CJBI-FM

Last updated
CJBI-FM
Broadcast area Bell Island
Frequency 93.9 MHz (FM)
BrandingRadio Bell Island
Programming
Format Community radio
History
First air date
January 2013
Call sign meaning
CJ Bell Island (broadcast area)
Links
Website radiobellisland.com

CJBI-FM, is a radio station broadcasting community radio at 93.9 FM in Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Contents

History

Radio Bell Island began as a one-week special event broadcast license from March 14 to March 20, 2011, supported by the Rural Secretariat of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. During this week, Radio Bell Island operated on 100.1 FM. Radio Bell Island 100.1 FM was a partnership between the Town of Wabana, St. Michael's Regional High School, and the Rural Secretariat. [1]

Radio Bell Island was approved for another one-week broadcasting license from March 19 to March 24, 2012, once again on 100.1 FM, and organized through partnership from the Town of Wabana, St. Michael's Regional High, and the Rural Secretariat. [2] During the one-week broadcast of March 19 to 24, 2012, Peter Mansbridge, Chief Correspondent for CBC News and the anchor of The National , was interviewed on Radio Bell Island 100.1 FM by Donovan Taplin, local broadcaster and former Wabana municipal councillor. [3]

On September 5, 2012, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador provided Radio Bell Island Inc. with $15,000 in aid to assist in equipment and start-up costs to establish a permanent station. [4]

Radio Bell Island is an incorporated entity governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Radio Bell Island Inc. is a not-for-profit organization. John Moore is the current chairperson of the board of directors. [5]

On November 5, 2012, Radio Bell Island Inc. received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate a new low power community FM radio station in Bell Island. [6]

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References

  1. "Community Radio in Bell Island Supported by Provincial Government".
  2. http://www.thetelegram.com/Arts---Life/2012-03-21/article-2935451/Radio-Bell-Island-back-on-the-air/1 [ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Meet Bell Island's boy wonder - Local - the Telegram". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. "Community Radio in Bell Island Supported by Provincial Government".
  5. "CBC.ca | The St. John's Morning Show | Radio Bell Island". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.
  6. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-614 Low-power community radio station in Bell Island, CRTC, November 5, 2012