CIAL-FM

CIAL-FM
London, Ontario;
Broadcast area	Southwestern Ontario
Frequency	90.9 MHz (FM)
Branding	CIAL FM 90.9
Programming
Format	Multilingual
Ownership
Owner	Malayalam Community Radio Inc.
History
Founded	Aneesh Joseph & Dhanesh Chidambaranath
First air date	2025
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
Class	Low-power
ERP	50 watts
HAAT	45.2 meters (148 ft)
Links
Website	mcradio.ca, https://cialfm.ca

streaming link: https://cialfm.ca/live-streaming/

CIAL-FM (90.9 MHz) is a low-power Canadian radio station in London, Ontario. Owned by Malayalam Community Radio Inc. The station airs a multilingual format aimed at the South Asian community. CIAL's studios are located at 379 Dundas Street in Downtown London, while its transmitter is located at the top of the Somerset Place off Richmond Street in North London.^[1]

CIAL operates at low-power to avoid interference with WRCJ-FM (Detroit, Michigan) and CBL-FM-2 (a rebroadcaster of CBL-FM Toronto located Paris, Ontario).

History

On January 16, 2023, the CRTC approved an application by Malayalam Community Radio to operate a multilingual radio station in London.^[2]

In 2019, Aneesh Joseph launched an initiative to secure an FM licence for CIAL FM 90.9 in London, Ontario. As the founder, he established CIAL FM 90.9 as Canada's first Malayali community-owned FM radio station, serving as a cultural hub for the South asian diaspora. Tomy Kokkat, Aneesh Joseph, Archana Prathap, and Manoj Mammen are the current Directors. Streaming Link: https://cialfm.ca/live-streaming/

References

^ "CIAL-FM 90.9 MHz - London, ON". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2023 - 10 Low-power ethnic commercial specialty FM radio station in London, CRTC, January 16, 2023