CFLN-FM

CFLN-FM
Broadcast area	Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Branding	Big Land - Labrador's FM
Slogan	The Music You Want. The Information You Need.
Frequency	97.9 MHz (FM)
First air date	September 28, 1974
Format	News/Talk
ERP	1 kW horizontal polarization only
HAAT	25.4 meters (83 ft)
Class	A
Callsign meaning	Coming From Labrador North
Owner	Newcap Radio
Website	www.bigland.fm

CFLN-FM is a Canadian radio station in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador broadcasting at 97.9 FM. Owned by Steele Communications, a division of Newcap Broadcasting, CFLN first went on the air on September 28, 1974 at 1230 on the AM dial before converting to its current frequency at 97.9 FM in 2009. The station's format primarily consists of adult contemporary, classic rock, classic hits, oldies and country with some News/Talk programming. The station was formerly branded “Radio Labrador” but is now branded “Big Land – Labrador's FM”.

CFLN has repeaters located in Labrador City/Wabush (CFLW 94.7, formally 1340, opened on December 6, 1971 originally as a repeater of CFCB) and in Churchill Falls (CFLC 97.9, opened on February 5, 1974).

On January 29, 2009, Newcap Radio applied to convert CFLN in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and its rebroadcaster CFLW in Labrador City/Wabush to the FM dial,^[1] which officially occurred on June 16, 2009. These stations are now broadcasting on the following frequencies:

CFLN 97.9 FM - Goose Bay
CFLW 94.7 FM – Wabush
CFLC 97.9 FM - Churchill Falls

The stations received approval by the CRTC to convert to the FM band on June 16, 2009.^[2] On December 13, 2010, CFLN applied to add another FM transmitter at Northwest River to broadcast the programming of CFLN in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The application to add a new FM transmitter which will operate at 95.9 FM received CRTC approval on February 7, 2011.^[3]

CFLN-1-FM 95.9 - Northwest River

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Radio stations in Labrador

Happy Valley-Goose Bay	CKHV 1340 CFGB 89.5 CFLN 97.9 VOAR 101.9

Labrador City/Wabush	CBSI 93.1 CFLW 94.7 CBDQ 96.3 CJRM 97.3 VF2050 99.1 VF2150 101.3 VOAR 102.5

Churchill Falls	CBSI 89.1 CBQA 91.1 CFLC 97.9

Makkovik	CIML 99.5 CBNI 103.5

Other communities	CHLR 89.9 (Rigolet) CJPL 89.9 (Postville) CKOK 99.9 (Nain) CJIK 94.1 (Sheshatshiu)

Newfoundland and Labrador radio markets Central Newfoundland Labrador St. John's Southern Newfoundland See also List of radio stations in Newfoundland and Labrador Côte-Nord Radio

Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (Newcap Radio)

Corporate directors	Harold R. Steele Michael MacDonald David Matheson Robert G. Steele Donald Warr

AM stations	CFCB CFCW CFGN CFNW CFSX CHCM CISL CJYQ CKCM CKDQ CKGA CKIM CKJR CKVO VOCM

FM stations	CFCV CFCW CFDL CFLC CFLN CFLW CFNN CFRK CFRQ CFXE CFXH CFXJ CFXL CFXW CHBM CHFT CHHI CHLG CHNI CHNO CHRK CHSL CHSP CHTN CHVO CIBQ CIGM CIGV CIHT CIJK CILB CILR CILV CIRK CIXF CIZZ CJEG CJMO CJPR CJXK CJXL CKBA CKCH CKGY CKKY CKIX CKKO CKMP CKQK CKRA CKSA CKSQ CKUL CKVH CKWB CKWY CKXD CKXG CKXX CKZZ VOCM

Television stations	CITL CKSA

Coordinates: 53°18′37″N 60°17′34″W / 53.31028°N 60.29278°W / 53.31028; -60.29278

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