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{{short description|Radio station in Toronto, Ontario}}
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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CFZM
| name = CFZM
| logo = CFZM ZoomerRadio.svg
| logo = CFZM ZoomerRadio.svg
| logo_size = 235px
| logo_size = 250px
| city = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| city = [[Toronto, Ontario]]
| area = {{Unbulleted list|[[Greater Toronto Area]]|[[Buffalo, New York]]|[[Erie, Pennsylvania]]}}
| area = [[Greater Toronto Area]]–[[Southern Ontario]]
| branding = Zoomer Radio
| branding = Zoomer Radio
| slogan = Zoomer Hits
| frequency = 740 [[kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]])
| frequency = {{Frequency|740|[[Hertz#SI multiples|kHz]]}}
| coordinates = {{coord|43|34|30|N|79|49|2|W|type:landmark_region:CA}}
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| repeater = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|96.7|CFZM-1-FM|Toronto}}|{{Radio Relay|96.3|[[CFMZ-FM|CFMZ-HD2]]|Toronto}}}}
| coordinates = {{coord|43|34|30|N|79|49|02|W|type:landmark_region:CA}}
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| airdate =
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| repeater = {{ubl|class=nowrap|{{Radio Relay|96.7|CFZM-1-FM|Toronto}}|{{Radio Relay|96.3|[[CFMZ-FM|CFMZ-HD2]]|Toronto}}}}
| airdate = 1956
| format = [[Oldies]] – [[Adult Standards]]
| format = [[Adult standards]], [[oldies]]
| power = 50,000 watts
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| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| class = A
| class = A
| callsign_meaning = <u>Z</u>oomer<u>M</u>edia<br>[[Moses Znaimer|<u>Z</u>naimer, <u>M</u>oses]]
| callsign_meaning = Zoomer Media (owner) or [[Moses Znaimer|Znaimer, Moses]] (owner)
| licensing_authority = [[CRTC]]
| licensing_authority = [[CRTC]]
| former_callsigns = CHWO (1956–2008)
| former_callsigns = CHWO (1956–2008)
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| owner = [[ZoomerMedia]]
| owner = [[ZoomerMedia]]
| licensee = MZ Media Incorporated
| licensee = MZ Media Incorporated
| sister_stations = [[CFMX-FM]], [[CFMZ-FM]]
| sister_stations = [[CFMO-FM]], [[CFMX-FM]], [[CFMZ-FM]]
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://zoomerradio.ca/listen-live}}
| webcast = [http://www.zoomerradio.ca Listen Live]
| website = {{url|http://zoomerradio.ca}}
| website = [http://www.zoomerradio.ca zoomerradio.ca]
}}
}}


'''CFZM''' is a Class A [[Clear-channel station|clear-channel]] [[radio station]], licensed in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] Canada, which airs at 740 [[Hertz|kHz]] and in [[downtown Toronto]], at 96.7 FM. The station airs an oldies format branded as ''Zoomer Radio'', with the slogan "Zoomer Hits". Its studios are located in the [[Liberty Village]] neighbourhood, while its transmitter is located in [[Hornby, Ontario|Hornby]].
'''CFZM''' (740 [[kHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AM radio|AM]] radio station in [[Toronto, Canada]]. It is owned by [[ZoomerMedia]], headed by Canadian broadcaster [[Moses Znaimer]]. It airs an [[oldies]] and [[adult standards]] [[radio format]], branded as ''Zoomer Radio'', with the slogan "The Original Greatest Hits". The studios and offices are on Jefferson Avenue in the [[Liberty Village]] neighbourhood.


CFZM is a [[List of North American broadcast station classes|Class A]], [[clear channel station]]. It is powered around the clock at 50,000 watts, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. It uses a [[non-directional antenna]], with its [[transmitter]] on Auburn Road in [[Milton, Ontario|Milton]], near the [[Ontario Highway 401|401 Freeway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canam=CFZM|title=FCCdata.org - powered by REC|website=fccdata.org}}</ref> Programming is also heard on a low power [[FM translator|FM repeater]] in [[downtown Toronto]] at 96.7 [[MHz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CFZM-1-FM|title=FCCdata.org - powered by REC|website=fccdata.org}}</ref>
CFZM is the only remaining [[adult standards]]-formatted station in North America that broadcasts a 50,000-watt [[clear-channel station|clear channel]] signal. Like most clear channels in this region, CFZM's nighttime signal can be heard in all of the eastern half of North America, dependent on atmospheric conditions. CFZM and [[WSM (AM)|WSM]] are the only two remaining clear channel stations that primarily broadcast music.


