CHBB-FM explained

CHBB-FM
City:Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
Area:Gros Morne National Park
Bonne Bay
Branding:The Voice of Bonne Bay
Format:Community radio
Frequency:95.9 MHz (FM)
Repeater:CHRH-FM 98.1 MHz Rocky Harbour
Erp:30 watts (vertical polarization only)
Class:LP
Owner:Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation
Callsign Meaning:CH Bonne Bay (broadcast area)
Website:vobb.org

CHBB-FM, is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a community radio format at 95.9 MHz in Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Owned by the Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation, the station received CRTC approval on November 4, 2009.[1]

On September 12, 2012, Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation received CRTC approval to add a new FM transmitter in Rocky Harbour, which operates on 98.1 MHz.[2] Bonne Bay stated that the topography of the region interferes with its signal in Rocky Harbour and that the addition of a rebroadcasting transmitter is necessary for it to adequately serve that community.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-690.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-690
  2. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-489.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-489