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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

The station originally began broadcasting in 1995 as CKKR until it was changed to the current callsign in 2000 as CHBZ. 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.

In October 2022, the station rebranded from B104 to Wild 104.7, adapted from Calgary sister station CKWD-FM.

Rebroadcasters

References

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

• Wild 104.7
• CHBZ-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CHBZ-FM in the REC Canadian station database
• CFBZ-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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

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