CJCD-FM

CJCD-FM
Broadcast areaYellowknife
Dettah
Frequency100.1 MHz (FM)
Branding100.1 True North FM
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerVista Radio
History
First air date
February 21, 1986 (as AM translator) January 30, 1997 (as full-powered FM)
Former frequencies
1240 kHz (1979–1997)
Call sign meaning
C James Charles Derek (first names of station's founders)
Technical information
Facility ID6250
ClassA
Power400 watts
HAAT73 meters (240 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
62°27′12.96″N 114°22′12.00″W / 62.4536000°N 114.3700000°W / 62.4536000; -114.3700000
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemytruenorthnow.com

CJCD-FM (100.1 FM, 100.1 True North FM) is a radio station in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Owned by Vista Radio, it broadcasts a classic hits format as serving Yellowknife and Dettah.

The station also has a rebroadcaster, CJCD-FM-1 at 100.1 FM, in Hay River.

History

The station's studios located on 49th Street in Yellowknife.
Logo used from May 2014 until November 2020.

Prior to moving to its current FM frequency in 1997, CJCD operated at AM 1240. CJCD-AM began broadcasting on November 13, 1979. On October 9, 1985, the station was granted a power increase from 1,000 to 4,000 watts. In September of the following year, a repeater in Hay River at 100.1 FM began operating. [1] The change to FM was approved in January 1997. [2]

The station was founded by Charles Dent, Derek Squirell and Reg James.[3] The station was sold to the Vista Broadcast Group in 2007.[4]

On May 21, 2014, CJCD rebranded under Vista's standardized "Moose" brand as 100.1 The Moose, maintaining its existing adult hits format.[3][5] On November 13, 2019, CJCD celebrated its 40th anniversary on the air.[6]

On December 3, 2020, the station flipped to classic hits as 100.1 True North FM.[7] The rebranding was intended to be "more representative of the culture of the area", while the station introduced new human-interest segments throughout the day known as "True North Tales" to highlight the community.[5]

Rebroadcasters

In addition to the main station, CJCD-FM is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.

Rebroadcasters of CJCD-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC Decision
Hay River CJCD-FM-1 100.1 FM 600 watts C Query 86-133

References

  1. ^ Decision CRTC 86-133, CRTC, February 21, 1986
  2. ^ Decision CRTC 97-29, CRTC, January 30, 1997
  3. ^ a b "Puget Sound Radio - CJCD "Mix100" Rebrands as "100.1 Moose FM"". Puget Sound Radio. May 9, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Williams, Ollie (November 13, 2014). "CJCD celebrates 35 years of Yellowknife radio". My Yellowknife Now/Vista Broadcast Group. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Thiessen, Connie (December 7, 2020). "Vista rebrands Yellowknife station as True North FM in refocus on local". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Williams, Ollie (November 13, 2019). "Yellowknife's first commercial radio station, turns 40". Cabin Radio. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Williams, Ollie (December 3, 2020). "NWT's Moose FM to become True North FM from Friday". Cabin Radio. Retrieved December 4, 2020.