CBZF-FM

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CBZF-FM
Cbc radio one fredericton.svg
Broadcast areaCentral and Northwestern New Brunswick
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;59 years ago (1964-03-04)
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.

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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.

History

CBC Radio programming first aired in Fredericton on privately-owned network affiliate CFNB 550 AM.

CBC's own station launched on March 4, 1964;59 years ago. 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.

Local programming

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.

Current staff

Notable Former Staff

Transmitters

Rebroadcasters of CBZF-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNetCRTC Decision
Boiestown CBZB-FM90.9 FM836 watts A Query
Bon Accord CBZC-FM103.3 FM44200 wattsC1 Query
Doaktown CBZD-FM96.5 FM86 wattsA1 Query
Edmundston CBAN-FM99.5 FM24000 wattsC1 Query 2003-412
McAdam CBZF-FM-195.5 FM50 wattsLP Query 2017-396
Woodstock CBZW-FM95.3 FM15 wattsLP Query 96-623 2008-292

In the 1970s, CBAM Edmunston changed its low-power AM frequency from 1490 kHz to 1320 kHz. CBAN-FM in Edmunston previously used the CBAM call sign until 2003, when it converted to FM at 99.5 MHz. That call sign now belongs to CBAM-FM in Moncton, which adopted it after CBA moved to FM in 2007.

On September 1, 2017, the CBC applied to convert CBAX from 600 kHz to 95.5 MHz. The new callsign will be CBZF-FM-1. [4] CBAX was the last low-power AM transmitter to rebroadcast CBZF-FM and also the last low-power CBC AM transmitter in the province. The CRTC approved the CBC's application to move CBAX to 95.5 FM on November 3, 2017. [5]

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References

  1. FCCdata.org/CBZF-FM
  2. Canadian Press (5 March 1964). "CBC Station Goes on Air in Fredericton". The Globe and Mail . p. 10.
  3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-460 - CBZ Fredericton - Conversion to FM band
  4. 2017-0770-5
  5. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-396, CBZF-FM Fredericton – New transmitter in McAdam, CRTC, November 3, 2017

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