On May 19, 2011, an application by the Gabriola Radio Society (GRS) to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new english-language community FM radio station to serve Gabriola Island on the frequency 98.7 MHz (channel 254A1) with an effective radiated power of 60 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 178 metres). The CRTC approved Gabriola Radio Society's application on November 2, 2011.