CFPW-FM

CFPW-FM

Powell River, British Columbia
Frequency	95.7 MHz (FM)
Branding	95.7 Coast FM
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Powell River Kings
Ownership
Owner	Vista Broadcast Group
History
First air date	1967
Call sign meaning	Coming From PoWell River
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	1,183 watts average 5,798 watts peak horizontal polarization only
HAAT	416 meters (1,365 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	mypowellrivernow.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

1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-146
2. 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

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