CKBF-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 104.1
FM and online at
CFB Suffield
Canadian Forces Base Suffield (also CFB Suffield) is the largest army training area in Canada. The CFB is in southeastern Alberta, north-northwest of Suffield, northwest of Medicine Hat and southeast of Calgary. It is accessible via Highway ...
in the province of
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
. The station airs a mixture of news and music programming, some produced locally for British and Canadian personnel stationed at the base, and some syndicated from the
British Forces Broadcasting Service
The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides radio and television programmes for His Majesty's Armed Forces, and their dependents worldwide. Editorial control is independent of the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces themsel ...
for personnel of the
British Army Training Unit Suffield.
The station was licensed by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; ) is a public organization in Canada tasked with the mandate as a regulatory agency tribunal for various electronic communications, covering broadcasting and telecommunic ...
on May 1, 2000.
In 2019, the CRTC approved an application to add a second transmitter for this station, on 107.1 MHz with an ERP of 920 watts, to address reception difficulties in some portions of the air base.
CRTC Broadcasting Decision 2019-301
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Radio stations established in 2000
2000 establishments in Alberta
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