CFBW-FM

CFBW-FM
Frequency91.3 MHz (FM)
Branding"91.3 FM Bluewater Radio"
Programming
Formatcommunity radio
Ownership
OwnerBluewater Radio
History
First air date
December 31, 2001
Technical information
ClassA1
ERP250 watts
HAAT39.8 meters (131 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.bluewaterradio.ca

CFBW-FM is a Community Radio station broadcasting at 91.3 FM in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada.

The station was originally granted a three-year developmental community radio license,[1] and began broadcasting at 91.3 MHz (channel 217LP), with an effective radiated power of 5 watts on December 31, 2001. It was subsequently granted a permanent license in 2005 at 91.3 MHz (channel 217A1) with 250 watts. [2] From 2001 - 2024 Bluewater Radio was located on 10th Street Hanover.

On July 8, 2003, the CRTC approved Bluewater's application to change the authorized contours of CFBW-FM Hanover by relocating the transmitter to the Hanover and District Hospital site, approximately 750 metres south of the existing site. [3] CFBW-FM's transmitter was relocated again in 2008 this time 8 kilometers to the west of Hanover. [4]

In January 2024, the station relocated it's office and studio's to a larger new state of the art broadcasting facility located at 15 Victoria Street North in downtown Walkerton. [5]

  1. ^ Decision CRTC 2001-576, New developmental community radio station, CRTC September 12, 2001
  2. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-401, Community radio station in Hanover, CRTC, August 12, 2005
  3. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-221, CFBW-FM Hanover - Technical change, CRTC, July 8, 2003
  4. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-294, CFBW-FM Hanover - Technical change, CRTC, October 23, 2008
  5. ^ Bluewater Community Radio now broadcasting from Walkerton, Walkerton Herald-Times/midwesternnewspapers.com, February 1, 2024 (Full story)