CHBZ-FM (104.7 FM, ''Wild 104.7'') is a radio station in Cranbrook,

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. Owned by

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, it broadcasts a

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format.

History

The station originally began broadcasting in 1995 as CKKR until it was changed to the current callsign in 2000 as CHBZ. In 2004, CHBZ was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to add a transmitter at 92.7 FM in Fernie. In October 2022, the station rebranded from ''B104'' to ''Wild 104.7'', adapted from Calgary sister station

CKWD-FM CKWD-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.3 FM in Calgary, Alberta owned by Jim Pattison Group. The station broadcasts a country format branded as ''Wild 95.3''. CKWD's studios are located on 58th Avenue Southwest in Calgary, while ...

Rebroadcasters

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