CHBB-FM

CHBB-FM
City Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
Branding The Voice of Bonne Bay
Frequency 95.9 MHz
Repeater(s) CHRH-FM 98.1 MHz Rocky Harbour
ERP vertical polarization only:
30 watts
HAAT 41 meters (135 ft)
Class LP
Callsign meaning C H Bonne Bay
Owner Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation

CHBB-FM, is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a community radio format at 95.9 MHz in Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Owned by the Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation, the station received CRTC approval on November 4, 2009.[1]

On September 12, 2012, Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation received CRTC approval to add a new FM transmitter in Rocky Harbour, which operates on 98.1 MHz.[2] Bonne Bay stated that the topography of the region interferes with its signal in Rocky Harbour and that the addition of a rebroadcasting transmitter is necessary for it to adequately serve that community.

References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-690, Community radio station in Norris Point, CRTC, November 4, 2009
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-489, CHBB-FM Norris Point – New low-power transmitter at Rocky Harbour, CRTC, September 12, 2012

Coordinates: 49°31′43″N 57°52′55″W / 49.5286°N 57.8819°W / 49.5286; -57.8819

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