CFYK-FM

"CFYK-FM" was the previous call sign for what is now CBNY-FM, a repeater of CBU-FM Vancouver.
CFYK-FM
City Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Broadcast area Mackenzie
Branding CBC Radio One
CBC North
Frequency 98.9 MHz (FM)
First air date 1948 (AM)
2013 (FM)
Format public broadcasting
ERP 5,500 watts
HAAT 50 meters (160 ft)
Class A
Callsign meaning C F YellowKnife
Former frequencies 1340 AM (1948-2013)
Owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Website CBC North
CBC station in Yellowknife

CFYK-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 98.9 FM in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The station broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network and locally produced programs.

Local programming

CFYK produces all of CBC Radio's local programs in the Northwest Territories, including The Trailbreaker on weekday mornings, the noon-hour program Northwind, Trail's End in the afternoons, and Northern Air on weekend mornings.

The station's afternoon programming also differs significantly from the rest of the network. Afternoon programming such as Q is pre-empted; instead, the station airs afternoon programming in First Nations languages:

CHAK in Inuvik, while airing the same regular local programming schedule as CFYK, produces a distinct schedule of First Nations programming in the afternoons.

Rebroadcasters/Transmitters

CFYK has the following rebroadcasters:

Rebroadcasters of CFYK-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency RECNet CRTC Decision
Fort Simpson CBDY-FM 107.5 FM Query [1]
Fort Smith CBDI 860 AM Query
Hay River CBDJ-FM 93.7 FM Query [2]
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta CBQZ-FM 99.9 FM Query [3]
Behchoko CBQB-FM 105.1 FM Query
Fort Providence CBAU-FM 98.9 FM Query
Fort Resolution CBQD-FM 105.1 FM Query [4]
Fort Good Hope CBQE-FM 105.1 FM Query
Wrigley CBQG 1280 AM Query
Deline CBQO-FM 105.1 FM Query [5][6]

Relocations to FM

The CBC applied with the CRTC to convert the following AM transmitters to FM:

CBDI 860 Fort Smith and CBQG 1280 Wrigley are currently the last two remaining low-power AM transmitters to rebroadcast CFYK-FM Yellowknife. There are possibilites that these two AM transmitters may convert to the FM band or shutdown.

Community-owned rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CFYK-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency RECNet CRTC Decision
Fort Liard CHFL-FM 107.1 FM Query
Kakisa VF2021 107.1 FM Query [10]

Unlicensed rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CFYK-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency RECNet CRTC Decision
Nahanni Butte VF2018 107.1 FM Query [11]
Lutselk'e VF2026 101.9 FM Query
Wha Ti VF2033 107.1 FM Query
Jean Marie River VF2056 107.1 FM Query [12]
Trout Lake VF2130 107.1 FM Query [13]
Wekweeti VF2132 107.1 FM Query
Gameti VF2034 106.1 FM Query

Conversion to FM

On July 10, 2012, the CBC applied to move CFYK from the AM band (1340 kHz) to the FM band at 98.9 MHz,[14] which was approved on November 7, 2012.[15] In addition, the new transmitter will broadcast at 5500 watts (up from the originally-proposed 1200 watts) on a non-directional antenna, with its effective height of antenna above average terrain increasing from 46.6 metres to 50 metres. In addition, the station will carry the CFYK-FM callsign, which was previously used for a local repeater of Vancouver's CBC Radio 2 outlet, CBU-FM, at 95.3 MHz; that repeater was renamed CBNY-FM after CFYK AM transferred to FM.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-552, CFYK Yellowknife – New transmitter at Fort Simpson, CRTC, October 16, 2013
  2. ↑ Decision CRTC 88-20
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-342, CFYK Yellowknife – New low-power transmitter at Fort Chipewyan, CRTC, July 18, 2013
  4. ↑ Decision CRTC 94-804
  5. ↑ Decision CRTC 94-167
  6. ↑ Decision CRTC 2001-369
  7. ↑ 2013-0592-0, Addition of a transmitter, CRTC, April 19, 2013
  8. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-500, CFYK Yellowknife – New transmitter at Fort Providence, CRTC, September 19, 2013
  9. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-552, CFYK Yellowknife – New transmitter at Fort Simpson, CRTC, October 16, 2013
  10. ↑ Decision CRTC 86-501
  11. ↑ Decision CRTC 86-506
  12. ↑ Decision CRTC 86-517
  13. ↑ Decision CRTC 91-199
  14. ↑ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-370, CRTC, July 10, 2012
  15. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-617 CFYK Yellowknife – Conversion to the FM band, CRTC, November 7, 2012
  16. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-635, November 28, 2013.

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