verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message ckav fm city toronto on broadcast area national branding voices radio frequency various first air date 2002 last air date july 2015 format adult contemporary former callsigns cfie fm 2002 2006 owner aboriginal voices radio inc. website http www.voicesradio.ca voices radio formerly but still legally known as aboriginal voices radio is a canadian radio network which primarily broadcast music programming and other content of interest to aboriginal people . as of june 2015 the network operated stations in toronto where its studios and offices are located calgary edmonton and vancouver . all of its stations were licensed as rebroadcasters of its flagship station ckav fm in toronto . the network s administrative office is located in ohsweken ontario on the six nations indian reserve near brantford . 1 the stations music programming consisted mainly of adult contemporary music including both mainstream and indigenous artists along with specialty programs focusing on aboriginal oriented content . on june 25 2015 the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission revoked voices radio s broadcast licenses effective july 25 2015 citing a long term history of non compliance with conditions of their licenses . 2 the crtc will issue a call for applications for new radio services in the markets vacated by the network with special priority given to new first nations services . 2 the suspension was stayed on july 23 by the federal court of appeal pending the outcome of a request for a leave to appeal the crtc s decision . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 loss of broadcast licensing 2 stations 2.1 ceased operation prior to 2015 2.2 licensed but never launched 3 references 4 external links history edit aboriginal voices radio network avrn was founded in 1998 by a group of high profile aboriginal canadians including actor gary farmer playwright novelist and author tomson highway filmmaker alanis obomsawin and actress producer jennifer podemski . other founders and key contributors to creation of the network included project manager and training coordinator brian wright mcleod christopher spence and andre morriseau production and programming john matthews and mark macleod licensing robert templeton and j. robert wood corporate funding elaine bomberry david deleary sherman maness nicole robertson minnie two shoes and doug bingley strategic advice . the network s original scope was to feature programming produced primarily by and for aboriginal people in canada featuring music and personalities from around the world . avr s first station cfie fm in toronto was licensed by the crtc in 2000 . cfie changed its callsign to ckav in 2006 . avr had previously operated on 106.3 fm jump fm for a short 6 day period in 1998 during the aboriginal voices festival at harbourfront centre in toronto . the network faced technical and logistical problems which have prevented it from launching some of its stations ; the network had applied to the crtc for extensions five or six times as of the end of 2005 . since then however the network had moved forward with most of the approved licenses . 4 in 2009 the network surrendered its licenses for transmitters in kitchener ontario ckav fm 8 102.5 mhz 5 and montreal ckav fm 10 106.7 mhz . 6 on august 20 2009 the crtc approved an application by canadian hellenic cable radio chcr to amend the broadcasting licence for its station in montreal at 106.3 mhz a second adjacent frequency to ckav fm 10 at 106.7 fm requiring avr to find an alternative frequency in the event of any interference with the signal of ckav fm 10 . 7 as of january 2011 chcr s station ckin fm has signed on at 106.3 mhz . another broadcaster evanov communications has since filed an application for a new station at 106.7 serving the western suburb of hudson in january 2012 ; 8 9 that station since becoming chsv fm was approved in october 2012 . 10 avr s outlet in ottawa ckav fm 9 95.7 mhz 11 was on air until early october 2014 but has been silent since that time . it never rerturned to air though it was still listed on its website among the other stations broadcasting . in december 2014 avr renamed itself to voices radio as its scope expanded out of the aboriginal realm and more into music from mainstream artists generally bent towards adult contemporary . in february 2015 voices radio began to air old time radio programs from the united states nightly from 10 pm to 12 midnight local time . loss of broadcast licensing edit on march 11 2015 voices radio applied with the crtc to renew all five station licences including the closed ottawa outlet which were to expire on august 31 2015 . on june 25 2015 the crtc denied the renewals revoked their broadcast licenses and ordered voices radio to cease broadcasting by july 25 2015 . the commission cited repeated long term failures by voices radio to adhere to the requirements of its licenses such as a failure to broadcast a sufficient amount of local news content in each of its markets that reflects stories of interest to their respective aboriginal communities and failing to submit annual financial and business reports program logs and tapes of broadcast days to the crtc . the crtc intends to hold a call for applications for new aboriginal focused broadcasters to take on ckav s frequencies . 