[IRCA] CHAT 1270 update

[Nigel Pimblett <ntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had a reply back from the CE at CHAT in response to a report on their 
FM signal, and he noted that they are currently in their testing phase, 
and are planning the official launch in the new year.  Given that 
they'll be allowed 3 months of simulcasting after that, that should mean 
they'll be on AM until  April or so.    One aside on CHAT - when CJCY 
moved to FM a few years ago, CHAT was relocated to the former CJCY 
towers, and the old CHAT site was decommissioned.  It was just off the 
Trans-Canada highway, and is currently the subject of a  development 
application for industrial and residential lots.

It's interesting to note that Alberta's mid-sized cities (Red Deer, 
Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie, & Fort McMurray) will now all 
be AM-free.  I'm excluding St.Albert, even though it's AM also went to 
FM, as they're really part of the Edmonton market.  ( Sorry Mike, I 
guess Peace River doesn't quite fit the category, so according to my 
theory you're stuck with CKYL for a while!)  Those remaining on AM seem 
to fall into 2 categories, either located in the major markets of 
Calgary and Edmonton where they're a part of a group of co-owned 
stations, or in smaller centres serving largely rural populations.

73,

Nigel Pimblett
Dunmore, Alberta
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