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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: CFVP Calgary
« on: June 17, 2023, 1147 UTC »
CFVP shortwave dark?
Bell Canada who owns CFVP, has cut many positions in its Media division, stations shuttered, foreign news bureaus closed, the CTV television network continues its downward slide. So I assume the shortwave outlet CFVP is dark as well. it seems Wikipedia has been updated and refers to a June 14th final transmission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKMX
Here in Winnipeg, a Sister station Funny 1290 AM (CFRW) is also dark. Formerly this was a TSN sports format, previous to that an oldies format, and many years 1989-ish ago 1290 FOX, a light music for the dentist's office type of station.
The station reportedly went into a loop at 10am local time, with an announcement claiming bad days for AM radio, and a few minutes of elevator music. The carrier was off the next day.
Bell Canada who owns CFVP, has cut many positions in its Media division, stations shuttered, foreign news bureaus closed, the CTV television network continues its downward slide. So I assume the shortwave outlet CFVP is dark as well. it seems Wikipedia has been updated and refers to a June 14th final transmission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKMX
Here in Winnipeg, a Sister station Funny 1290 AM (CFRW) is also dark. Formerly this was a TSN sports format, previous to that an oldies format, and many years 1989-ish ago 1290 FOX, a light music for the dentist's office type of station.
The station reportedly went into a loop at 10am local time, with an announcement claiming bad days for AM radio, and a few minutes of elevator music. The carrier was off the next day.