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{{short description|Community radio station in Vancouver}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name               = CFRO-FM
| logo               = Co-op Radio 1005.png
| logo_size          = 200px
| city               = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| area               = [[Greater Vancouver]]
| branding           = Co-op Radio
| airdate            = {{Start date and age|1975|4|14}}
| frequency          = 100.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| format             = [[Public broadcasting]]
| power              =
| erp                = 2,800 [[watt]]s<BR>11,000 watts peak
| haat               = {{convert|578|metres}}
| coordinates        = {{coord|49.3536|N|122.9572|W|region:CA-BC_type:landmark|display=inline,title|name=CFRO-FM studios and offices}}
| class              = C
| callsign_meaning   =
| former_callsigns   =
| former_frequencies = 102.7 MHz (1975–2012)
| owner              = Vancouver Co-operative Radio
| webcast            =
| website            = [http://www.coopradio.org/ coopradio.org]
}}
'''CFRO-FM''' (100.5 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[non-commercial educational station|non-commercial]] [[community radio]] [[radio station|station]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. It is a legally registered [[co-operative]] and is branded as ''Co-op Radio''.  It is owned by Vancouver Co-operative Radio, with studios and offices on Columbia Street off Hastings Street in Vancouver's [[Downtown Eastside]].  The station airs programmes in four categories: [[Public affairs programming|public affairs and news]], music, [[multi-lingual]] and arts. The group producing each programme is mostly self-governing, within the co-operative frame.  CFRO is a member of the [[National Campus and Community Radio Association]].
CFRO-FM is a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class C]] [[FM radio|FM]] station.  It has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 2,800 [[watt]]s (11,000 watts peak).  The [[transmitter]] [[radio masts and towers|tower]] is atop [[Mount Seymour]] in the [[North Vancouver (district municipality)|District of North Vancouver]].<REF>[https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CFRO-FM FCCdata.org/CFRO]</REF>
== History ==
CFRO-FM received its radio licence from the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) on May 7, 1974.<ref>[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=61&historyID=614 CFRO-FM history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611002951/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=61&historyID=614 |date=2011-06-11 }} - [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]</ref>  It took nearly a year to construct the station.  CFRO-FM [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on {{Start date and age|April 14, 1975}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://members.shaw.ca/vancouverbroadcasters/history.htm | title=Shaw Communications}}</ref>  It was launched by volunteers mostly from local activist groups in Vancouver.
[[File:Co-op Radio logo.svg|thumb|left|A former Co-op Radio logo, from when it was on 102.7 MHz.]]
On December 9, 2010, CFRO applied to exchange frequencies with [[CKPK-FM]], which operated at 100.5&nbsp;MHz.<ref>{{cite web | title=ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-928 | website=CRTC | date=2011-01-13 | url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-928.htm#2 | access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref> This application was approved by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] on September 9, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | title=ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-580 | website=CRTC | date=2011-09-09 | url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-580.htm | access-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> The frequency swap occurred on September 10, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | title=New Frequency FAQs - Vancouver Co-op Radio | website=coopradio.org | date=2012-08-13 | url=http://www.coopradio.org/content/new-frequency-faqs# | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813235913/http://www.coopradio.org/content/new-frequency-faqs# | archive-date=2012-08-13 | url-status=dead | access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref>
== Programming ==
Programmes air in ten foreign languages:  [[Armenian language|Armenian]], [[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]], [[Amharic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Serbo-Croatian]], [[South Slav]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].
Music programmes specialize in numerous genres: aboriginal, accordion, African, alternative, bluegrass, blues, Caribbean, classical, Celtic, electronic, folk, fusion, gospel, hardcore, hip hop, house, India, jazz, Jewish, Latin, metal, old timey, punk, reggae, rock 'n' roll, roots, rumba, ska, soul, swing, tango, and world music.  The weekly classical music program, "West Coast Classics," is the longest-running classical radio program on the air produced in Canada.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}}
Arts programming includes arts news, poetry, comedy, sound art, show tunes and other music, and story-telling.
Nearly 100 different programme series air each week. Most of the late-night and week-end programmes are music and repeats, with public affairs and specialty talk programmes running mostly Monday through Friday in the day and evening.
== Licence ==
The station is licensed by the Canadian government's broadcast regulating agency, the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC).  There are occasional licence challenges by members of the public who object to some viewpoints and issues being broadcast.
== Organisational structure ==
Founded in 1975, Co-operative Radio, CFRO, 100.5 FM is a non-profit community radio station and podcast recording studio.
They operate under the Community Radio Education Society (CRES) charity, which runs the Media Arts Committee (MAC). This foundation supports the audio community in Vancouver through grants and by lending artists and members the opportunity to borrow professional audio equipment. The Board of Directors and staff members are composed of nine individual volunteers. Their responsibilities include monitoring all station activities, hiring management and deliberating substantial decisions within the community. The spatiality of the radio station{{what|date=April 2023}} has social implications as the building resides in the heart of the downtown eastside of Vancouver.
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-vancouver/CFRO-FM CFRO-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CFRO-FM}}
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