CHBZ-FM

CHBZ-FM (104.7 FM, Wild 104.7 - East Kootenay's New Country) is a radio station in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Owned by Pattison Media, it broadcasts a country format.

CHBZ-FM

Cranbrook, British Columbia
Broadcast area	Cranbrook Fernie
Frequency	104.7 MHz (FM)
Branding	Wild 104.7
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Jim Pattison Group
Sister stations	CHDR-FM
Technical information
Class	C
ERP	1.264 kWs horizontal polarization only
HAAT	1,048 meters (3,438 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	49°27′33.84″N 115°37′48.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wild1047.ca

History

The station originally began broadcasting in 1995 as CKKR until it was changed to the current callsign in 2000 as CHBZ.^[1] In 2004, CHBZ was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to add a transmitter at 92.7 FM in Fernie.^[2]

In October 2022, the station rebranded from B104 to Wild 104.7 - East Kootenay's New Country, adapted from Calgary sister station CKWD-FM.^[3]

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CHBZ-FM

City of licence	Identifier	Frequency	Power	Class
Fernie	CFBZ-FM	92.7 FM	(Horizontal polarization only) 150 watts	LP