List of defunct radio stations in Canada

This is a list of defunct radio stations in Canada. Note that this list is only for stations which have entirely ceased operating; stations which have changed frequency, such as moving from the AM to the FM band, are not listed.

Call sign	City of License	Frequency	Notes
Alberta
CHIM-FM-5	Red Deer	93.1 FM	2000-2012. Semi-repeater of CHIM-FM Timmins, Ontario; license revoked due to regulatory non-compliance of originating station in 2012.
British Columbia
CFCH-FM	Chase	103.5 FM	Licence revoked in 2014.
CIFJ	Fort St. James	1480 AM	Former simulcast of CIVH Vanderhoof
CIFL	Fraser Lake	1450 AM	Former simulcast of CIVH Vanderhoof
CHLD	Granisle	1480 AM	Former simulcast of CFBV Smithers
CKOO-FM	Kelowna	103.9 FM	Filed for bankruptcy, off air on April 7, 2020[1]
CKBV	New Hazelton	1490 AM	Former simulcast of CFBV Smithers
CKPM-FM	Port Moody	98.7 FM	On February 28, 2020, the CRTC denied renewal to CKPM's license after March 30, 2020
CHOO-FM	Tofino	101.7 FM
CIMA	Vancouver	1040 AM	1986-1992. CKST would move to 1040 after its owners acquired CIMA. CIMA closed in February 1992, with CKST relocating from 800 to 1040 the following month. Its old 800 frequency remains vacant.
CHCE	Victoria	750 AM
CKMO	Victoria	900 AM	1993-2012. Continuing as an internet radio station.
Manitoba
CJWV-FM	Winnipeg	107.9 FM
CKIC-FM	Winnipeg	92.9 FM	2004-2012. Closed due to new regulations prohibiting students from being employed as DJs. Continuing as an internet radio station.[2]
New Brunswick
CIRC-FM	Fredericton	93.3 FM	2004-2010. Continuing as an internet radio station.
CHLR	Moncton	1380 AM	1981-85. CHLR went dark on Jan. 2, 1985 due to bankruptcy.[3]
CKCX	Sackville	9625 kHz	Station operated on shortwave. Left the air in 2012.
CJRP-FM	Saint John	103.5 FM	2003-2013. CJRP-FM went dark on April 19, 2013, due to continual monetary losses.[4]
Newfoundland and Labradora
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
CKBG-FM	Middle Musquodoboit	107.3 FM	2010-2012. Closed by owner due to economic troubles.
Nunavut
Ontario
CFAO-FM	Alliston	94.7 FM	Bankruptcy in 2010.
CKOA	Arnprior	1490 AM	Superseded by FM conversion of sister station CHVR.
CFAK	Atikokan
CJNR	Blind River	730 AM	Superseded by FM conversion of sister station CKNR.
CFGM-FM	Caledon	102.7 FM
CKML	Chalk River	530 AM
CFIX	Cornwall	1170 AM	1959-83. CFIX went dark in Dec. 1983 due to technical and financial problems.[3]
CJUL	Cornwall	1220 AM
CJIV-FM	Dryden	97.3 FM	Was a Christian radio station that operated from 2003-2013. Station left the air on August 31, 2013 due to lack of support.
CFCD-FM	Dryden	98.5 FM	Licence revoked in 2013.
CKEF	Ear Falls	1450 AM	See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CKNS	Espanola	930 AM	Superseded by FM conversion of sister station CKNR.
CFHS	Fort Frances	530 AM	Owned by Fawcett Broadcasting, CFHS's last licence renewal was in 1994.[5] Its uncertain if the station is still broadcasting.
CKHD	Hudson		See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CKIG	Ignace		See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CISD-FM	Iroquois	107.7 FM
CJFL-FM	Iroquois Falls	104.7 FM	Station left the air in 2014.
CKSL	London	1410 AM	The station left the air at midnight August 14, 2016.
CHAP	Longlac	1450 AM	Station left the air in 1977 [6] CHAP (owned by Kenomadiwin Inc.) was a radio station, which lasted from 1970-1977 and also operated a number of stations in the following locations: CHAS Aroland, CHOP Gull Bay, CHEW Lake Helen, CHIP MacDairmid, and CHOX Pays Platt.
CFBN	Mississauga	1280 AM
CJRN	Niagara Falls	710 AM	Station left the air in 2012.
CKTR-FM	North Bay	104.9 FM
VEK565	Oakville	90.7 FM
CIIO-FM	Ottawa		Station used a variety of frequencies until it left the air in 2011.
CFDT-FM	Ottawa	96.5 FM
