Trent Radio
History
The station was founded in 1968 by Stephen Stohn (who is now a television producer of such series as Degrassi: The Next Generation), Christopher Ward (now a songwriter; work includes Alannah Myles' hit Black Velvet), and Peter Northrop. At the time the station operated only four hours per week; it now operates 24 hours per day.
In 1984, CFFF's first broadcast licence (applied for by one of Trent Radio's founding directors, John K. Muir) was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate at 96.3 FM with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 30 watts. Trent Radio moved to its George Street location in 1985. Following Muir's return to Trent Radio as General Manager in 1994, the station's frequency moved to 92.7 FM in 1997 with a protected ERP of 250 watts. Trent Radio commenced internet streaming in October 2004.
On June 27, 2005, CFFF was authorized to increase effective radiated power from 250 to 700 watts and to relocate the transmitter and increase antenna height. The licensee stated that this will provide a better signal to serve Peterborough and the surrounding communities.
The station is supported by the students of Trent University, and is governed by an independent board of directors made up of students and community members, incorporated as Trent Radio. Because CRTC regulations require a campus radio station to be governed by the university it serves, the CRTC issued CFFF a new license on October 17, 2007, officially reclassifying it as a community radio station.
References
- ^ "Board member bios". Trent Radio. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ English-language student-community FM Decision CRTC 84-718
- ^ Decision CRTC 97-25
- ^ Annual General Meeting trentradio.ca
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-259
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-381
External links
- Trent Radio
- CFFF-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFFF-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- Broadcaster Guide
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