CISQ-FM

CISQ-FM is an FM radio station owned by Rogers Communications and operating in southwestern British Columbia. It broadcasts at 107.1 MHz in Squamish and 102.1 MHz in Whistler. It uses a primarily hot adult contemporary format branded as Mountain FM.

"CFUN-FM" redirects here. For the Metro Vancouver radio station that held the call sign from 2009 to 2015, see CKKS-FM.
CISQ-FM
CitySquamish, British Columbia
Broadcast area
  • Squamish
  • Whistler
  • Pemberton
  • Sunshine Coast
BrandingMountain FM
SloganYour Adventure Station
Frequency107.1 MHz (FM)
First air date1981
FormatHot adult contemporary
ERP30 kW
HAAT-533.6 m
ClassB
Call sign meaningC I SQuamish
Former frequencies104.9 FM (1982-1987)
98.3 FM (1987)
104.7 FM (1987-1988)
OwnerRogers Media
(Rogers Media, Inc.)
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.mountainfm.com

History

The station was founded in 1981 by Mountain Broadcasting, which was sold to Selkirk Communications in January 1989. Selkirk, in turn, was sold to Maclean-Hunter in September 1989, and CISQ was resold to Rogers Communications as part of the purchase. The station was relaunched with an adult contemporary format on August 29, 2003. The format later changed again in 2010.

CISQ-FM has gone through a number of frequency changes. Since the launch in 1982, the station originally began broadcasting at 104.9 FM. In 1987, CISQ moved from 104.9 to 98.3 FM and to 104.7 FM the same year.[1][2] In 1988, CISQ settled to its current frequency at 107.1 FM.[3]

Rebroadcasters
Rebroadcasters of CISQ-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerRECNetCRTC Decision
WhistlerCISW-FM102.11430 wattsQuery
PembertonCISP-FM104.5400 wattsQuery
Pender HarbourCIPN-FM104.7350 wattsQuery84-76687-329
SecheltCFUN-FM104.7350 wattsQuery84-76585-814
GibsonsCISC-FM107.54600 wattsQuery
EgmontCKLG-FM107.550 wattsQuery86-85

On May 22, 2013, the CRTC approved Rogers' application to relocate CISW-FM Whistler from its current location to a CBC-owned tower in Whistler. This relocation will result in a decrease in the average effective radiated power (ERP) from 586 to 474 watts (directional antenna with a decrease in the maximum ERP from 1,430 to 1,000 watts) as well as an increase in the effective height of antenna above average terrain from -306.2 metres to -238.3 metres.[4]

In August 2014, CIEG-FM in Egmont was renamed to CKLG-FM in order to rename the call sign of a Rogers-owned station in Vancouver. Then in March 2015, Rogers switched the call sign of CKKS-FM in Sechelt to CFUN-FM for a Rogers-owned station serving Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.[5]

References
  1. Decision CRTC 87-33
  2. Decision CRTC 87-922
  3. Decision CRTC 88-845
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-258, CISW-FM Whistler – Technical change, CRTC, May 22, 2013
  5. Canadian Radio News recap for March, 2015, Call Letter Data, airchecker.ca, April 1, 2015

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