CFDK-FM	Pickle Lake	98.5 FM
CKRE	Red Lake		See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CKOB	Renfrew	1400 AM	Superseded by FM conversion of sister station CHVR.
CFOT	Sarnia	1150 AM	An English-language low-power AM travellers radio station owned by Global Communications Limited. CFOT's Last licence renewal with the CRTC was in 1990.[7]
CHSC	St. Catharines	1220 AM	License revoked in 2010 due to regulatory non-compliance. Remains active as an Internet radio service.
CIRS	Sault Ste. Marie	530 AM
CFYN	Sault Ste. Marie	1050 AM
CKCY	Sault Ste. Marie	920 AM
CKSI	Sioux Lookout		See CKDR-FM Dryden.
CKBB-FM	Sudbury	102.9 FM
CKSO-FM	Sudbury	101.1 FM
CIQW-FM	Quinte West	99.3 FM	Forced off the air due to a nearby new radio station CFPE-FM in Prince Edward County
CJLX	Thunder Bay	800 AM	See CBQT-FM
CKOT	Tillsonburg	1510 AM	Ceased broadcasting on February 17, 2013 as Canada's last AM daytimer radio station; now continued as CJDL-FM.
CHIM-FM	Timmins	102.3 FM	1996-2012. License revoked due to regulatory non-compliance in 2012. The Christian music format continues with a live stream on the internet at chimfm.com as well as a Broadcast Station on 1710 AM in Timmins.
CFCA	Toronto	770 AM	Owned and operated by the Toronto Daily Star from 1922 to 1933, was Toronto's first regularly broadcasting radio station and was the first radio station in the world to broadcast live play-by-play hockey coverage.
CHEV	Toronto	1610 AM	Dropped from an unprotected frequency in 2004; never submitted an application for a new frequency before its scheduled license renewal in 2010.
CKAV-FM	Toronto	106.5	License for flagship station of the Aboriginal Voices Radio network revoked in 2015 due to regulatory non-compliance. Toronto flagship terminated, rebroadcasters in Ottawa (CKAV-FM-9 95.7 MHz) and Kitchener (CKAV-FM-8 102.5 MHz) also defunct as well as Vancouver (CKAV-FM-2, 106.3 MHz), Calgary (CKAV-FM-3 88.1 MHz), Edmonton (CKAV-FM-4 89.3 MHz), and Montreal (CKAV-FM-10, 106.7 MHz) also defunct.
CKLN-FM	Toronto	88.1 FM	License revoked in 2011 due to regulatory non-compliance. Succeeded as an Internet radio service by Radio Regent. Frequency assigned to CIND-FM, which began broadcasting in 2013.
CKRG-FM	Toronto	89.9 FM	Station left the air in 2010.
CKO-FM-2	Toronto	99.1 FM	Flagship of a national news radio network; discontinued by owner in 1989.
CFWP-FM	Wahta	98.3 FM
CJWE-FM	Walford	98.5 FM	On November 1, 1995, The Canadian Wildlife Experience Inc. received a licence to operate a new low-power tourist information radio station to serve Massey, Walford and Spanish, Ontario at 98.5 MHz, during the spring, summer and fall seasons.[8] Its uncertain when the station discontinued their seasonal broadcasts and left the air. The Canadian Wildlife Experience had not filed any renewals and applications with the CRTC.
Prince Edward Island
CIMN-FM	Charlottetown	90.3 FM	Former University of Prince Edward Island campus radio station; ceased operations in 2000.
Quebec
CKBH	Baie-Comeau	790 AM	1980-1982. CKBH went dark in 1982 due to financial problems.[9]
CKBG	CFB Bagotville	1450 AM	1964?-1974?. English language radio station for the military community stationed at CFB Bagotville. Owned, operated and funded by CFB Bagotville's Non Public Funds. Staff were volunteers but did receive a courtesy pay of approx $2.00 per hour of air time. Programming consisted of news local on Base activities, community events and easy listening music. Hours varied but live broadcasting was generally between the hours of 8:00 AM to 10:PM 7 days a week. CBC AM English language programing was piped in by a landline from Quebec City and aired before and after CKBG local programming hours, as well as the hourly news. Ceased operations when the military Anglo community diminished substantially in the mid 70's.
