CJVF-FM

CJVF-FM

Toronto, Ontario
Frequency	105.3 MHz (FM)
Branding	Vanakkam FM
Programming
Format	multilingual
Ownership
Owner	Subanasiri Vaithilingam (105.9 FM Ltd.)
History
First air date	2012
Technical information
ERP	45 watts

CJVF-FM is a multilingual ethnic South Asian radio station which broadcasts at 105.3 MHz/FM in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Owned locally by Subanasiri Vaithilingam, the station broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 45 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 63.4 metres).

The license to the station was granted by the CRTC on December 7, 2011, with the stiplulation that its programming consist of 60% Tamil, 20% Punjabi, 10% Filipino, and 10% English language programming.

The radio station commenced broadcasting in March 2012 on 105.9 FM, though broadcasting exclusively in Tamil. The radio station was the first all-Tamil broadcaster in North America.

On November 7, 2012, Vaithilingam submitted an application to the CRTC to change CJVF-FM's frequency from 105.9 FM to 102.7 FM. The change was required due to the sign on of neighbouring CFMS-FM in Markham, also located on 105.9 FM. The CRTC granted approval on January 30, 2014. On December 18, 2014, Vaithilingam applied to move CJVF-FM again, this time from 102.7 MHz to 105.3 MHz (due to a new station sign on), as well as seeking a power increase from 7 to 24 watts (38 watts Max. ERP), raising antenna height, relocate transmitter and changing radiation pattern from non-directional to directional.

External links

• Vanakkam FM
• CJVF-FM history - Canadian Communications Foundation
• CJVF-FM in the REC Canadian station database