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Local News on the Salish Sea

📷 A Harbour Air Seaplane lands in the Nanaimo Harbour in front of Protection Island. Photo by Jesse Woodward.

CHLY produces local civic and community news from our broadcast community and beyond. We serve Nanaimo and the Salish Sea region, reporting on the news in Nanaimo, Lantzville, Ladysmith, Gabriola Island, Denman Island, Hornby Island, the Oceanside region, and the Comox Valley. We can also be heard in Sechelt and the Southern Sunshine Coast.

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Radio Malaspina Society / CHLY 101.7FM
2-34 Victoria Crescent,
Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5B8,
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(250) 716-3410 admin@chly.ca
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Mon 9:00am - 5pm
Tue 9:00am - 5pm
Wed 9:00am - 5pm
Thu 9:00am - 5pm
Fri 9:00am - 5pm

Land Acknowledgement

CHLY 101.7FM acknowledges and thanks the Snuneymuxw First Nation, as we broadcast from their traditional territory up and down the coast of Vancouver Island and across the Salish Sea to the Southern Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland. Learn more about our reconciliation efforts.

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Address: #2 - 34 Victoria Cres. Nanaimo BC Canada V9R 5B8
Office Phone: (250) 716-3410 / Studio Line: (250) 740-1017
Staff Hours: Weekdays: 10 AM to 5PM / Weekends: Closed.

Funding Acknowledgements

CHLY 101.7FM is Listener supported on the Salish Sea. Our non-profit station is also funded in-part with by grants from the following sources. Learn more about our funding on our funding page.

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