CFLN-FM is a Canadian radio station in
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Happy Valley-Goose Bay (Inuit: ''Vâli'') is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Located in the central part of Labrador on the coast of Lake Melville and the Churchill River, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the largest popul ...
,
Newfoundland & Labrador
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broadcasting at 97.9
FM. Owned by
Stingray Group
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, CFLN first went on the air on September 28, 1974 at 1230
AM before converting to its current frequency in 2009. The station's format primarily consists of
country music
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with some
News
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/
Talk
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Communication
* Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people
* Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people
* Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct
...
programming. The station was formerly branded ''Radio Labrador'' but is now branded ''Big Land – Labrador's FM''.
CFLN has repeaters located in
Labrador City
Labrador City is a town in western Labrador (part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador), near the Quebec border. With a population of 7,412 as of 2021, it is the second-largest population centre in Labrador, behind Happy Valley-Go ...
/
Wabush
Wabush is a small town in the western tip of Labrador, bordering Quebec, known for transportation and iron ore operations.
Economy
Wabush is the twin community of Labrador City. At its peak population in the late 1970s, the region had a population ...
(CFLW-FM 94.7, formerly 1340 AM, opened on December 6, 1971 originally as a repeater of
CFCB
CFCB (570 Hertz, kHz) is an AM broadcasting, AM radio station in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It broadcasts at a power of 10,000 watts by day and 1,000 watts at night. Owned by Stingray Group, CFCB first went on the air on Octo ...
) and in
Churchill Falls
Churchill Falls is a high waterfall on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada. Formerly counted among the most impressive natural features of Canada, the diversion of the river for the Churchill Falls Generating Station has cut off almost ...
(CFLC-FM 97.9, opened on February 5, 1974).
On January 29, 2009, Newcap Radio applied to convert CFLN in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and its rebroadcaster CFLW to the FM dial, which officially occurred on June 16, 2009. These stations are now broadcasting on the following frequencies:
*CFLN-FM 97.9 - Happy Valley-Goose Bay
*CFLW-FM 94.7 - Wabush
*CFLC-FM 97.9 - Churchill Falls
The stations received approval by the CRTC to convert to the FM band on June 16, 2009. On December 13, 2010, CFLN applied to add another FM transmitter at Northwest River to broadcast the programming of CFLN in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The application to add a new FM transmitter which will operate at 95.9 FM received CRTC approval on February 7, 2011.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-71
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*CFLN-1-FM 95.9 - North West River
References
External links
Big Land - Labrador's FM
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GOOSE BAY 40
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WABUSH 40
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Radio stations established in 1974
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