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CINU-FM

Christian radio station in Truro, Nova Scotia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ5011788
Source-derived summary

CINU-FM is a Canadian religious broadcasting radio station, broadcasting from Truro, Nova Scotia on 106.3 FM and is branded Hope 106.3 FM. The station has been on the air since September 2003 after receiving CRTC approval in June of that same year.

Programs on the station have included the now defunct nationally syndicated CT-20 countdown of Christian music hits.

On September 3, 2009, the station received approval to move from its old FM frequency of 98.5 to a new FM frequency at 106.3 MHz. The station also received approval in part to use 106.1 MHz.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “CINU-FM” is christian radio station in Truro, Nova Scotia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through CINU-FM, Christian and radio, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2003, 2009—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2003. For this dossier, CINU-FM, Christian and radio is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “christian radio station in Truro, Nova Scotia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5011788. Authority coordinates are 45.343, -63.198. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2003 and 2009.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “CINU-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow CINU-FM primary sources, CINU-FM archive and CINU-FM research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “CINU-FM”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from CINU-FM” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.