CFTA-FM is a community radio station which operates at 107.9 FM in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. The station is branded "Tantramar FM".
History On September 11, 2008, Tantramar Community Radio Society was denied a licence to operate a new community radio station at Amherst.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-254 On June 15, 2009, Tantramar Community Radio Society received Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval to operate a new FM community radio station at Amherst. The new station would operate at 107.9 MHz (channel 300B1), with an effective radiated power of 6,500 watts (non-directional antenna/effective height of antenna above average terrain of 123 metres).Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-346
On July 21, 2011, at 1:07pm, CFTA-FM 107.9 signed on the air with a test broadcast.
References
External links tantramarfm.ca - official website. CFTA-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation