Query

Newfoundland and Labrador

Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of license	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Burgeo	VF2076	92.3 FM	50 watts	LP	Query	CRTC 89-423

Saskatchewan

Rebroadcasters of CFMI-FM
City of license	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Carrot River	VF2212	101.1 FM	15 watts	LP	Query	CRTC 2001-7
La Ronge	VF2376	101.1 FM	12 watts	LP	Query

References

^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-440". CRTC. July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "Canada Stations - HD Radio". Xperi. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

External links

Rock 101
Template:History of Canadian Broadcasting
CFMI-FM in the REC Canadian station database

[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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