Biography

CJIB-FM

Vernon, British Columbia
Frequency	107.5 MHz (FM)
Branding	Beach Radio 107.5
Programming
Format	Adult hits
Affiliations	Vernon Vipers
Ownership
Owner	Jim Pattison Group
History
First air date	1947
Former call signs	CJIB (1947-2001) CKIS-FM (2001-2003) CKIZ-FM (2003-2018)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	45,000 watts average 100,000 watts peak (horizontal signal only)
HAAT	71.2 meters (234 ft)
Links
Website	beachradiovernon.ca

CJIB-FM (107.5 MHz) is a radio station in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by the Jim Pattison Group, it broadcasts an adult hits format branded as Beach Radio 107.5.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1947 as CJIB at AM 940 kHz and went through different ownerships over the years. The station was affiliated to CBC Radio's Dominion Network from 1949 until 1962. On March 15, 2001, CJIB was converted to the FM band at 107.5 MHz becoming Vernon's first ever FM radio station.^[1]

In late 2001, CJIB adopted new call letters as CKIS which lasted until 2003 (now assigned to a station in Toronto), at which time it took the callsign CKIZ, and changed formats to hot adult contemporary. CKIZ-FM reverted to AC in 2007.

On February 25, 2005, Rogers Radio was given approval by the CRTC to add a 10 watt FM transmitter at Enderby at 93.9 MHz to rebroadcast the programming of CKIZ-FM, which was no longer receivable there after its conversion from the AM band in 2001.^[2]

In 2010, the station was sold to the Jim Pattison Group.

On December 14, 2017, the station re-branded from 107.5 Kiss FM to Beach Radio 107.5, flipping to adult hits. The station also returned to its legacy CJIB calls.

Rebroadcasters

References

External links

• Beach Radio 107.5
• BC Radio History - CJIB
• CJIB-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKIZ-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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