CIRI-FM

CIRI-FM is a traffic advisory radio station that operates at 107.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

CIRI-FM
CityCalgary, Alberta
Frequency107.9 MHz
BrandingTraffic Advisory Radio
Programming
FormatHighway advisory radio
Ownership
OwnerCity of Calgary
History
First air date
2020 (2020)
Former frequencies
97.5 MHz (2006–2008)
106.5 MHz (2008–2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP37.7 watts
HAAT67.9 metres (223 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
51°02′57″N 113°59′45″W

Owned by the City of Calgary, the station began broadcasting at 97.5 MHz as part of a year-long pilot project in 2006.[1] It moved to its former 106.5 MHz frequency in early 2008 to make way for the new CIGY-FM, which launched on March 6, 2008 on the adjacent 97.7 FM frequency.[2] In 2013, a new radio station (CKYR-FM) was launched on the adjacent frequency at 106.7 FM while CIRI-FM remained at 106.5, until the station received an upgrade on October 15, 2020 to replace the broadcasting equipment and relocate the transmitter to a more central location, thereby increasing the radio's coverage area over Calgary at its new current frequency 107.9 FM.[3] [4]

References
  1. Connery, Allan (May 8, 2006). "Calgarians drive despite price hikes". Calgary Herald. p. B2. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. http://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12819930 Canadian Radio News for February, 2013, radiowest.ca, March 1, 2013
  3. https://www.calgary.ca/transportation/roads/traffic/traffic-management/traffic-advisory-radio.html
  4. City of Calgary, Twitter, October 2020


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