CJVD, the community radio station serving Vaudreuil-Dorion and surrounding communities, is planning to launch the morning of Monday, Sept. 29.
It’ll be broadcasting on 100.1FM with a blistering 500 Watts (by comparison, CKOI operates with an effective radiated power of 300,000 Watts), and plans to offer local traffic updates and community information.
It will also mean difficulties for people in the West Island and off-island in receiving WBTZ 99.9 The Buzz out of Plattsburgh, N.Y., a station long considered by many as the only Montreal radio station with music worth listening to.
It shouldn’t affect people who listen while in their vehicles. Newer in car radios usually have good station separation. It’ll be noticeable indoors on, say, cheaper clock radios. But then, the station is only 500 watts. That’s my educated guess!