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CFAO-FM was a radio station that operated at 94.7 FM in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The station broadcast an adult contemporary format.

Owned by Frank Rogers, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated the station was licensed on July 28, 2008.

History

In 2008, Rogers was licensed to operate a second radio station at Beeton with the callsign CJBT-FM. Not yet on the air, that station had until August 1, 2012 to launch, or face the cancellation of the license.

In 2009, CFAO began on-air testing. It is uncertain when the station officially launched.

As of June 25, 2010, CFAO has been shut down due to economic troubles, which led to the station's eviction from its rented studios; also during these final days of operation, the station was unable to pay wages to its staffers.

In 2013, Rogers sought renewal of CFAO's license; however, on December 19, 2014, the CRTC denied the station's renewal, citing many violations, including remaining dark since 2011, and failing to meet numerous target dates to resume broadcasting - the most recent being April 1, 2014. An intervention report from My Broadcasting Corporation, owner of competing station CIMA-FM, cited that CFAO was only on the air for 11 months at most.

References

1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-147
2. "Licensee Name Search Results | Spectrum Direct | Industry Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
3. Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2011-748, December 6, 2011.
4. "New Alliston FM radio station begins testing period on air", madhunt.com, June 15, 2009
5. "CFAO off the air", madhunt.com, July 12, 2010
6. "North of Toronto, CFAO (94.7 Alliston) has run into some pretty big obstacles", Scott Fybush/Northeast Radio Watch, July 19, 2010
7. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2014-474, September 12, 2014
8. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-667, CFAO-FM Alliston - Licence renewal (denied), CRTC, December 19, 2014

External links

• CFAO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CFAO-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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