CFBT-FM
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| City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Vancouver |
| Branding | 94.5 Virgin Radio |
| Slogan | Vancouver's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | February 15, 2002 |
| Format | CHR/Top 40 |
| ERP | 45,000 watts average 90,000 watts peak horizontal polarization only |
| HAAT | 617.6 metres (2,026 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Transmitter coordinates | 49°21′15″N 122°57′30″W / 49.354252°N 122.958308°WCoordinates: 49°21′15″N 122°57′30″W / 49.354252°N 122.958308°W |
| Callsign meaning | C F BeaT (former brand name) |
| Owner |
Bell Media (Bell Media Radio, G.P.) |
| Sister stations |
Radio: CKST, CFTE, CHQM-FM TV: CIVT-DT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | vancouver.virginradio.ca |
CFBT-FM is a Canadian contemporary hit radio (CHR) radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 94.5 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 90,000 Watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver. Owned by Bell Media, with studios located at Robson and Burrard in Vancouver, the station broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded as 94.5 Virgin Radio. The station's main competitors are CKKS-FM and CKZZ-FM.
The 94.5 FM frequency was originally assigned by a low-power temporary FM radio station to provide information on traffic conditions between Vancouver and Coquitlam, which received approval in 1998.
The CRTC began the application process for a new Vancouver FM station in the fall of 2000. There were eleven prospective applicants, reflecting the fact that the 94.5 MHz frequency was the last remaining high-power FM slot in the Vancouver market. On June 5, 2001, Focus Communications was granted a licence to operate an Urban format. The station's call letters, CFBT-FM, were assigned in November of the same year, and an official launch date was set for March 4, 2002 as the second urban station in Canada. Test transmissions began in mid-February 2002. The station adopted a "soft start" launch wherein announcers and programming were gradually introduced over a period of several weeks. By mid-2003, the station changed to more of a rhythmic top 40 format.
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