CFAD-FM

CFAD-FM
City Salmo, British Columbia
Branding 91.1 The Hummingbird
Frequency 91.1 MHz (FM)
First air date October 11, 2008
Format community radio
ERP 60 watts
HAAT -574 meters
Class LP
Owner Salmo FM Radio Society
Website www.salmofm.ca

CFAD-FM is a community radio station that began broadcasting on October 11, 2008 at 92.1 (later changed to 91.1)FM in Salmo, British Columbia.[1]

Owned by Salmo FM Radio Society, the station was licensed on July 31, 2008.[2] The station is 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 is 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]

References

  1. Handy, Erin. Salmo's Spirit of Radio, in the West Kootenay Weekender, Fri. Oct 17, 2008, pA4
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-155, Developmental community radio station in Salmo, CRTC, July 31, 2008
  3. Anne DeGrace, "Turn me on, I'm a radio", Articulate Arts, fall 2005, pp. 13-14.
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-263, English-language community FM radio station in Salmo, CRTC, May 2, 2012

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Coordinates: 49°11′10″N 117°16′59″W / 49.18611°N 117.28306°W / 49.18611; -117.28306


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