CIRI-FM
{{short description|Traffic advisory radio station in Calgary}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CIRI-FM
| area = Calgary Metropolitan Region
Bow Valley
| branding = Traffic Advisory Radio
| airdate = 2006
| format = Highway advisory radio
| owner = City of Calgary
| erp = 37.7 watts
| haat = {{convert|67.9|metres}}
| coordinates = {{coord|51|02|57|N|113|59|45|W|region:CA_type:landmark}}
| former_frequencies = 97.5 MHz (2006–2008)
106.5 MHz (2008–2020)
| licensing_authority = CRTC
| website =
}}
CIRI-FM is a traffic advisory radio station that operates at 107.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Owned by the City of Calgary, the station began broadcasting at 97.5 MHz as part of a year-long pilot project in 2006.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55568099/|accessdate=July 17, 2020|date=May 8, 2006|first=Allan|last=Connery|page=B2|work=Calgary Herald|title=Calgarians drive despite price hikes}} It moved to its former 106.5 MHz frequency in early 2008 to make way for the new CIGY-FM, which launched on March 6, 2008 on the adjacent 97.7 FM frequency.http://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12819930 Canadian Radio News for February, 2013, radiowest.ca, March 1, 2013 In 2013, a new radio station (CKYR-FM) was launched on the adjacent frequency at 106.7 FM while CIRI-FM remained at 106.5, until the station received an upgrade on October 15, 2020 to replace the broadcasting equipment and relocate the transmitter to a more central location, thereby increasing the radio's coverage area over Calgary at its new current frequency 107.9 FM.{{Cite web|url=https://www.calgary.ca/transportation/roads/traffic/traffic-management/traffic-advisory-radio.html|title = Traffic Advisory Radio}} [https://mobile.twitter.com/cityofcalgary/status/1317209954181246976 City of Calgary], Twitter, October 2020
References
External links
- [https://www.calgary.ca/transportation/roads/traffic/traffic-management/traffic-advisory-radio.html Traffic Advisory Radio] - City of Calgary
- {{RecnetCanada|CIRI-FM}}
{{Calgary Radio}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 2006
Category:2006 establishments in Alberta
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