CHBZ-FM explained

CHBZ-FM
City:Cranbrook, British Columbia
Area:Cranbrook
Fernie
Branding:Wild 104.7
Frequency:104.7 MHz (FM)
Format:Country
Erp:1.264 kWs
horizontal polarization only
Class:C
Sister Stations:CHDR-FM
Owner:Jim Pattison Group
Webcast:Listen Live

CHBZ-FM (104.7 FM, Wild 104.7) is a radio station in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Owned by Pattison Media, it broadcasts a country format.

History

The station originally began broadcasting in 1995 as CKKR until it was changed to the current callsign in 2000 as CHBZ.[1] In 2004, CHBZ was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to add a transmitter at 92.7 FM in Fernie.[2]

In October 2022, the station rebranded from B104 to Wild 104.7, adapted from Calgary sister station CKWD-FM.[3]

External links

49.4594°N -115.63°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1994/DB94-818.HTM Decision CRTC 94-818
  2. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2004/db2004-490.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-490
  3. Web site: Thiessen . Connie . 2022-10-07 . Pattison Media expands its WILD Country radio brand . 2022-10-31 . Broadcast Dialogue . en-US.