Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > KNRR, Channel 12 is still licensed to Pembina, North Dakota.
Indeed it is. What really happened with KCND/CKND's "move" across the border was this: Izzy Asper won a new license for channel 9 in Winnipeg from the CRTC in 1974. He bought the assets (programming and physical plant) of independent KCND channel 12 in Pembina ND from Gordon McLendon after convincing McLendon that the startup of a new indie in Winnipeg itself would suck away KCND's cross-border audience. And then Asper garnered a ton of publicity by "moving" KCND across the border, signing off the Pembina license and turning on his new CKND 9 in Winnipeg at the same time. The old Pembina transmitter was moved to Minnedosa, MB to be a satellite signal for CKND. CKND even took over KCND's old channel 12 spot on Winnipeg cable. But channel 12 remained alloted to Pembina, and returned to the air in the mid-80s as KNRR with Fox. What does this have to do with CBU? It means the 690 allocation stays on the Canadian side of the border - and while it's possible someone will apply for it again in Vancouver (a la 740 in Toronto and 940/690 in Mtl), it's not always a given that stations "move up" to bigger signals as they become available. The 600 and 850 facilities in Montreal were among the better signals in town, but they've stayed empty even as much lousier AM facilities (1450, 1650, 1690) have gone on the air there. s _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