Due to its transmitter power and [[southern Ontario]]'s flat land, CFZM has an unusually large daytime coverage area, equivalent to that of a full-power FM station. Its city-grade signal covers all of [[Southern Ontario]], much of upstate New York (including [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] and [[Watertown, New York|Watertown]]), northwestern [[Pennsylvania]] (including [[Erie]]), and slivers of [[Michigan]] and [[Ohio]]. Its grade B signal reaches as far east as [[Utica, New York]], as far south as [[Pittsburgh]] and as far west as [[Lansing, Michigan]]. At night, with a good radio, it can be heard around most of the eastern half of North America, including three-fourths of Canada.
CFZM's daytime signal can be heard in most of the [[Ontario Peninsula]], as far west as the [[The Thumb|Michigan Thumb]], and as far east as [[Syracuse, New York]]. Its signal strength allows it to have an audience in nearby cities such as [[Pittsburgh]] and [[Buffalo, New York]], where local standards stations have gone defunct. The nighttime signal can reach as far west as [[Minneapolis]] and [[Winnipeg]], and as far south as [[New Orleans]].


==History==
==History==
===CHWO 1250===
The station was originally launched in 1956 on 1250 AM in [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], with the call sign CHWO, by Prime Time Radio, a company owned by broadcaster Howard Caine and a number of minority investors. In 1967, shortly before Caine's death, his wife Jean was appointed to the board of directors and took over the station's management.
The station was originally launched in 1956 on 1250 AM in [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], with the [[call sign]] CHWO. Its license was held by what is now known as [[Whiteoaks Communications Group]], a company owned by broadcaster Howard Caine and a number of minority investors. In 1967, shortly before Caine's death, his wife Jean was appointed to the board of directors and took over the station's management. In 1974, CHWO added a [[sister station]], [[CJMR]] in [[Mississauga]] which was not included in the 2008 sale of CHWO.

In 1974, CHWO added a sister station, [[CJMR]] in [[Mississauga]] which was not included in the 2008 sale of CHWO.


===Move to 740 AM===
[[File:CHWO-AM 740 radio logo.png|thumb|AM 740 Prime time Radio logo|right]]
[[File:CHWO-AM 740 radio logo.png|thumb|AM 740 Prime time Radio logo|right]]
In 2000, after the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s [[CBLA-FM|CBL]] gave up its longtime home on 740 and moved to FM. CBL had long been plagued by [[radio frequency interference]] that made it virtually unlistenable in downtown Toronto. Despite this shortfall, the prized [[Clear-channel stations|clear channel]] frequency became hotly contested by new and existing stations in the area. CHWO applied for the frequency, citing that it could provide a stronger service to the region's older adult population. Concurrently, the Caine family also applied for a new station on the old 1250 frequency, to air a [[Christian music]] format. The applications were granted, and CHWO moved to the 740 frequency on January 8, 2001, leasing CBL's former transmitter in Hornby from the CBC. CHWO originally applied for the new [[call sign]] CFPT, but when this was denied by [[Industry Canada]] because the call sign was already in use, the station chose to retain its heritage CHWO calls. CHWO's replacement at 1250, [[CJYE]], launched on February 5.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-205.htm Decision CRTC 2000-205]</ref>
In 2000, the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s [[CBLA-FM|CBL]] gave up its longtime home on 740 and moved to FM. CBL had been plagued by [[radio frequency interference]] that made it hard to listen in downtown Toronto. Despite this shortfall, the prized [[Clear-channel stations|clear channel]] frequency became hotly contested by new and existing stations in the area. CHWO applied for the frequency, citing that it could provide a stronger service to the region's older adult population. Concurrently, the Caine family also applied for a new station on the old 1250 frequency, to air a [[Christian music]] format.


The applications were granted, and CHWO moved to the 740 frequency on 8 January 2001, leasing CBL's former transmitter in Hornby from the CBC. CHWO originally applied for the new [[call sign]] '''CFPT''', but when this was denied by [[Industry Canada]] because the call sign was already in use, the station chose to retain its heritage "CHWO" calls. CHWO's replacement at 1250, [[CJYE]], launched on 5 February.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-205.htm Decision CRTC 2000-205]</ref>
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On September 18, 2007, Prime Time Radio announced a deal to sell the station to [[Moses Znaimer]], under whom it would become a sister station to Toronto's [[classical music]] station, [[CFMZ-FM|CFMZ]]. The deal was approved by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] on March 31, 2008.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-73.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-73<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Znaimer also moved the station's studios and city of licence to Toronto, and changed the station's call sign to CFZM on July 22, 2008.<ref>[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php%3Fid%3D409%26historyID%3D190 History of the former CHWO AM]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Canadian Communications Foundation</ref>


