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| Broadcast area | Greater Vancouver |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.9MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Evolution 107.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Album Alternative |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | British Columbia Institute of Technology (B.C.I.T. Radio Society) |
| History | |
First air date | January1982 |
Former call signs | VF2448 (pre-launch) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | LP |
| ERP | 12watts (Horizontalpolarization only) |
| HAAT | 144.1 metres (473 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 49°13′34″N123°00′05″W / 49.226234°N 123.001288°W /49.226234; -123.001288 (CISL Tower) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | evolution1079.com |
CFML-FM is thecampus radio station of theBritish Columbia Institute of Technology inBurnaby,British Columbia, Canada.
The station began broadcasting in January 1982 at 650kHz on theAM band and oncable FM at 104.5MHz. On October 26, 1984, theCRTC approved B.C.I.T. Radio Society's application to change CFML's frequency from 650 kHz to 940 kHz,[1] as local stationCISL swapped frequencies from 940 kHz to 650 kHz. The station first ran aTop 40/CHRformat, but later transitioned towardsadult contemporary by 1986, and back towards Top 40 by the end of the decade. On March 7, 2006, the station began using the nameEvolution 107.9 FM upon the launch of its new location on the FM dial at 107.9 MHz.[2]
The station's transmitter, located on the Metrotown towers in Burnaby, is licensed for 12 wattsERP. The signal can now be heard on cable and on the FM dial. Its FM signal reaches mainly within the Burnaby city limits at the moment. Its currentadult album alternative format consists mostly of independent,rock, and adult alternative. It is staffed by second-year students in the Radio Arts & Entertainment Program.
The station currently uses the on-air brand nameEvolution 107.9.
A few references give the station's call sign asVF2448, a call sign format used in Canada to denotelow-powerrebroadcasters. This was the call signtemporarily assigned to the station when it ran its pre-launch transmitter tests, but has never been the station's official call sign as a fully operational station, althoughIndustry Canada's database has not been updated to reflect that yet.
The carrier's current AM signal on 940 kHz continued despite the launch of the FM signal; it was not until March 4, 2013, when the CRTC approved B.C.I.T. Radio Society's application to revoke CFML's broadcasting license for the carrier's current AM signal.[3]
