The CRTC has given Fairchild Radio, the owners of CJVB 1470 AM (Vancouver, British Columbia) authorization to turn off the TX and merge the programing of CJVB with their FM station CHKG 96.1. The station must stop transmitting by Friday March 5, 2026.
The list of shuttered stations keeps growing:
Frequencies that are now silent… 1410, 1040, 980 (moved to 730), and soon 1470.
**This heads up regarding actions in Canada, comes from a QZVX reader in Canada. These are similar to forfeitures of AM licenses in the United States. The reason being the same, “lack of revenue.”
Our reader, Fred, states: I am a retired broadcaster. I worked at CJVB for a number of years… The owner, when I was there, hired me even though I am legally blind (less than 10% of full vision). I was a board op. I also trained foreign language programmers how to create their own shows. It was a good place to create radio. — (Fred)
Vancouver has lost a number of other stations since 2020.
Vancouver’s oldest multicultural radio station, CJVB will go silent next month. This after more than 50 years serving listeners in a multitude of languages.
This will permit Fairchild Radio to broadcast ethnic programming directed at the Chinese community on its FM station for the first time from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Fairchild maintained that removing the longtime weekday ban will help offset the loss of Chinese-language programming on AM 1470. PANCOUVER.CA
The FM makes money – the AM, not so much. In the United States Educational Media Foundation (K-LOVE religious broadcasters) have been buying FM frequencies for quite a few years. Both commercial FMs being sold and FM translators.
It’s the economy – the same reason your daily newspaper has cut back on print versions. The Oregonian newspaper is printed and distributed in a traditional broadsheet format, with print editions available on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The Tacoma News Tribune officially vacated its long-time State Street (1950 S. State St.) headquarters in May 2021. While printing operations moved off-site (Vancouver, Washington, near Portland) in February 2019, the remaining staff and office operations left the building in May 2021 before the property was sold, following a shift to “remote work” in 2020. You can get in touch with the News Tribune via their post office box – or email. Sunday newspapers are now the size of the old Wednesday grocery circulars, or weekly Penny Saver tabloids, if that.
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College station closure announced
February 8, 2026 at QZVX
Jason Remington says:
(FM closure) London, Ontario — As 106.9 The X continues to broadcast during its final academic term at Fanshawe College, students emphasize the major role the station has played in their hands-on training and development.
The station, which has been operating for close to 50 years, has long been an integral part of Fanshawe’s Broadcasting – Radio and Media Production program. That program was permanently suspended in April 2025 as part of a broader review of the college’s academic portfolio. Current students are now wrapping up their last semester, with the station set to remain on air through the end of the term.
Mary Harrison, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Language at Fanshawe College, explained that the suspension followed a detailed assessment of enrolment patterns, job market needs, and overall financial sustainability.
“In spring 2025, the college had to make some very tough choices about its programs,” Harrison stated, pointing to inadequate provincial funding and broader financial challenges facing post-secondary institutions.
After the broadcasting program was discontinued, the college concluded it could no longer afford to maintain the licensed radio station, which had served as a core hands-on element of the curriculum. (Fanshawe College)