CJLY-FM

CJLY-FM, known on-air as Kootenay Co-op Radio, is a Canadian community radio station, which broadcasts at 93.5 FM in Nelson, British Columbia. The station also has rebroadcasters on 96.5 FM in Crawford Bay and 107.5 FM in New Denver, and 101.5 in Slocan and Castlegar.[2]

CJLY-FM
CityNelson, British Columbia
Frequency93.5 MHz Nelson
96.5 MHz Kootenay Lake[1]
107.5 MHz New Denver
101.5 MHz Slocan Valley and Castlegar
BrandingKootenay Co-op Radio
Programming
Formatcommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerKootenay Co-op Radio
History
First air date
November 2000
Technical information
ClassA1
ERP70 Watts (CJLY-FM)
19 watts (CJLY-FM-1)
46 watts (VF2517)
12 watts (VF2556)
HAAT−761 meters (−2,497 ft) (CJLY-FM)
271.5 meters (891 ft) (CJLY-FM-1)
−209.5 meters (−687 ft) (VF2517)
395 meters (1,296 ft) (VF2556)
Repeater(s)CJLY-FM-1 96.5 Kootenay Lake
VF2517 107.5 New Denver
VF2556 101.5 Crescent Valley
Links
Websitewww.kootenaycoopradio.com
This building in Nelson, BC is owned by Kootenay Coop Radio

The station is one of several new community radio stations launched in the Kootenay region in the 2000s. Others include CHLI-FM in Rossland, CFAD-FM in Salmo, CJHQ-FM in Nakusp and CIDO-FM in Creston.[3]

History

CJLY was started by volunteers in December 1996 and incorporated as a non-profit service co-operative in June 1998 in Nelson. It started intermittent broadcasting in the Nelson region in February 1999, with a 28-day special event broadcast license, and finally went on the air full-time the following autumn.[4] after being granted a permanent CRTC license in August 2000.[5]

On November 6, 2000, the station began broadcasting about 18 hours a day at a power of 75 watts. In November 2004, CJLY expanded its range and began broadcasting in the Kootenay Lake region, north of Nelson, on a new FM frequency, 96.5 FM.[6] In fall 2008, CJLY began broadcasting in the community of New Denver at 107.5 FM.

The organization purchased a building at #308a Hall St in Nelson in March 2006.[6]

Kootenay Co-op Radio broadcasts in a mountainous region of British Columbia's southeast corner, and its terrestrial signal reaches settlements in the Purcell Mountains, Selkirk Mountains and Monashee Mountains.

Structure

Kootenay Co-op Radio is cooperatively owned and operated by its members, who employ two staff for day-to-day operations. As of August 2007, Kootenay Co-op Radio has approximately 2,000 members and almost 150 active volunteers.

CJLY is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.

Programming

Several national and internationally syndicated radio programs are produced in the studios of CJLY, including Deconstructing Dinner, Canadian Voices and World Report.

Other notable shows produced at KCR include:

  • Sinixt Radio, a show hosted by members of the Sinixt First Nation,
  • Pickin' & Grinnin, the region's bluegrass music show,
  • By the People, a show about participatory democracy in the Kootenay region, The Writer's Show, hosted by Holley Rubinsky,[7]
  • The Rank and File Voice, a show about labour-related topics, and
  • 'Kootenay Morning, a public affairs show spotlighting local issues, news and current events.

Podcasts

The station podcasts a select number of its spoken word programs on its podcasts page.[8]

Music charts

The KCR Music Department submits weekly music charts to !earshot, which is a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.[9]

References
  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-285
  2. http://www.cjly.org
  3. Anne DeGrace, "Turn me on, I'm a radio" Archived 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, Articulate Arts, fall 2005, pp. 13-14.
  4. http://web.uvic.ca/bcics/research/pdf/situatingCoops/Kootenay%20Co-op%20Radio.PDF Case Study © British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies & Kootenay Co-op Radio
  5. CRTC Decision 2000-344.
  6. CJLY Website
  7. Van Luven, Lynne. "Holley Rubinsky's The Writer's Show: Broadcasting from the Kootenays, Wordworks: Federation of B.C. Writers Magazine, Winter 2007, pp12-13
  8. CJLY Podcasts
  9. Earshot! CJLY-FM Monthly Top 30 Albums
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