- CHLY-FM
Infobox Radio Station
name=CHLY-FM
airdate=October 5, 2001
frequency=101.7MHz (FM)
area=Nanaimo, BC
format=Eclectic
owner=Radio Malaspina Society
erp=3 kW
branding=CHLY 101.7 FM
slogan=Real Radio - Real People
class=
website= [http://www.chly.ca/ CHLY-FM]
callsign_meaning=
former_callsigns=|CHLY 101.7 FM is a community based campus radio station based in
Nanaimo, British Columbia ,Canada . The station is funded in part by students of theMalaspina University-College .CHLY's parent, the Radio Malaspina Society, is a student/community incorporated society with a constitution and mission to broadcast an FM radio signal of 3,000 watts to a community of service which includes Nanaimo, Lantzville, Ladysmith and
Gabriola Island . The station had its beginnings on the Internet on April 1, 2000, before gaining its broadcasting licence from theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 5. CHLY aired a test signal at 101.7 FM on September 21, and ran promotional material about the station for two weeks before officially signing on at 6:00 p.m. on October 5, 2001. [ [http://members.shaw.ca/nwbroadcasters/archives2001.htm Northwest Broadcasters, 2001 archives (October 3, 2001)] ]CHLY's studios are located in the basement of the Queens Hotel on Victoria Crescent in downtown Nanaimo. The station features an eclectic format with a variety of music genres (including
jazz ,reggae ,alternative rock ,hip-hop , roots music, folk andelectronica ) and programs dealing with community and global issues. The longest-running current program on CHLY is "Elevator Club", a program ofeasy listening music hosted by Gord Bibby since the station's inception; it airs on Sunday nights from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.CHLY is a member of the
National Campus and Community Radio Association .References
External links
* [http://www.chly.ca CHLY]
* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=50&historyID=18 CHLY history] at CCF website
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