CFPW-FM

CFPW-FM
City of license	Powell River, British Columbia
Branding	95.7 Coast FM
Slogan	Powell River's Local Radio Station
Frequency	95.7 MHz
First air date	1967
Format	Adult contemporary
ERP	1,183 watts average 5,798 watts peak horizontal polarization only
HAAT	416 meters (1,365 ft)
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Coming From PoWell River
Owner	Vista Broadcast Group
Website	coastfmradio.ca

CFPW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.7 FM in Powell River, British Columbia with an adult contemporary format branded as Coast 95.7 FM. The station is owned by Vista Broadcast Group.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1967 at 1280 AM with the call sign CHQB. The station was originally owned by Sunshine Coast Broadcasting ltd and was later acquired by Vista Broadcast Group in 2005. On May 18, 2007 the station received approval from the CRTC to convert to the FM dial at 94.1, but the application was denied.^[1] On November 1, 2007, the station was given approval to use the current frequency at 95.7 FM.^[2]

The station relaunched as an FM station on August 27, 2008.

References

External links

Vista Broadcast Group

Corporate directors	Geoff Poulton (President & CEO)

Radio stations (by call-sign)	CFBG CFBK CFBV CFCP CFFM CFGM CFIF CFLZ CFNA CFNI CFPW CFRI CFSF CFXN CFZN CHBY CHGK CHMS CHMT CHNV CHPB CIQC CIRX CIVH CJCD CJCI CJCS CJED CJFB CJJM CJSU CJUI CKAP CKAY CKBX CKCQ CKHT CKJN CKVV CKLM CKLP CKPP CKNR CKQR CKWL

See also	Haliburton Broadcasting Group

Radio stations on Western and Northern Vancouver Island and the Northern Sunshine Coast, British Columbia

Campbell River	CHVI 88.7 CFIY 93.1 CIQC 99.7 CBYT 104.5

Cortes Island	CKTZ 89.5

Courtenay	CKLR 97.3 CFCP 98.9

Hornby Island	CHFR 96.5

Port Alberni	CHPA 90.9 CJAV 93.3 CBUF-FM-8 94.9 CBTQ-FM 98.1

Port Hardy	CFNI 1240 CBPD 103.7

Powell River	CJMP 90.1 CBUW 92.5 CFPW 95.7

Tofino	CHMZ 90.1 CBXZ 91.5 CJWC-FM-1 99.9 VF2380 104.7 Defunct: CHOO-FM

Ucluelet	CBXQ 540 CBPU 1260 CIMM 99.5 VF2381 104.9 CJWC 107.3

Adjacent Markets	Southwestern BC Mainland Victoria/South Vancouver Island

British Columbia radio markets Okanagan Prince George / Northern Interior Thompson-Cariboo Northern & Western Vancouver Island Southwest BC Mainland Greater Vancouver Victoria & Mid Island See also List of radio stations in British Columbia

Coordinates: 49°41′54″N 124°26′05″W / 49.69833°N 124.43472°W / 49.69833; -124.43472

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