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Radio station in Nelson, British Columbia
CHNV-FM
is an
alternative rock
radio station
broadcasting at 103.5
FM
in
Nelson
,
British Columbia
,
Canada
and is also heard at 91.9 FM in
Crawford Bay
with the call sign
CHNV-FM-1
. The station is branded as
103.5 The Bridge
and is owned by the
Vista Broadcast Group
.
History
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The station originally began in 2005 as a rebroadcaster of
CKQR-FM
, formerly known as (BK Radio and Mountain FM) in
Castlegar
.
[1]
On August 19, 2008, Vista applied to change the authorized contours of its transmitter CHNV-FM in Nelson by increasing the average effective radiated power from 84 watts to 1,100 watts (maximum effective radiated power of 2,400 watts), by increasing the effective antenna height to 376 metres and by relocating the transmitter. This was approved on October 21, 2008.
[2]
At midnight on June 11, 2010 it split off from being a rebroadcaster and moved to its own programming. It was still branded as
Mountain FM
and continued to have a mainly
active rock
format, though with more emphasis on
Indie music
.
September 3, 2010 saw a format change to
adult album alternative
, and a rebranding to 103.5 The Bridge.
[3]
On May 30, 2014, CHNV flipped to
variety hits
as
103.5 Juice FM
.
In February 2020, CHNV flipped to
CHR/Top 40
format and as
103.5 The Bridge
.
As of 2021, CHNV has an
alternative rock
format.
References
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External links
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Corporate directors
| Bryan Edwards (President), Gary Russell (Vice President), Joe Gabor (Director of Sales & Business), Darren Scott (Director of Creative Services)
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