CFPW-FM

Radio station in Powell River, British Columbia

Powell River, British Columbia

Frequency95.7 MHz (FM)Branding95.7 Coast FMProgrammingFormatClassic hitsAffiliationsPowell River KingsOwnershipOwnerVista Broadcast GroupHistory

First air date

1967

Call sign meaning

Coming From PoWell RiverTechnical informationClassBERP1,183 watts average
5,798 watts peak
horizontal polarization onlyHAAT416 meters (1,365 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitemypowellrivernow.com

CFPW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.7 FM in Powell River, British Columbia with an classic hits format branded as 95.7 Coast FM. The station is owned by Vista Broadcast Group.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1967 at 1280 AM with the call sign CHQB. The station was originally owned by Sunshine Coast Broadcasting ltd and was later acquired by Vista Broadcast Group in 2005. On May 18, 2007 the station received approval from the CRTC to convert to 94.1 FM, but the application was denied.^[1] On November 1, 2007, the station was given approval to use the frequency 95.7 FM.^[2]

The station relaunched as an FM station on August 27, 2008.

References

^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-146
^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-396

External links

95.7 Coast FM
CFPW-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CFPW-FM in the REC Canadian station database

Vista Radio

Corporate directors

Bryan Edwards (President), Gary Russell (Vice President), Joe Gabor (Director of Sales & Business), Darren Scott (Director of Creative Services)

Radio stations
(by call sign)

Defunct: CFGM

See also

Haliburton Broadcasting Group

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