CHBO-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 107.5 FM in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, with a hot adult contemporary format branded as 107.5 Bolt FM. The station is owned by Golden West Broadcasting.

CHBO-FM
Broadcast areaHumboldt
Frequency107.5 MHz (FM)
Branding107.5 Bolt FM
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerGolden West Broadcasting
History
First air date
October 12, 2011
Call sign meaning
Canada HumBOldt (broadcast area)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERPvertical polarization:
61 kWs average
100 kWs peak
horizontal polarization:
59 kWs average
97 kWs peak
HAAT170.2 meters (558 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitediscoverhumboldt.com/bolt

History

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The station received CRTC approval on January 25, 2011,[1] and was officially launched on October 12, 2011.[2]

On April 6, 2018, CHBO's Humboldt Broncos broadcaster Tyler Bieber, and board-op/statistician Brody Hinz were two of sixteen who died in a team bus crash near Armley.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-41, Licensing of a new radio station in Humboldt, CRTC, January 25, 2011.
    - [1] Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Humboldt's First Radio Station Launches Wednesday, discoverhumboldt.com, October 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "Humboldt Broncos bus crash: 10 players, driver, 2 coaches, volunteer, broadcaster confirmed dead". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
    - "Sixteenth Humboldt Broncos collision victim has died". CTV News. April 11, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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