Strathmore’s radio station approved

Shannon LeClair
Times Contributor

 

Strathmore’s radio station is a step closer to reality after gaining approval from the CRTC. Clear Sky Radio will be launching the Wolf 104.5 FM, a country music station in the coming year.
There is still quite a bit of work to do, including looking for office/studio space and then negotiating leases for both the studio and transmitter tower. Once those matters are figured out, equipment will be ordered to begin the construction of the studio and transmitter site.
“Strathmore as you know has been growing significantly in recent years and is now at the size it can support its own dedicated radio service. We’ve found over time that communities like Strathmore that are in close proximity to big cities like Calgary can obviously listen to a lot of radio, but the content isn’t local at all,” said Paul Larsen, president of Clear Sky Radio.
“Residents crave news from their own community, local sports and community updates, weather and road conditions. The Calgary stations have to focus on the city, so we will fill a niche by focusing on the community of Strathmore. Much like how the town supports local newspapers. Certainly residents can read the major Calgary papers, but the local papers focus on what’s happening in Strathmore. Local radio will be the same idea.”
Clear Sky Radio Inc is based in of Lethbridge where they currently have a station, and they have another in Medicine Hat. There has been approval by the CRTC to add a second station in Lethbridge, and the launch of a new station across the mountains in Cranbrook, B.C.