CFTA-FM

Community radio station in Amherst, Nova Scotia
  • Amherst, Nova Scotia
Frequency107.9 MHzBrandingTantramar FMProgrammingFormatCommunity RadioOwnershipOwnerTantramar Community Radio SocietyHistory
First air date
July 21, 2011Technical informationClassB1ERP6.5 kWsHAAT123 meters (404 ft)LinksWebcastLive StreamWebsite[1]

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

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

  1. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-254
  2. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-346

External links

  • 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 / 45.76111; -64.15861

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