CFTA-FM is a

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which operates at 107.9

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( FM) in

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. The station is branded as Tantramar FM.

History

On September 11, 2008, Tantramar Community Radio Society was denied a licence to operate a new community radio station at Amherst. On June 15, 2009, Tantramar Community Radio Society received

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(CRTC) approval to operate a new FM community radio station at Amherst. The new station would operate at 107.9 MHz (channel 300B1), with an effective radiated power of 6,500 watts (non-directional antenna/effective height of antenna above average terrain of 123 metres).Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-346
/ref> On July 21, 2011, at 1:07pm, CFTA-FM 107.9 signed on the air with a test broadcast.

References

External links

tantramarfm.ca
- official website.
CFTA-FM
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