CHLI-FM

CHLI-FM, or "Rossland Community Radio Co-operative" is a volunteer-led co-operative community radio station in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada.

The co-operative applied for a low-power broadcast license with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), with the aim to broadcast at 5 watts of power on the FM dial at 101.1 with the call letters CHLI, and the station was given approval by the CRTC on May 15, 2008. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2008/db2008-103.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-103 CRTC Decision 2008-103] ] As of March 2008, the co-op has more than 75 members and is currently housed in the Rossland United Church building. [Bradley, Tyler. "Warm Welcome for CHLI", in the "West Kootenay Weekender", Friday, March 21, 2008]

hows

RCRC airs several Rossland-based shows, as well as a few syndicated programs, like Pacifica Radio's "Democracy Now!", and Kootenay Coop Radio's food-issues program "Deconstructing Dinner". [ [http://www.rosslandradio.com/station/schedule/week Schedule] ]

Community stations in the area

Rossland Community Radio is one of several community radio stations in the Kootenay Region of Southern Interior British Columbia. Others include CJLY-FM in Nelson, British Columbia, CIDO-FM in Creston, British Columbia, and an as yet unnamed community station in development in Salmo, British Columbia. [ [http://kootenaycoopradio.com/ Nelson] , [http://www.crestonradio.ca/ Creston] , [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2008/n2008-1.htm Salmo CRTC Ref.] ]

References

* [http://wkarts.kics.bc.ca/ARTiculate%20PDF/Articulate%20Fall05%20sm.pdf Articulate Arts Magazine, "Turn me on, I'm a radio" by Amme DeGrace, Fall 2005, pp 13/14]

Links

* [http://www.rosslandradio.com/ Rossland Radio]
* [http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2008/20080105/html/commis-e.html CRTC]
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