CIVL-FM is a Canadian radio station located at the

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(Building S) in Abbotsford,

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. More commonly known as ''CIVL Radio'', the station serves the Fraser Valley Regional District, specifically the surrounding communities of UFV in Abbotsford,

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and

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History

On September 7, 2006, Campus and Community Radio Society (UCFV) application was licensed by the

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...

to operate a new English-language community-based campus FM radio station at the University College of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford on the FM frequency of 88.5 MHz (channel 203A) with an average

effective radiated power Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter. It is the total power in watts that would hav ...

(ERP) of 92 watts. On May 21, 2010, the CRTC approved UFV Campus and Community Radio Society licence to move CIVL-FM from 88.5 MHz to 101.7 MHz. CIVL-FM signed on the air at its current 101.7 MHz frequency in September 2010. On January 17, 2012, the CRTC approved CIVL-FM's authorized contours by increasing its average effective radiated power (ERP) from 220 to 520 watts (maximum ERP from 550 to 880 watts), by decreasing the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 121 to 104 metres (directional antenna) and by relocating its transmitter site.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-20
CIVL-FM Abbotsford – Technical change, ''CRTC'', January 17, 2012

Notes

CIVL is a member of the

National Campus and Community Radio Association The National Campus and Community Radio Association/L'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires (NCRA/ANREC) is a non-profit organization of campus radio and community radio stations in Canada. It represents the interests of t ...

References

External links

CIVL Radio
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