CIAL-FM explained

CIAL-FM
City:London, Ontario
Area:Southwestern Ontario
Frequency:90.9 MHz (FM)
Branding:CIAL FM 90.9
Format:Multilingual
Owner:Malayalam Community Radio Inc.
Airdate:2023
Licensing Authority:CRTC
Erp:50 watts
Website:mcradio.ca

CIAL-FM (90.9 MHz) is a low-power Canadian radio station in London, Ontario. Owned by Malayalam Community Radio Inc. The station airs a multilingual format aimed at the South Asian community. CIAL's studios are located at 379 Dundas Street in Downtown London, while its transmitter is located at the top of the Somerset Place off Richmond Street in North London.

CIAL operates at low-power to avoid interference with WRCJ-FM (Detroit, Michigan) and CBL-FM-2 (a rebroadcaster of CBL-FM Toronto located Paris, Ontario).

History

On January 16, 2023, the CRTC approved an application by Malayalam Community Radio to operate a multilingual radio station in London.[1]

References

  1. https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2023/2023-10.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2023 - 10

External links

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