CFBS-FM

Frequency89.9 MHzProgrammingFormatcommunity radioOwnershipOwnerRadio Blanc-SablonTechnical informationClassAERPvertical polarization only:
178 watts average
300 watts peakHAAT31.6 meters (104 ft)LinksWebsitewww.cfbsradio.ca

CFBS-FM is a community radio station that operates at 89.9 FM in Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada. Owned by Radio Blanc-Sablon, the station was licensed in 1986.^[1]

The station is a member of the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec.

On November 30, 2020, Radio Blanc-Sablon inc. received approval to change the station’s authorized contours by increasing the maximum effective radiated power (ERP) from 300 to 900 watts, increasing the average ERP from 178 to 900 watts, replacing the existing directional antenna with a non-directional antenna, increasing the effective height of the antenna above average terrain from 31.6 to 40.25 meters, and amending the existing coordinates of the transmitter site. ^[2]

The station also operates on the following transmitters:

Rebroadcasters of CFBS-FM

City of license	Identifier	Frequency	RECNet	CRTC Decision
Middle Bay	CFBS-FM-1	93.1	Query	89-511
Rivière-Saint-Paul	CFBS-FM-2	93.1	Query
L'Anse-au-Clair, Newfoundland and Labrador	CFBS-FM-3	105.3 NEW	Query	2023-333

On October 4, 2023, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application by Radio Blanc-Sablon inc. to add a new FM transmitter that will operate at 105.3 MHz in L'Anse-au-Clair, Newfoundland and Labrador. ^[3]

• cfbsradio.ca
• CFBS-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CFBS-FM in the REC Canadian station database

51°25′17″N 57°10′37″W / 51.42139°N 57.17694°W / 51.42139; -57.17694