CIVL-FM is a Canadian radio station located at the
University of the Fraser Valley (Building S) in
Abbotsford,
British Columbia
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. More commonly known as ''CIVL Radio'', the station serves the Fraser Valley Regional District, specifically the surrounding communities of UFV in Abbotsford,
Chilliwack and
Mission.
History
On September 7, 2006, Campus and Community Radio Society (UCFV) application was licensed by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to operate a new English-language community-based campus FM radio station at the University College of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford on the FM frequency of 88.5 MHz (channel 203A) with an average
effective radiated power (ERP) of 92 watts.
On May 21, 2010, the CRTC approved UFV Campus and Community Radio Society licence to move CIVL-FM from 88.5 MHz to 101.7 MHz. CIVL-FM signed on the air at its current 101.7 MHz frequency in September 2010. On January 17, 2012, the CRTC approved CIVL-FM's authorized contours by increasing its average effective radiated power (ERP) from 220 to 520 watts (maximum ERP from 550 to 880 watts), by decreasing the effective
height of antenna above average terrain
Height above average terrain (HAAT), or (less popularly) effective height above average terrain (EHAAT), is the vertical position of an antenna site is above the surrounding landscape. HAAT is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it ...
from 121 to 104 metres (directional antenna) and by relocating its transmitter site.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-20
CIVL-FM Abbotsford – Technical change, ''CRTC'', January 17, 2012
Notes
CIVL is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.
References
External links
CIVL Radio
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Abbotsford, British Columbia
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University of the Fraser Valley
Radio stations established in 2010
2010 establishments in British Columbia
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