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CIXL-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting in Welland, Ontario. It uses the on-air brand name Giant FM, and broadcasts a classic rock format at 91.7 on the FM dial. It is one of the few commercial FM radio stations on its frequency that can be heard in the United States, where frequencies between 88.1 and 91.9 MHz are set aside for noncommercial stations (a stipulation not required in Canada, CIXL's originating country). ==Station history== The station originally owned by Gordon W. Burnett's Wellport Broadcasting Ltd. was launched in 1957 as CHOW, located at 1470 kHz on the AM dial. A daytimer when it was originally launched, the station began offering nighttime service within a few months. It offered an easy listening format until 1975, when it switched to country music. In 1990, the CRTC denied Wellport Broadcasting's application for a new FM station at Port Colborne, Ontario. Instead, a licence was given to CJFT in Fort Erie so that it could move to the FM band. 〔(Decision CRTC 90-1099 )〕 In 1992, the CRTC once again denied Wellport's application for a new FM radio station at Port Colborne. In 1994, the station was purchased by Suzanne Rochon-Burnett through numbered company 1019415 Ontario Inc., 〔(Decision CRTC 94-909 )〕 the first aboriginal woman in Canada to own a commercial radio station. Rochon-Burnett was later named to the Order of Canada. The station moved to 91.7 FM in 1999. 〔(Decision CRTC 97-387 )〕 and was rebranded as Spirit 91.7. In 1998, the station received CRTC approval to relocate CHOW-FM's transmitter and decreasing the effective radiated power from 27,420 watts to 25,000 watts. 〔(Decision CRTC 98-514 )〕 The station was purchased by its current owner, David Holgate, in 2004. 〔(Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-34 )〕 The following year, CHOW switched to an adult hits format, adopting its current call sign and branding. In late August 2008, the station adopted its current classic rock format, but retained the Giant FM branding. On December 9, 2013, R.B Communications Ltd., the owner of CIXL-FM, submitted an application to operate a new country music station at Welland at 89.1 MHz. 〔(Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-663 ), Notice of hearing, ''CRTC'', December 9, 2013〕 The new station received CRTC approval on June 26, 2014.〔(Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-345 ), English Language FM radio station in Welland, ''CRTC'', June 26, 2014 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CIXL-FM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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