CJCN-FM
Radio station in Surrey, British Columbia
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CJCN-FM (91.5 FM, "Connect 91.5") is a radio station licensed to Surrey, British Columbia. Owned by Akash Broadcasting, it broadcasts programming serving Greater Vancouver's South Asian communities.
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| Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver |
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| Frequency | 91.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Connect 91.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Multicultural |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Akash Broadcasting Inc. |
| CKER-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 20, 2019 |
Call sign meaning | From "Connect" |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 0.601 kW (average) 1.9 kW |
| HAAT | 128.5 m |
Transmitter coordinates | 49°8′53.16″N 122°53′34.80″W |
| Links | |
| Website | connectfm.ca |
History
In 2016, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission considered seven applications for a new commercial ethnic radio station to serve Surrey and Vancouver. The Akash application won approval from the CRTC for repatriating revenues lost to cross-border ethnic broadcasters based in northwestern Washington; it specified an entirely ethnic format serving the area's South Asian population, with more than 75 percent in languages other than English; 121 hours a week of local programming, about 40 percent of that in speech programs; and 50 percent Canadian content in music.[1] Before launch, the transmitter site proposed was lost, and a new one was approved.[2]
On-air testing for CJCN-FM began December 20, 2019.
In 2021, CKER-FM, CJCN-FM's sister station in Edmonton, Alberta, was rebranded from 101.7 World FM to Connect FM 101.7.[3]
