Florence Muriel Etheluynne Dolph

1903 - 1980  (76 years)

• Name	Florence Muriel Etheluynne Dolph
  Born	4 Sep 1903	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	story, women' first, honoured
  Name	Florence Muriel Etheluynne Buchanan
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352479
  Died	3 Apr 1980  [3]
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I352479	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Dolph,   b. 22 Jul 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1937, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie, Florida, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Jennie Mussen Murdock,   b. 26 Feb 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F22947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Dolph,   b. 22 Jul 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1937, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie, Florida, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Mussen Murdoch,   b. CALC 26 Feb 1864, , Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1930, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F252142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Donald Buchanan,   b. 1905, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 May 1930	Erindale, Peel Co., Ontario
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F252143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Former owner of CKPC, Mrs. F. M. Buchanan dies Florence M. Buchanan, well-known for her work in community organizations and the former owner and president of Radio Station CKPC, was buried today in Parklawn Cemetery in Cambridge (Preston). Mrs. Buchanan died Thursday at her home at 20 Oakley Road. A private family funeral service was conducted at her home today. "Mrs. B" as she was familiarly known to many, was the only woman in Canada and the United States, to own and operate a 10,000 watt AM and FM radio station. The station was founded in Preston, in 1923, by her father, Cyrus Dolph, with a capacity of 50 watts AM. The station was moved to Brantford in the early '30s and several years later Mrs. Buchanan took over its operation. By the time she retired in.1973, with the purchase of the station by her son, Richard, who became president and general manager, CKPC had grown to 10,000 watts. Mrs. Buchanan's achievements, awards and service in the city covered nearly all aspects of community involvement. She was an active member of more than 25 organizations and service clubs and was a life member of 11, including the Canadian Cancer Society, of which she was the founder and first president of the Brant County unit; the Canadian Girl Guide Association from which she received several awards; Red Cross Society, Victorian Order of Nurses; Brant County Children's Aid Society; Zonta International; the Provincial Council of Women and others. Mrs. Buchanan, 75, also was involved in the Community Welfare Council; the Glenhyrst Gardens Commission and arts council and the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews. She also was a director of both the Big Brothers and Big Sisters organizations in Brantford. In 1960, Mrs. Buchanan was named citizen-of-the-Year, by Brantford Ovitan Club. She had received many awards, among them a Centennial Medal in recognition of valuable service to the nation on the occasion of Canada's Centennial. Mrs. Buchanan also received the Queen's Medal 1952-1977, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's reign and the Mohawk College plaque, acknowledging service and leadership in the establishment of educational programs for Brant County. In October, 1979, she received a citizenship award from the Canadian Commission for 1979-the International Year of the Child. Mrs. Buchanan helped in numerous community projects including the establishment of a campsite at Paris for the Brantford brownies and the Boys Band building on Marlborough Street. In addition to her son, Richard, Mrs. Buchanan is survived by a daughter, Judith, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Cambridge Reporter 1980 _____________________ CKPC first went on the air in 1923 in the town of Preston when Mr. Wallace Russ and two of his radio "ham" friends, Tom Mead of and Charles Bonner of Galt were experimenting with a low-powered radio transmitter...... Around 1934 the Canadian Government informed all of the "10" prefix Amateur Broadcasters that they must go full Commercial or sign off. 10BQ decided to sign off and slip into history. By this time, Cyrus Dolph's daughter, Mrs. F.M. Buchanan had assumed management and the station moved again in 1951 to an elegant old home at 525 Colborne Street at Rawdon. With a 1,000 watt signal having been approved 6 years earlier, CKPC was now being heard over a much wider area. The transmitter now operated from a location on the Cockshut Road then at the edge of Brantford. https://www.hammondmuseumofradio.org/ckpc.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 28. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Florence Muriel Etheluynne Dolph Date of Birth:4 Sep 1903 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Cyrus Dolph Mother's name:Jennie Murdock [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Monument] DOLPH/ [4 flat markers] Marian Agnes DOLPH/ Mother/ Cyrus DOLPH/ July 22, 1865 ?Nov. 24, 1937/ Florence M./ BUCHANAN/ Sept. 4, 1903 ?April 3, 1980.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Sep 1903 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth