CHBE-FM
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| HAAT | 142 meters (466 ft) |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/virginradio/victoria |
CHBE-FM (107.3
CHBE has an
History
CFEX (2000-2004)
The station received approval in October 1999.[2] It originally launched in May 26, 2000 as CFEX, a modern rock station branded as Extreme 107.3. It was owned by Seacoast Communications, which also owned CFAX in the city. On August 16, 2002, at 1:07 p.m., it changed to adult hits as B107.3.
Kool FM (2004-2019)
CFAX and CHBE were acquired by CHUM Limited in November
CHUM Ltd., in turn, was purchased on June 22, 2007 by CTVglobemedia, which now owns CFAX, CHBE and CIVI-TV in Victoria. Months later, CTVglobemedia would acquire CFBT-FM in Vancouver, with CHBE shifting to Top 40/CHR. The shift to top 40 proved unsuccessful, and around August 2010, songs from the 1980s and 1990s were phased back in the playlist, bringing the station back to hot AC.
The station placed 3rd in the Spring 2012 BBM Ratings for Victoria.[3]
In its final rating survey as "Kool", the radio station placed 6th for the fall 2018 Numeris Diary Survey for Victoria.[4]
Virgin Radio (2019-present)
On February 8, 2019, the station re-branded as 107.3
References
- ^ "CHBE-FM". FCCdata.cor. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Decision CRTC 99-480". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ "Top-line Radio Statistics" (PDF). Numeris. Fall 2018. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2018.
External links
- 107.3 Virgin Radio
- CHBE-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHBE-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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