===Sale to Moses Znaimer===
Under Znaimer's ownership, the station's program schedule now includes a daily talk show, airing from 12pm to 1pm, originally hosted by consumer advocacy journalist [[Dale Goldhawk]] and now hosted by Libby Znaimer. The station played a "traditional" nostalgia music weekday evenings on the show ''Sentimental Journey'' and on some weekend specialty shows, and caters principally to listeners over 40 years of age. Other personalities associated with the station have included television and radio sportscaster John Gallagher and former [[MuchMusic]] VJ [[Ziggy Lorenc]].
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On 18 September 2007, Prime Time Radio announced a deal to sell the station to [[Moses Znaimer]]. AM 740 would become a sister station to Toronto's classical music station, [[CFMZ-FM|CFMZ]]. The deal was approved by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) on 31 March 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-73.htm|title=ARCHIVED - CHWO Toronto - Acquisition of assets|first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)|last=Government of Canada|date=31 March 2008|website=crtc.gc.ca}}</ref> Znaimer moved the station's studios and [[city of licence]] to Toronto, and changed the station's call sign to CFZM on 22 July 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120929201004/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php%3Fid=409&historyID=190 History of the former CHWO AM] at Canadian Communications Foundation</ref> The station began a format of [[Adult Standards]] and [[Oldies]], although over time, the number of standards played on the station was reduced.


The station was originally owned by Znaimer's privately held MZ Media Inc. As part of a reorganization of Znaimer's media assets, the station was transferred to the publicly traded [[ZoomerMedia]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-193.htm|title=ARCHIVED - Vision TV - Acquisition of assets - CHNU-TV Fraser Valley and CIIT-TV Winnipeg - Change in effective control - ONE: The Body, Mind and Spirit Channel - Change in effective control Classical Digital, CFZM, CFMZ-FM, CFMZ-DR-1 Toronto, and CFMX-FM Cobourg - Corporate reorganization|first=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)|last=Government of Canada|date=30 March 2010|website=crtc.gc.ca}}</ref>
Monday through Thursday nights, CFZM carries three late-night speciality programs: ''Theatre of the Mind'' (10PM to 11PM Eastern time), rebroadcasting in their entirety classic shows from the "Golden Age of Radio"; ''Stardust'' (11PM to 12AM Eastern time), an hour of romantic music; and ''Midnight Blue'' (12AM to 1AM), an hour of "raunchy" music that CFZM promotes as "the only X-Rated radio show" (in truth, some of the lyrics are raunchy and suggestive, but most listeners would not consider them "X-Rated").


===FM Rebroadcaster===
CFZM also carries two weekly shows featuring 1950s/1960s oldies music, ''Friday Night Bandstand'' (7PM to 1AM Eastern time, focusing more on the 1950s and early 1960s, with fewer post-1964 songs) and ''The Heart and Soul of Rock 'n Roll'' (7PM to 1AM Eastern time on Saturday nights, focusing more on music from 1964 to the early 1970s, although some 1950s and early 1960s hits are heard).
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In 2012, Zoomer Media was one of 27 applicants for an FM station at 88.1&nbsp;MHz, for the purpose of simulcasting CFZM in the city of Toronto, where the AM signal is often difficult to hear. The bid was unsuccessful and the CRTC awarded the frequency to [[CIND-FM]].<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/1254917--indie-rock-station-coming-to-toronto "Indie-rock station coming to Toronto"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 11 September 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-126.htm#12 Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-126]. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, 2 March 2012.</ref>


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On 27 April 2015, MZ Media received CRTC approval to operate a nested [[FM broadcasting|FM]] transmitter in downtown Toronto to rebroadcast CFZM at 96.7 [[MHz]] with an average [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 22.4 watts (maximum 82 watts) with a [[height above average terrain]] (HAAT) of 280.1 metres (919'). The transmitter is atop [[First Canadian Place]]. The repeater, CFZM-1-FM, enables CFZM 740 to overcome the deficiencies of the AM signal in the downtown core. That was the same problems that led CBL to leave the AM band 15 years earlier. The repeater, however, is a first-adjacent signal to [[CKHC-FM]] 96.9, a [[college radio]] station at [[Humber College]] that serves an area in the northwestern part of the city. CFZM-1-FM also faces [[co-channel interference]] with [[CHYM-FM|CHYM]] in [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]] and [[CJWV]] in [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]].<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-162.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-162], CFZM Toronto – New nested FM transmitter in Toronto, ''CRTC'', 27 April 2015</ref> The repeater went on the air that July.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Radio News recap for July, 2015 |url=http://airchecker.ca/2015/08/04/canadian-radio-news-recap-july-2015/ |website=airchecker.ca |accessdate=27 August 2019 |date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
Weekends on AM740 are an eclectic mix of informative programming and specialty music shows. A complete list of programs with descriptions can be found on the ''shows'' page of the website.<ref>[http://www.zoomerradio.ca/category/shows/ category/shows/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408221729/http://www.zoomerradio.ca/category/shows/ |date=8 April 2014 }} ''zoomerradio.ca'' Retrieved 2014 April 7.</ref>

