CFMB

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CFMB
Broadcast area Greater Montreal
Frequency 1280 kHz (AM)
BrandingCFMB Radio Montréal 1280
Programming
Format Multilingual
Ownership
Owner Evanov Communications
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History
First air date
December 21, 1962 (on 1410 AM)
Call sign meaning
Canada's First, Montreal's Best or
Canada's First Multilingual Broadcaster
Technical information
Class B (regional)
Power 50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 45°19′31.08″N73°32′53.16″W / 45.3253000°N 73.5481000°W / 45.3253000; -73.5481000
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website cfmb.ca

CFMB (1280 kHz) is a multilingual radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, owned by Evanov Communications. It broadcasts with a power of 50,000 watts full-time as a class B station, using a directional antenna with different patterns day and night (the nighttime pattern being significantly tighter). Its transmitter is located near Saint-Mathieu, while its studios are located on Papineau Avenue, Montreal.

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Programming

The station has a multilingual format targeting ethnic minorities. Programming is in 14 different languages. Weekdays from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., Italian shows are heard, with Hindi and Punjabi broadcasts on weekday evenings. Nights and weekend feature shows aimed at the Haitian, Filipino, Russian, Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Chinese, Portuguese, Greek and Arabic communities.

History

CFMB was founded by Casimir Stanczykowski in 1962. [1] From its inception on December 21, 1962 until September 29, 1997, the station broadcast on 1410 kHz. Its move to 1280 kHz was somewhat controversial, as that frequency was previously (until 1994) home to the now-defunct CJMS, a French-language station. Some individuals claimed that this move resulted from an attempt to prevent new competition to CKAC and CKVL, as 1280 kHz was the best AM frequency available in the Montreal area. Others claimed that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) used the opportunity to promote multiculturalism at the expense of integration of immigrants to the French language. Supporters of the decision note that CFMB was due to lose its transmitter site and had already bought the old CJMS site, and that the only other application to use the 1280 kHz frequency was for a station with only 10,000 watts of power. [2]

As of Stanczykowski's death in 1981, the station was owned by CFMB Ltd., which was majority-owned by his widow Anne-Marie Stanczykowski, and her son Stefan Stanczykowski. Station president Andrew Mielewczyk also held a 19.2% stake in the company. [1] The 1410 kHz transmitter was briefly reactivated in 1998 when the station lent it to CJAD, which lost all four of its towers in January's ice storm.

Logo from 2015 to 2021 CFMB AM 1280 logo.png
Logo from 2015 to 2021

On November 18, 2014, it was announced that CFMB would be sold to Evanov Communications, pending CRTC approval. The acquisition made CFMB a sister station to Evanov's CHRF, a new French-language radio station whose original intent was to serve Montreal's LGBT community (the format was dropped in December 2015). The sale also united CFMB with CKJS in Winnipeg, another multicultural station that was founded by Stanczykowski. Evanov plans to maintain "synergies" between the two stations and has moved CFMB and CHRF to new studios on Papineau Avenue. [1]

Following the May 31, 2020 closure of sister station CHRF, CFMB began carrying its programs hosted by CHRF's program director Serge Plaisance, as well as hosts Johanne Verdon and Mario Lipari. [3]

Sports programming

After being laid off from CKGM, Elliott Price briefly produced his own Sunday-night sports talk program for CKGM, Price is Right, beginning February 14, 2016. The program originally aired on Sunday nights; on June 13, 2016, the show switched to weeknights, and in July 2016, was renamed Sportsnet Tonight with Elliot Price as part of a syndication arrangement with the Rogers Media-owned sports network. [4] [5] [6] [7] The show ended on February 3, 2017, followed by the announcement that he would move to Rogers' flagship sports station CJCL in Toronto to host its morning show. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Faguy, Steve (November 18, 2014). "Multilingual radio station CFMB agrees to sale to Evanov Radio". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ Decision CRTC 97-82
  3. ↑ "Fermeture du Am980-CHRF | Am 980". Archived from the original on 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  4. ↑ Faguy, Steve. "Elliott Price returns to radio with Sunday night show on CFMB" . Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "TSN 690's Elliott Price, Abe Hefter among Bell Media cuts in Montreal". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Faguy, Steve (2 August 2016). "Elliott Price joins Sportsnet, kinda" . Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Faguy, Steve. "Elliott Price back in the radio loop with help from CFMB and Sportsnet". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Elliott Price lands post with Sportsnet radio in Toronto". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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