CFAD-FM was a community radio station in Salmo, British Columbia.
Owned by Salmo FM Radio Society, the station was licensed on July 31, 2008.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-155, Developmental community radio station in Salmo, CRTC, July 31, 2008 It began broadcasting on October 11, 2008, at 92.1 MHz.Handy, Erin. Salmo's Spirit of Radio, in the West Kootenay Weekender, Fri. Oct 17, 2008, pA4
The station was one of several new community radio stations launched in the Kootenay region in the 2000s. Others include CJLY-FM in Nelson, CHLI-FM in Rossland, CJHQ-FM in Nakusp and CIDO-FM in Creston.Anne DeGrace, "Turn me on, I'm a radio" , Articulate Arts, fall 2005, pp. 13-14. CFAD was a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.
On May 2, 2012, Salmo FM Radio Society received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate an English language FM community radio station to serve Salmo on the frequency of 91.1 MHz.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-263, English-language community FM radio station in Salmo, CRTC, May 2, 2012
After 7 years broadcasting as a licensed community radio station, on January 3, 2017, the Salmo FM Radio Society turned off its transmitter and ceased broadcasting.
References
External links Salmo Community Radio CFAD-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation