CFBU-FM

CFBU-FM

City	St. Catharines, Ontario
Branding	CFBU-FM
Slogan	"Truly Diverse Radio"
Frequency	103.7 MHz (FM)
First air date	1997 (originally dates back to 1979)
Format	campus radio
ERP	250 Ws horizontal polarization only
HAAT	90.5 meters (297 ft)
Class	A1
Callsign meaning	"BU" stands for Brock University
Owner	Brock University Student Radio
Website	www.cfbu.ca

CFBU-FM (also known as Brock University Student Radio) is the community-based campus radio station of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station broadcasts at 103.7 FM, with an effective radiated power of 250 watts, from a transmitter located on the Brock campus.

History

On May 7, 1979, Brock University Students' Union Inc. was granted a licence for a new carrier current station to serve portions of the university campus. It would broadcast on 640 kHz on the AM broadcast band with a power of 20 watts. It was uncertain of how long the station operated for and when it left the air on the AM band.

On January 30, 1997, Brock Radio Collective, on behalf of a company to be incorporated (Brock University Student Radio) received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate an english language FM campus/community radio programming undertaking at St. Catharines, on the frequency 103.7 MHz (channel 279A1), with an effective radiated power of 250 watts. ^[1] CFBU-FM signed on the air in later 1997.

In 2003 Brock university required the space the station occupied, so CFBU moved to the Downtown Student Residence. They continue to broadcast from that location.

CFBU-FM is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA).

References

↑ Decision CRTC 97-37, New FM campus/community radio programming undertaking, CRTC, January 30, 1997

External links

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Hamilton	CHAM 820 CHML 900 CKOC 1150 CFMU 93.3 CHKX 94.7 CING 95.3 CIOI 101.5 CKLH 102.9

Niagara Region	CKTB 610 CKYY 89.1 CRNC 90.1 CHQI 90.7 CIXL 91.7 CHTZ 97.7 CFLZ 101.1 CFBU 103.7 CJED 105.1 CHRE 105.7 Defunct: CJRN 710 - CHSC 1220¹

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Coordinates: 43°09′23″N 79°14′53″W / 43.15629°N 79.24792°W / 43.15629; -79.24792

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