CHBZ-FM

Coordinates : 49°27′34″N 115°37′48″W  /  49.45944°N 115.63000°W  / 49.45944; -115.63000
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CHBZ-FM
Broadcast area Cranbrook
Fernie
Frequency 104.7 MHz ( FM )
Branding Wild 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″N 115°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.

History [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

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

References [ edit ]

  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 [ edit ]

49°27′34″N 115°37′48″W  /  49.45944°N 115.63000°W  / 49.45944; -115.63000