CHIB	Chibougamau	1340 AM
CFIN-FM	Coaticook	104.5 FM	1983-1987. Later superseded on this frequency by CIGR-FM Sherbrooke in 2003, which would go dark in 2011 as CJTS-FM.
CKRV	Drummondville	1400 AM	1974-19? [10]
CHEF	Granby	1450 AM	CHEF left the air in 1996 due to financial problems.
CKCH	Hull	970 AM	Station left the air in 1994.
CKLM	Laval	1570 AM	1962-1994. Frequency since occupied by CJLV.
CFRM	Moisie (CFS Moisie)	1340 AM	1964-? CFRM began broadcasting from the radar site in 1964 with a 10 watt output located at 1340 kHz on the AM dial. It is unknown when the station left the air. [11] [12] [13]
CKBM	Montmagny	1490 AM	1954-83. CKBM went dark in Aug. 1983 due to financial problems.[14]
CHLP	Montreal	1410 AM	Frequency later occupied by CFMB, 1962-1997; slated to become new frequency for CJWI 1610.[15]
CHYC	Montreal
CINF	Montreal	690 AM	Ceased operations in 2010; since superseded by the relocation of CKGM from 990 AM.
CINW	Montreal	940 AM	Ceased operations in 2010; to be superseded by a newly licensed station at this frequency.[16]
CHRF	Montreal	980 AM	Signed off on May 31, 2020
CJMS	Montreal	1280 AM	Ceased operations in 1994; since superseded by the relocation of CFMB from 1410 AM.
CFTL	Montreal	96.7 FM	Was a pirate radio station which also broadcast on 6045 kHz on shortwave.
CJRM-FM	Montreal	98.5 FM	Frequency since occupied by CHMP-FM.
CFOX/CKO	Pointe-Claire	1470 AM	1960-89. CKO was the only AM outlet of the defunct CKO all-news network, which bought the station in late 1977. All other CKO stations across the country were FM. Before CKO was bought by the network, it was licensed as CFOX. CKO left the air at the same time the entire CKO network closed down for good, during the noon newscast (Eastern Time) on Nov. 10, 1989. The problems leading to the closing of the network were due to poor ratings and a breakdown in the negotiations concerning the ongoing sale of the operation. The network never returned to the air, and many of the original FM frequencies used by the CKO stations in major cities have since been awarded to other licensees. The Montréal AM frequency used by CKO has never been reactivated.[3]
CFOM	Quebec City	1350 AM	1949-1976. The CRTC revoked the license of CFOM in 1976 for repeated format violations.[3]
CHRC	Quebec City	800 AM	1926-2012.
CIMI-FM	Quebec City (Charlesbourg)	103.7 FM	2001-2008.
CKCV	Quebec City	1280 AM	1926-90. CKCV was closed on September 21, 1990 in order for its owner, Telemedia, to apply to purchase CHRC, also in Quebec City. The CRTC denied the sale of CHRC to Telemedia, but CKCV remained dark.[3]
CJRP	Quebec City	1060 AM
CFYX-FM	Rimouski	93.3 FM	2007-2012. Closed by owner due to economic troubles.
CKTS	Sherbrooke	900 AM
CJTS-FM	Sherbrooke	104.5 FM	2004-2011. Ceased operations when interim owners Cogeco was unable to find a new owner for the station.[17]
Saskatchewan
CJOS-FM	Caronport	92.7 FM	Briercrest Bible College
CFRG	Gravelbourg	710 AM	Became a rebroadcaster of CBKF-FM.
CKSF-FM	Prince Albert	90.1 FM	Société canadienne-française de Prince Albert previously launched CKSF-FM, a community-owned rebroadcaster of CBKF-FM which had gone off the air. The new station will be launched at 90.1 MHz in Prince Albert as a full-time rebroadcaster of Ici Radio-Canada Première's CBKF-FM Regina which was approved by the CRTC on August 7, 2020[18]
CFNS	Saskatoon	860 AM	Became a rebroadcaster of CBKF-FM.
CJUS-FM	Saskatoon		Former University of Saskatchewan campus radio station, discontinued in 1985. Relaunched in 2005 as an Internet radio service.
CJWC	Saskatoon
CHSC	Unity
Yukon
CKRW	Whitehorse	610 AM	Continues as CKRW-FM 96.1
CHLA-FM	Whitehorse	93.5 FM	1984-2003. Operated as a legislature broadcaster, airing proceedings of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.

