CJJR-FM

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CJJR-FM
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Broadcast area Greater Vancouver
Frequency 93.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding93.7 JR Country
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
CKPK-FM
History
First air date
July 1, 1986;38 years ago (1986-07-01)
Technical information
Class C
ERP 33,000 watts
61,000 watts maximum
HAAT 686 metres (2,251 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 49°21′27″N122°57′14″W / 49.357365°N 122.953776°W / 49.357365; -122.953776 (CJJR-FM Tower)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website jrcountry.ca

CJJR-FM (93.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is owned by the Jim Pattison Group with studios on West 8th Avenue in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver. It broadcasts a country radio format branded as 93.7 JR Country.

Contents

CJJR-FM is a Class C station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 33,000 watts (61,000 watts maximum). Its transmitter tower is on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver. [1]

History

The station received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on March 20, 1986. It signed on the air on Canada Day (July 1) of that year. [2] [3] [4]

CJJR-FM has had the same call sign and country music format since its founding. It was originally the FM sister station to CHRX (now CKPK-FM). [5]

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References

  1. ↑ FCCdata.org/CJJR-FM
  2. ↑ Decision CRTC 86-241
  3. ↑ Neal Hall, "Pattison gets FM licence," The Vancouver Sun, March 21, 1986.
  4. ↑ Terry Shatner, "Station offers new approach to country music," The Vancouver Sun, July 17, 1986.
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-360. Retrieved Feb. 5, 2024


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