CFAD-FM
Former radio station in Salmo, British Columbia
- Salmo, British Columbia
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CFAD-FM was a community radio station in Salmo, British Columbia.
Owned by Salmo FM Radio Society, the station was licensed on July 31, 2008.[1] It began broadcasting on October 11, 2008, at 92.1 MHz.[2]
The station was one of several new community radio stations launched in the Kootenay region in the 2000s. Others include CJLY-FM in Nelson, CHLI-FM in Rossland, CJHQ-FM in Nakusp and CIDO-FM in Creston.[3] CFAD was a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.
On May 2, 2012, Salmo FM Radio Society received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate an English language FM community radio station to serve Salmo on the frequency of 91.1 MHz.[4]
After 7 years broadcasting as a licensed community radio station, on January 3, 2017, the Salmo FM Radio Society turned off its transmitter and ceased broadcasting.
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-155, Developmental community radio station in Salmo, CRTC, July 31, 2008
- ^ Handy, Erin. Salmo's Spirit of Radio, in the West Kootenay Weekender, Fri. Oct 17, 2008, pA4
- ^ Anne DeGrace, "Turn me on, I'm a radio" Archived 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, Articulate Arts, fall 2005, pp. 13-14.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-263, English-language community FM radio station in Salmo, CRTC, May 2, 2012
External links
- Salmo Community Radio
- CFAD-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFAD-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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