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" |
| First air date | February 2002 |
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Power | 46,000 watts |
| Owner | Focus Entertainment Group (Sale pending to CHUM/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 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 the Focus Entertainment Group, with studios located at the Plaza of Nations in downtown Vancouver. On February 26, 2007, CHUM Limited (CHQM-FM, 1410 CFUN, and 1040 The Team) announced that it will acquire the station.[1]
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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 license 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.
[edit] Station Personnel
[edit] Current DJs
- Kid Carson, Nira Arora, Amy "OnTheBeat" Beeman (news) (mornings - The Kid Carson Show, comedy/talk show)
- Jaxon Hawks ("Middays" featuring DJ Supafly w/Old School Lunch)
- Barbara Beam, Jasmina (traffic), Flipout ("5 o'clock Traffic Jam")
- Olivia Jones ("Swing/Overnights", Monday - Friday)
- J-Swing ("Straight Goods", "10 o'clock mix", Friday evenings)
- Holly Conway (weekends and evenings)
Other hosts
- Ryan Seacrest ("AT40" - Los Angeles)
- Pete Tong ("Essential Collection" - UK)
[edit] Previous DJs
- Slim Reid, 2002-2004 (mornings)
- Destiny, 2002-2003 (mornings)
- Vanessa Tomasino, 2002-2004 (weekends)
- DJ Alibaba, 2002-2004 (evenings)
- Big D, 2002-2005 (various)
- Craig Fee, 2004-2007 (evenings, Monday - Friday)
[edit] Station Management
- President and Station Manager Barry F. Duggan
- Program Director Chris Myers
- Music Director Jaxon Hawks
[edit] References
- ^ CHUM Buys The Beat. Milkman Unlimited. Retrieved on February 26, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- The Beat on Myspace!
- CFBT program schedule
- Kid Carson's MySpace
- Nira Arora's MySpace
- Olivia Jones' MySpace
- Technical Information from Recnet
Vancouver: CIVL 88.7 (Abbotsford) | CJSF 90.1 | CBUX 90.9 | CBYF 91.7 (Chilliwack) | CKYE 93.1 | CJJR 93.7 | CFBT 94.5 | CKZZ 95.3 | CHKG 96.1 | CKLG 96.9 | CBUF 97.7 | CKSR 98.3 (Chilliwack) | CFOX 99.3 | CBYW 100.1 (Whistler) | CFSR 100.5 (Hope) | CFMI 101.1 | CBUE 101.7 (Hope) |
CITR 101.9 | CISW 102.7 | CFRO 102.7 | CHQM 103.5 | CKCL 104.9 | CBU 105.7 | CKAV-2 106.3 |
CKQC 107.1 (Abbotsford) | CISQ 107.1 (Squamish) | CFML 107.9
Victoria: CBUX 89.9 | CBCV 90.5 | CJZN 91.3 | CBU-1 92.1 | CIOC 98.5 | CKKQ 100.3 | CFUV 101.9 | CHTT 103.1 | CHBE 107.3
Bellingham: KUGS 89.3 | KMWS 90.1 (Mount Vernon) | KSVR 91.7 (Mount Vernon) | KZAZ 91.7 |
KISM 92.9 | KMRE 102.3 | KAVZ 102.5 | KWPA 103.1 | KAFE 104.3 | KWPZ 106.5
Port Angeles/Forks: KVIX 89.3 | KNWP 90.1 | KBDB 103.9
