# CIRP-FM

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{{Short description|Radio station in Spryfield, Nova Scotia}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CIRP-FM
| branding = Life 94.7 FM
| city = [Spryfield](/source/Spryfield), Nova Scotia
| country = CA
| area = [Halifax Regional Municipality](/source/Communities_in_the_Halifax_Regional_Municipality)
| airdate = {{Start date|2011}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|94.7|[MHz](/source/MHz)}}
| format = [Christian music](/source/Christian_music) [variety](/source/Variety_(radio))
| erp = 50 watts (vertical)
| haat = {{convert|25.5|m|ft}}
| class = LP
| owner = City Church of Halifax
| website = {{url|http://life947fm.com}}
| callsign_meaning = "Christ-Inspired People" or "Christian Inspirational Radio Programming"
| licensing_authority = [CRTC](/source/CRTC)
}}
'''CIRP-FM''' (94.7 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a [non-profit](/source/nonprofit_organization) [radio station](/source/radio_station) which broadcasts a [Christian radio](/source/Christian_radio) format from [Spryfield](/source/Spryfield), Nova Scotia, Canada, and serving the [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia) market.  The station is owned by City Church of Halifax on Herring Cove Road.  CIRP-FM plays Light [Christian Contemporary music](/source/Christian_Contemporary_music) in the morning and [Southern Gospel](/source/Southern_Gospel) music later in the day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://life947fm.com/programming.html |title=Life947FM.com/programming |access-date=2018-09-10 |archive-date=2017-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023061139/http://www.life947fm.com/programming.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==

On March 16, 2011, City Church Halifax applied for a new [English-language](/source/English-language) Christian FM radio station at Spryfield. The new station would broadcast on the frequency 94.7&nbsp;MHz (channel 234LP) with an effective radiated power of 50 watts, using a non-directional antenna with a height above average terrain of 8.3 metres. On September 16, 2011, City Church Halifax received approval by the [Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission](/source/Canadian_Radio-television_and_Telecommunications_Commission) (CRTC) to operate the new FM station at Spryfield.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-591.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-591]</ref>

The station was given the call sign CIRP-FM and branded on air as Life 94.7 FM.  The station has since raised its tower height to {{convert|25.5|m|ft}}.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.life947fm.com/ www.life947fm.com] - the official site of CIRP-FM 94.7.
*[http://www.citychurchhalifax.ca/ www.citychurchhalifax.ca] - the official site of City Church Halifax, owners of CIRP-FM 94.7.
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/nova-scotia/CIRP-FM CIRP-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [Canadian Communications Foundation](/source/Canadian_Communications_Foundation)
*{{RecnetCanada|CIRP-FM}}

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