| CFAO-FM | |
| Above: | Defunct |
| Airdate: | 2009 (testing) |
| Last Airdate: | 2010 |
| Frequency: | 94.7 MHz (FM) |
| City: | Alliston, Ontario |
| Format: | Adult contemporary |
| Owner: | Frank Rogers |
| Licensee: | 2188301 Ontario Corporation |
| Callsign Meaning: | CF Alliston, Ontario (broadcast area) |
CFAO-FM was a radio station that operated at 94.7 FM in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The station broadcast an adult contemporary format.
Owned by Frank Rogers, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated the station was licensed on July 28, 2008.[1] [2]
In 2008, Rogers was licensed to operate a second radio station at Beeton with the callsign CJBT-FM. Not yet on the air, that station had until August 1, 2012 to launch, or face the cancellation of the license.[3]
In 2009, CFAO began on-air testing.[4] It is uncertain when the station officially launched.
As of June 25, 2010, CFAO has been shut down due to economic troubles, which led to the station's eviction from its rented studios; also during these final days of operation, the station was unable to pay wages to its staffers.[5] [6]
In 2013, Rogers sought renewal of CFAO's license;[7] however, on December 19, 2014, the CRTC denied the station's renewal, citing many violations, including remaining dark since 2011, and failing to meet numerous target dates to resume broadcasting - the most recent being April 1, 2014. An intervention report from My Broadcasting Corporation, owner of competing station CIMA-FM, cited that CFAO was only on the air for 11 months at most.[8]