Broadcast area | Central and Northwestern New Brunswick |
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Frequency | 99.5 MHz (FM) |
Branding | CBC Radio One |
Programming | |
Format | Public Radio - News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
CBAT-DT | |
History | |
First air date | March 4, 1964 |
Former call signs | CBZ (1964-2004) |
Former frequencies | 970 kHz (AM) (1964-2004) |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Z Fredericton |
Technical information | |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,200 watts |
HAAT | 82.9 meters (272 ft) |
Links | |
Website | CBC New Brunswick |
CBZF-FM (99.5 MHz) is a non-commercial public radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It is the local Radio One station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and is owned by the Canadian government. The studios are at 1160 Regent Street in Fredericton.
CBZF-FM is a Class A station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,200 watts. The tower is at a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 82.9 metres (272 ft). [1] The transmitter is on Fernwood Drive in Fredericton. In addition to CBZF 99.5 FM, another Radio One station, CBD-FM 91.3 Saint John, can easily be heard in the provincial capital.
CBC Radio programming first aired in Fredericton on privately-owned network affiliate CFNB 550 AM.
CBC's own station launched on March 4, 1964 . It was CBZ at 970 AM. Provincial Premier Louis Robichaud and Don Messer's troupe were on hand for the opening ceremonies which originated from the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel. [2]
In 2004, CBZ moved to the FM band on 99.5 MHz. [3] The call sign was changed to CBZF-FM. That's because CBZ-FM was already used by the CBC Radio 2 sister station.
CBZF currently produces a local morning news and current-affairs program, Information Morning with Jeanne Armstrong. It airs weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. exclusively on 99.5 FM. CBZF also produces news and weather updates which are heard throughout the province weekdays between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Information Morning is simulcast via television station CBAT-DT to the entire province. The program airs Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. on CBAT. CBZF also carries the provincial afternoon show Shift, which can be heard between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays and comes from CBD-FM 91.3 in Saint John.
City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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Boiestown | CBZB-FM | 90.9 FM | 836 watts | A | Query | |
Bon Accord | CBZC-FM | 103.3 FM | 44200 watts | C1 | Query | |
Doaktown | CBZD-FM | 96.5 FM | 86 watts | A1 | Query | |
Edmundston | CBAN-FM | 99.5 FM | 24000 watts | C1 | Query | 2003-412 |
McAdam | CBZF-FM-1 | 95.5 FM | 50 watts | LP | Query | 2017-396 |
Woodstock | CBZW-FM | 95.3 FM | 15 watts | LP | Query | 96-623 2008-292 |
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