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Frequency | 101.7 MHz FM |
Branding | CHLY 101.7 FM |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Primary: English. Secondary: French, Ukrainian, and Punjabi. |
Format | Eclectic |
Affiliations | National Campus and Community Radio Association |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Malaspina Society |
History | |
First air date | October 5, 2001 |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |
Class | A |
ERP | 1,300 watts (3,000 watts maximum) |
HAAT | 95 meters (312 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | |
Website | www |
CHLY-FM (101.7 MHz) is a non-profit campus-community radio station in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Primarily funded by students of Vancouver Island University's Nanaimo campus, the station is also supported by donations and memberships from the community, as well as local advertising, sponsorships and grants.[1] CHLY-FM is run by the Radio Malaspina Society, an incorporated non-profit society.
CHLY is a Class A station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,300 watts (3,000 watts maximum). From its transmitter tower on Cottle Hill, CHLY's broadcast signal covers much of the west coast of Vancouver Island, as far north as Campbell River, south to the Cowichan Valley as well as Gabriola Island and Valdes Island.[2] It can also be heard on the southern Sunshine Coast.