CFTA-FM
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Frequency | 107.9 MHz |
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Branding | Tantramar FM |
Programming | |
Format | Community Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Tantramar Community Radio Society |
History | |
First air date | July 21, 2011 |
Technical information | |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 6.5 kWs |
HAAT | 123 meters (404 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Live Stream |
Website | www.cftafm.com |
CFTA-FM is a community radio station which operates at 107.9 MHz (FM) in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. The station is branded as Tantramar FM.
History
[edit]On September 11, 2008, Tantramar Community Radio Society was denied a licence to operate a new community radio station at Amherst.[1] On June 15, 2009, Tantramar Community Radio Society received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval to operate a new FM community radio station at Amherst. The new station would operate at 107.9 MHz (channel 300B1), with an effective radiated power of 6,500 watts (non-directional antenna/effective height of antenna above average terrain of 123 metres).[2]
On July 21, 2011, at 1:07pm, CFTA-FM 107.9 signed on the air with a test broadcast.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- tantramarfm.ca - official website.
- CFTA-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFTA-FM in the REC Canadian station database
45°45′40″N 64°09′31″W / 45.76111°N 64.15861°W