The station was originally owned by Znaimer's privately held MZ Media Inc. As part of a reorganization of Znaimer's media assets, the station was transferred to the publicly traded [[ZoomerMedia]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-193.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-193]</ref>

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In 2012, Zoomer Media was one of 27 applicants for an FM station at 88.1&nbsp;MHz, for the purpose of simulcasting CFZM in the city of Toronto itself. The bid was unsuccessful and the CRTC awarded the frequency to [[CIND-FM]].<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/1254917--indie-rock-station-coming-to-toronto "Indie-rock station coming to Toronto"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 11 September 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-126.htm#12 Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-126]. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, 2 March 2012.</ref>

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On April 27, 2015, MZ Media received CRTC approval to operate a nested [[FM broadcasting|FM]] transmitter in downtown Toronto to rebroadcast CFZM at 96.7 [[MHz]] with an average [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 22.4 watts (maximum ERP of 82 watts with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 280.1 metres), with transmitting facilities located atop [[First Canadian Place]]. The repeater (CFZM-1-FM) would enable CFZM to overcome the deficiencies of the AM signal in the downtown core—the same problems that led CBL to leave the AM band 15 years earlier. The repeater, however, will be a first-adjacent signal to [[CKHC-FM]] 96.9, a college radio station at [[Humber College]] that serves an area in the northwestern part of the city, as well as having [[co-channel interference]] with [[CHYM-FM|CHYM]] in [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]] and [[CJWV-FM|CJWV]] in [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]].<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-162.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-162], CFZM Toronto - New nested FM transmitter in Toronto, ''CRTC'', April 27, 2015</ref> The repeater would sign on that July.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Radio News recap for July, 2015 |url=http://airchecker.ca/2015/08/04/canadian-radio-news-recap-july-2015/ |website=airchecker.ca |accessdate=27 August 2019 |date=4 August 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060417235111/http://www.am740.ca/main.htm Zoomer Radio]
* [http://www.zoomerradio.ca Zoomer Radio]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-city-of-toronto/cfzm-am/ CFZM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{History of Canadian Broadcasting}}
* {{RecnetCanada|CFZM}}
* {{RecnetCanada|CFZM}}
* {{RecnetCanada|CFZM-1-FM}}
* {{RecnetCanada|CFZM-1-FM}}
* [https://radio-locator.com/info/CFZM-AM CFZM on Radio-Locator]


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Revision as of 15:40, 20 April 2024

CFZM
Broadcast areaGreater Toronto Area–Southern Ontario
Frequency740 kHz (AM)
BrandingZoomer Radio
Programming
FormatOldies – Adult Standards
Ownership
Owner
CFMO-FM, CFMX-FM, CFMZ-FM
History
Former call signs
CHWO (1956–2008)
Former frequencies
1250 kHz (1956–2001)
Call sign meaning
Zoomer Media (owner) or Znaimer, Moses (owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ClassA
Power50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°34′30″N 79°49′2″W / 43.57500°N 79.81722°W / 43.57500; -79.81722
Repeater(s)
  • 96.7 CFZM-1-FM (Toronto)
  • 96.3 CFMZ-HD2 (Toronto)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitezoomerradio.ca

CFZM (740 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Toronto, Canada. It is owned by ZoomerMedia, headed by Canadian broadcaster Moses Znaimer. It airs an oldies and adult standards radio format, branded as Zoomer Radio, with the slogan "The Original Greatest Hits". The studios and offices are on Jefferson Avenue in the Liberty Village neighbourhood.

