CHBZ-FM

Last updated
CHBZ-FM
Broadcast area Cranbrook
Fernie
Frequency 104.7 MHz (FM)
BrandingWild 104.7
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner Jim Pattison Group
CHDR-FM
Technical information
Class C
ERP 1.264 kWs
horizontal polarization only
HAAT 1,048 meters (3,438 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
49°27′33.84″N115°37′48.00″W / 49.4594000°N 115.6300000°W / 49.4594000; -115.6300000
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wild1047.ca

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.

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History

Logo as B104 B104 Radio.jpeg
Logo as B104

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]

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CHBZ-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class
Fernie CFBZ-FM92.7 FM(Horizontal polarization only)
150 watts
LP

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References

  1. Decision CRTC 94-818
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-490
  3. Thiessen, Connie (2022-10-07). "Pattison Media expands its WILD Country radio brand". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

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