CHNV-FM is an
alternative rock
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radio station
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broadcasting at 103.5
FM in
Nelson
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Arts and entertainment
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,
British Columbia
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, Canada and is also heard at 91.9 FM in
Crawford Bay with the call sign CHNV-FM-1. The station is branded as ''103.5 The Bridge'' and is owned by the
Vista Broadcast Group.
History
The station originally began in 2005 as a rebroadcaster of
CKQR-FM, formerly known as (BK Radio and Mountain FM) in
Castlegar.
On August 19, 2008, Vista applied to change the authorized contours of its transmitter CHNV-FM in Nelson by increasing the average effective radiated power from 84 watts to 1,100 watts (maximum effective radiated power of 2,400 watts), by increasing the effective antenna height to 376 metres and by relocating the transmitter. This was approved on October 21, 2008.
At midnight on June 11, 2010 it split off from being a rebroadcaster and moved to its own programming. It was still branded as ''Mountain FM'' and continued to have a mainly
active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...
format, though with more emphasis on
Indie music
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.
September 3, 2010 saw a format change to
adult album alternative
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, and a rebranding to 103.5 The Bridge.
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On May 30, 2014, CHNV flipped to variety hits as ''103.5 Juice FM''.
In February 2020, CHNV flipped to CHR/Top 40 format and as ''103.5 The Bridge''.
As of 2021, CHNV has an alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
format.
References
External links
103.5 The Bridge
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Radio stations established in 2005
2005 establishments in British Columbia
Nelson, British Columbia
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