CFZM is a Class A, clear channel station. It is powered around the clock at 50,000 watts, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. It uses a non-directional antenna, with its transmitter on Auburn Road in Milton, near the 401 Freeway.[1] Programming is also heard on a low power FM repeater in downtown Toronto at 96.7 MHz.[2]

Due to its transmitter power and southern Ontario's flat land, CFZM has an unusually large daytime coverage area, equivalent to that of a full-power FM station. Its city-grade signal covers all of Southern Ontario, much of upstate New York (including Buffalo, Rochester and Watertown), northwestern Pennsylvania (including Erie), and slivers of Michigan and Ohio. Its grade B signal reaches as far east as Utica, New York, as far south as Pittsburgh and as far west as Lansing, Michigan. At night, with a good radio, it can be heard around most of the eastern half of North America, including three-fourths of Canada.

History

CHWO 1250

The station was originally launched in 1956 on 1250 AM in Oakville, with the call sign CHWO. Its license was held by what is now known as Whiteoaks Communications Group, a company owned by broadcaster Howard Caine and a number of minority investors. In 1967, shortly before Caine's death, his wife Jean was appointed to the board of directors and took over the station's management. In 1974, CHWO added a sister station, CJMR in Mississauga which was not included in the 2008 sale of CHWO.

Move to 740 AM

AM 740 Prime time Radio logo

In 2000, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBL gave up its longtime home on 740 and moved to FM. CBL had been plagued by radio frequency interference that made it hard to listen in downtown Toronto. Despite this shortfall, the prized clear channel frequency became hotly contested by new and existing stations in the area. CHWO applied for the frequency, citing that it could provide a stronger service to the region's older adult population. Concurrently, the Caine family also applied for a new station on the old 1250 frequency, to air a Christian music format.

The applications were granted, and CHWO moved to the 740 frequency on 8 January 2001, leasing CBL's former transmitter in Hornby from the CBC. CHWO originally applied for the new call sign CFPT, but when this was denied by Industry Canada because the call sign was already in use, the station chose to retain its heritage "CHWO" calls. CHWO's replacement at 1250, CJYE, launched on 5 February.[3]

Sale to Moses Znaimer

On 18 September 2007, Prime Time Radio announced a deal to sell the station to Moses Znaimer. AM 740 would become a sister station to Toronto's classical music station, CFMZ. The deal was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on 31 March 2008.[4] Znaimer moved the station's studios and city of licence to Toronto, and changed the station's call sign to CFZM on 22 July 2008.[5] The station began a format of Adult Standards and Oldies, although over time, the number of standards played on the station was reduced.

The station was originally owned by Znaimer's privately held MZ Media Inc. As part of a reorganization of Znaimer's media assets, the station was transferred to the publicly traded ZoomerMedia in 2010.[6]

FM Rebroadcaster

In 2012, Zoomer Media was one of 27 applicants for an FM station at 88.1 MHz, for the purpose of simulcasting CFZM in the city of Toronto, where the AM signal is often difficult to hear. The bid was unsuccessful and the CRTC awarded the frequency to CIND-FM.[7][8]

On 27 April 2015, MZ Media received CRTC approval to operate a nested FM transmitter in downtown Toronto to rebroadcast CFZM at 96.7 MHz with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 22.4 watts (maximum 82 watts) with a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 280.1 metres (919'). The transmitter is atop First Canadian Place. The repeater, CFZM-1-FM, enables CFZM 740 to overcome the deficiencies of the AM signal in the downtown core. That was the same problems that led CBL to leave the AM band 15 years earlier. The repeater, however, is a first-adjacent signal to CKHC-FM 96.9, a college radio station at Humber College that serves an area in the northwestern part of the city. CFZM-1-FM also faces co-channel interference with CHYM in Kitchener and CJWV in Peterborough.[9] The repeater went on the air that July.[10]

References

  1. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org.
  2. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org.
  3. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-205
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (31 March 2008). "ARCHIVED - CHWO Toronto - Acquisition of assets". crtc.gc.ca.
  5. ^ History of the former CHWO AM at Canadian Communications Foundation
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (30 March 2010). "ARCHIVED - Vision TV - Acquisition of assets - CHNU-TV Fraser Valley and CIIT-TV Winnipeg - Change in effective control - ONE: The Body, Mind and Spirit Channel - Change in effective control Classical Digital, CFZM, CFMZ-FM, CFMZ-DR-1 Toronto, and CFMX-FM Cobourg - Corporate reorganization". crtc.gc.ca.
  7. ^ "Indie-rock station coming to Toronto". Toronto Star, 11 September 2012.
  8. ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-126. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, 2 March 2012.
  9. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-162, CFZM Toronto – New nested FM transmitter in Toronto, CRTC, 27 April 2015
  10. ^ "Canadian Radio News recap for July, 2015". airchecker.ca. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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