CHBO-FM explained

CHBO-FM
City:	Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Area:	Humboldt
Branding:	107.5 Bolt FM
Airdate:	October 12, 2011
Frequency:	107.5 MHz (FM)
Format:	Hot adult contemporary
Erp:	vertical polarization 61 kWs average 100 kWs peak horizontal polarization: 59 kWs average 97 kWs peak
Class:	C1
Owner:	Golden West Broadcasting
Webcast:	Listen Live
Website:	discoverhumboldt.com/bolt
Callsign Meaning:	Canada HumBOldt (broadcast area)

CHBO-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 107.5 FM in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, with a hot adult contemporary format branded as 107.5 Bolt FM. The station is owned by Golden West Broadcasting.

History

The station received CRTC approval on January 25, 2011,^[1] and was officially launched on October 12, 2011.^[2]

On April 6, 2018, CHBO's Humboldt Broncos broadcaster Tyler Bieber, and board-op/statistician Brody Hinz were two of sixteen who died in a team bus crash near Armley.^[3]

External links

• 107.5 Bolt FM
• CHBO-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation

52.2583°N -105.3864°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-41.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-41
2. http://www.discoverhumboldt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247&Itemid=4 Humboldt's First Radio Station Launches Wednesday
3. News: Humboldt Broncos bus crash: 10 players, driver, 2 coaches, volunteer, broadcaster confirmed dead. April 9, 2018. Saskatoon StarPhoenix. April 9, 2018.
   - Web site: Sixteenth Humboldt Broncos collision victim has died . CTV News. April 11, 2018. March 14, 2019.