See also

• List of defunct CBC radio transmitters in Canada
• Radio Canada International

Notes

On March 3, 1986, the CRTC approved the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's application to add low-power English-language AM radio stations in the following communities: Carolin, Coquihalla Lakes, Haig, Hope, Hunter Creek, Kingsvale, Merritt North, Merritt South and Sowaqua, British Columbia. The stations would operate on the frequency of 1490 kHz, each with a transmitter power of 20 watts, to provide a travellers information service.[19] The CRTC also approved the CBC's application to operate a radio station at Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal, on the frequency 1260 kHz with a transmitter power of 5 watts, to provide a marine and local weather service.[20] The CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a French-language AM radio station at Elk Island National Park, Alberta on frequency 1210 kHz with a day-time and night-time power of 20 watts [21] and an English-language radio station to operate at 1540 kHz.[22] It is currently unknown if these radio stations are still in operation.

References

1. Connie Thiessen, "Kelowna’s Soft 103.9 first Canadian radio casualty of COVID-19". Broadcast Dialogue, April 1, 2020.
2. CKIC Winnipeg To Shut Down. Radio Insight, 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
3. "Former Canadian AM Stations". W5KAT. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
4. "Saint John radio station folds after years of losses," CBC.ca, 22 April 2013.
5. Decision CRTC 94-644
6. CHAP (AM) Longlac (Off the air) - Canadian Communications Foundation
7. Decision CRTC 90-1009
8. Decision CRTC 95-796, New low-power FM radio station, CRTC, November 1, 1995
9. CKBH (AM) Baie-Comeau (Off the air) - Canadian Communications Foundation
10. CKRV (AM) Drummondville (Off the air) - Canadian Communications Foundation
11. Hubert Brooks: The Life and Times
12. Moisie, QC - 1997 - General History - The NBC Group
13. M-Street-3-1991-OCR - American Radio History
14. CKBM (AM) Montmagny (Off the air) - Canadian Communications Foundation
15. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-667
16. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-721, November 21, 2011.
17. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-808, December 22, 2011.
18. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-246, CBKF-FM Regina – New transmitter in Prince Albert, CRTC, August 7, 2020
19. Decision CRTC 86-158
20. Decision CRTC 86-157
21. Decision CRTC 86-156
22. Decision CRTC 86-155