CHBZ-FM

CHBZ-FM

Cranbrook, British Columbia
Broadcast area	Cranbrook Fernie
Frequency	104.7 MHz (FM)
Branding	Wild 104.7
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Jim Pattison Group
Sister stations	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 - East Kootenay's New Country) 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 - East Kootenay's New Country, adapted from Calgary sister station CKWD-FM. ^[3]

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CHBZ-FM

City of licence	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class
Fernie	CFBZ-FM	92.7 FM	(Horizontal polarization only) 150 watts	LP

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.

External links

• Wild 104.7
• CHBZ-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CHBZ-FM in the REC Canadian station database
• CFBZ-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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49°27′34″N115°37′48″W / 49.45944°N 115.63000°W / 49.45944; -115.63000