CFBT-FM
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| City of license | Vancouver, BC |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver |
| Branding | The Beat 94.5 |
| Slogan | "Vancouver's #1 Hit Music Station" |
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
| First air date | February 2002 |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Power | 46,000 watts |
| Owner | CTVglobemedia |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thebeat.com |
CFBT-FM (identified on air and in print as The Beat 94.5, with the slogan "Vancouver's #1 Hit Music Station") 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 46,000 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver. CFBT is owned by CTVglobemedia, with studios located on West 2nd Avenue in Vancouver.
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[edit] History
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. 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.
In September 2004, CFBT changed its format to a CHR format, significantly decreasing the amount of hip hop and R&B on the stations playlist. This change was prompted by Z 95.3's move to a Hot AC format in August 2002.
On February 26, 2007, CHUM Limited (CHQM-FM, 1410 CFUN, and 1040 The Team) announced that it would acquire the station from previous owner Focus Entertainment Group.[1] The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the sale in October, and CTVglobemedia (CHUM's successor) assumed ownership on November 2, 2007.
[edit] Station personnel
[edit] Current Shows
- Mornings: The Kid Carson Show with Kid Carson, Nira Arora, Amy Beeman, and Benjamin the Butler (Producer)
- Middays: Jonny Staub
- Lunch Hour: 12 O'Clock Hot Lunch with Jonny Staub and DJ Supafly
- Drive-Time: Jaxon Hawks and Sandra (traffic)
- 5 O'Clock Traffic Jam: Jaxon Hawks, Sandra (traffic), and DJ Flipout
- Evenings: Holly Conway
- 10 O'Clock Hot Mix: Either Remo (Monday, Tuesday) or Olivia Jones (Wednesday, Thursday) and DJ Jay Swing
- Overnights: Remo (Monday, Tuesday) or Olivia Jones (Wednesday, Thursday)
- Weekends: Remo, Olivia Jones, The Essential Selection with Pete Tong, AT40 with Ryan Seacrest, Hot Mix with DJ Flipout and DJ Jay Swing
[edit] Previous disc jockeys
- Slim Reid, 2002-2004 (mornings)
- Destiny, 2002 (mornings)
- EJ, 2002-2004 (mornings)
- Big D, 2002-2004 (various)
- DJ Alibaba, 2002-2004 (evenings)
- Vanessa Tomasino, 2002-2004 (weekends)
- Michele B., 2002-2005 (Mid-days, Monday - Friday)
- Craig Fee, 2004-2007 (Evenings, Monday - Friday)
- Barbara Beam 2002-2007 (Afternoon Drive, Monday - Friday) (moved to 95 Crave)
[edit] Station management
- President and Station Manager Neil Gallagher
- Program Director Curtis Strange
- Music Director JaXon Hawks
[edit] The Beat Music Awards
The station conducts an annual local talent search, The Beat Music Awards. The winner of the competition gets to record four songs with the professional production team RockSTAR Music International.
The 2007 winner, Elise Estrada, scored a Top 40 hit on the Canadian charts in the summer of 2007 with "Insatiable".
[edit] References
- ^ CHUM Buys The Beat. Milkman Unlimited. Retrieved on February 26, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official The Beat website
- The Beat on Myspace!
- CFBT program schedule
- CFBT-FM technical Information from Recnet
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