12 13 the crtc s suspension of licence in all the network s cities except for ottawa was suspended on july 23 2015 pending an application by the station for a leave to appeal the crtc s decision . 3 in august 2015 the crtc issued a call for new licenses that will replace voices radio in toronto vancouver calgary edmonton and ottawa . on february 23 2016 the crtc announced that they received twelve applications for the new stations . the licenses for voices radio remain in effect pending results of the appeal though the crtc since announced that voices radio s outlets in calgary and edmonton had ceased operations leaving toronto and vancouver as being the only stations in the voices radio group still broadcasting . 14 stations edit these four stations were on the air at the time of their license revocation toronto ckav fm 106.5 mhz 15 vancouver ckav fm 2 106.3 mhz 16 their website and some station identifications are falsely identify the station is on 106.7 mhz instead of 106.3 mhz . 17 calgary ckav fm 3 88.1 mhz 18 has since ceased operation 14 edmonton ckav fm 4 89.3 mhz 19 has since ceased operation 14 ceased operation prior to 2015 edit kitchener ckav fm 8 102.5 mhz on air from 2008 2009 ottawa ckav fm 9 95.7 mhz on air 2008 2014 montreal ckav fm 10 106.7 mhz on air from 2008 2009 . in 2003 the station previously applied for 100.1 mhz but was denied that frequency due to new station cjeb fm in trois rivi res being awarded the frequency . 20 licensed but never launched edit both stations were approved by the crtc in may 2007 and slated for launch in 2009 but never commenced broadcasting . regina 96.1 mhz 21 saskatoon 102.9 mhz 22 in 2003 aboriginal voices radio was also approved to broadcast on 850 khz in abbotsford british columbia following the conversion of rogers communications cksr to 107.1 mhz . 23 that station never signed on and the 850 am frequency remains vacant . references edit broadcasting notice of consultation crtc 2015 84 a b crtc revokes licences of aboriginal voices radio avr . broadcaster june 26 2015 . a b http ijg.me avr kmbt35020150723155840.pdf broadcasting public notice crtc 2005 118 . crtc . retrieved 2008 03 01 . crtc decision 2009 177 crtc decision 2009 178 broadcasting decision crtc 2009 508 canadian radio news at facebook january 20 2012 . broadcasting notice of consultation crtc 2012 29 january 20 2012 . broadcasting decision crtc 2012 576 english language fm radio station in hudson st lazare crtc october 19 2012 decision crtc 2001 627 broadcasting decision crtc 2015 282 . crtc . retrieved 27 june 2015 . faguy steve . why the crtc decided it was fed up with aboriginal voices radio . fagstein.com . a b c crtc news release crtc receives 12 applications for radio stations serving urban indigenous communities february 23 2016 . decision crtc 2000 204 broadcasting decision crtc 2006 258 voices 106.7 vancouver decision crtc 2001 172 broadcasting decision crtc 2004 134 decision crtc 2003 195 broadcasting decision crtc 2007 156 broadcasting decision crtc 2007 155 decision crtc 2003 67 external links edit official website ckav history canadian communications foundation ckav 2 history canadian communications foundation ckav 3 history canadian communications foundation ckav 9 history canadian communications foundation ckav 10 history canadian communications foundation query the rec s canadian station database for ckav fm v t e radio stations in the greater toronto area toronto am cjcl 590 cftr 680 cfzm 740 cjbc 860 cfrb 1010 chum 1050 cjru 1280 chkt 1430 chin 1540 chha 1610 chto 1690 defunct chev 1610 toronto fm cind 88.1 cirv 88.9 ciut 89.5 cjbc 90.3 cjrt 91.1 chin 1 91.9 ckis 92.5 cfxj 93.5 cbl 94.1 cjkx 2 95.9 cfmz 96.3 cfzm 1 96.7 ckhc 96.9 chbm 97.3 chfi 98.1 ckfg 98.7 cbla 99.1 ckfm 99.9 chin 100.7 cjsa 101.3 cjrk 102.7 cirr 103.9 chum 104.5 choq 105.1 chry 105.5 cilq 107.1 defunct ckln 88.1 ckrg 89.91 cko fm 2 99.1 cjvf 102.7 ckav 106.5 peel region brampton ciao 530 new 1350 cfny 102.1 caledon cfgm 102.7 cjfb 105.5 mississauga cknt 960 cjmr 1320 cina 1650 ckc455 cfre 91.9 defunct cfbn 1280 durham region ajax cjkx 95.9 oshawa ckdo 1580 107.7 ckge 94.9 york region georgina island cfgi 92.3 richmond hill cfmj 640 markham chev 16101 cfms 105.9 newmarket ckdx 88.5 chop 102.7 stouffville ciws 102.9 uxbridge ciux 105.5 vaughan cfu758 90.7 halton region oakville cjye 1250 dufferin county orangeville ckmo 101.5 cidc 103.5 shelburne cfdc 104.9 shortwave cfrx 6.07 mhz specialty hmwn radio maria sur sagar radio radio humsafar hd digital radio 92.5 1 92.5 2 92.5 3 101.3 1 101.3 2 101.3 3 101.3 4 105.9 1 105.9 2 105.9 3 105.9 4 internet radio afterhours.fm chev radio radio glendon radio regent ontario radio markets cornwall & eastern ontario hamilton niagara kenora district first nations radio kingston brockville kitchener waterloo london midwestern ontario north bay ottawa parry sound muskoka haliburton pembroke ottawa valley peterborough quinte belleville trenton rainy river simcoe county barrie orillia sault ste. marie sudbury thunder bay timiskaming timmins toronto windsor chatham sarnia see also list of radio stations in ontario 1 defunct as a terrestrial radio broadcaster ; continuing as an internet only service retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title voices radio & oldid 712900265 categories canadian radio networksfirst nations mediaradio stations established in 20022002 establishments in ontarioadult contemporary radio stations in canada2015 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