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Frequency
  
91.3 MHz (FM)

Format
  
News/Talk

First air date
  
October 15, 1964

CBD-FM

City
  
Saint John, New Brunswick

Broadcast area
  
Southwestern New Brunswick

Branding
  
CBC Radio One Saint John

CBD-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 91.3 MHz from Saint John, New Brunswick and is the local Radio One station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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History

CBD was launched on October 15, 1964 at 1110 on the AM band. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming was aired on private affiliate CHSJ 1150. A simulcast on FM 91.3 began in 1981 before the AM transmitter was shut down in 1988.

Local programming

CBD-FM currently produces news and current-affairs programs Information Morning which airs from 6:00 a.m. to 8:37 a.m. weekdays on CBD-FM.

Current

  • Hance Colburne - Host of Information Morning
  • Steven Webb - Executive Producer, Saint John
  • Sarah Trainor - Morning news editor, CBC News
  • Peter Coade - Information Morning meteorologist
  • Rachel Cave - CBC News
  • Robert Jones - CBC News
  • Connell Smith - CBC News
  • Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon - CBC News
  • Former

  • Roy Geldart, newsreader for/co-host of Information Morning (now retired)
  • Costas Halavrezos, former host of The Rolling Home Show
  • Jeff Collins, former host with above, then host at CBC Calgary ( now retired )
  • Stan Carew (currently host of Weekend Mornings, produced at CBHA-FM Halifax- died July 6, 2015)
  • Brent Bambury (currently host of GO! on CBC Radio One)
  • Harvey MacLeod, producer of MainStreet and The Rolling Home Show (now retired)
  • Gary Mittelholtz, reporter/host of MainStreet and The Rolling Home Show (died on March 15, 2010)
  • Jo-Ann Roberts, host/reporter (now at CBCV-FM Victoria)
  • Christiane Vianncourt, host of Information Morning (now with Rogers Cable)
  • Rebroadcasters

    On June 11, 2013, the CBC submitted an application to the CRTC to convert CBAO St. Stephen from 990 kHz to 88.1 MHz; this application was approved on November 6, 2013. On July 3, 2014, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to change CBD-FM-1's frequency from 88.1 MHz to 106.3 MHz.

    References

    CBD-FM Wikipedia