CHNV-FM is an

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broadcasting at 103.5 FM in

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and is also heard at 91.9 FM in Crawford Bay with the call sign CHNV-FM-1. The station is branded as ''103.5 The Bridge'' and is owned by the

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History

The station originally began in 2005 as a rebroadcaster of

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, formerly known as (BK Radio and Mountain FM) in Castlegar. On August 19, 2008, Vista applied to change the authorized contours of its transmitter CHNV-FM in Nelson by increasing the average effective radiated power from 84 watts to 1,100 watts (maximum effective radiated power of 2,400 watts), by increasing the effective antenna height to 376 metres and by relocating the transmitter. This was approved on October 21, 2008. At midnight on June 11, 2010 it split off from being a rebroadcaster and moved to its own programming. It was still branded as ''Mountain FM'' and continued to have a mainly

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format, though with more emphasis on

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. September 3, 2010 saw a format change to

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, and a rebranding to 103.5 The Bridge.Nesteroff, Nelson Star, Sept 7 2010
/ref> On May 30, 2014, CHNV flipped to Variety Hits as "103.5 Juice FM, Nelson's Biggest Variety". In February 2020, CHNV flipped to CHR/Top 40 format and as "103.5 The Bridge, Nelson's Vibe". As of 2021, CHNV has an

format.

On Air Line Up

The on air line up consists of The Bridge Morning with Sheldon.

References

External links

103.5 The Bridge
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