Branding 93 CFBC Frequency 930 kHz (AM) Format Country | Slogan "Country Favourites" First air date November 21, 1946 | |
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CFBC is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 930 AM in Saint John, New Brunswick. The station plays a country music format and is owned & operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System.
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History
CFBC's first broadcast was on November 21, 1946, and was an affiliate of the CBC Dominion Network until its dissolution in 1962. The callsign comes from the station's original owner, the Fundy Broadcasting Company (later known as Fundy Cable). CFBC-FM began operating in 1965 at 98.9 MHz; it is now known as CJYC-FM. MBS purchased CFBC and CJYC from Fundy in 1997.
For several years, CFBC and, sister station, CJYC-FM's studios were on Carleton Street in Uptown Saint John. In the mid-1990s, CFBC and CJYC-FM moved their studios and offices to 199 Chesley Drive. In 1997, CFBC and CJYC-FM moved into MBS's facility on Union Street, where they are as of August 2011.
In addition to the oldies format, CFBC is known for its news coverage, including the morning talk show Talk of the Town which went off the air in 2006.
Unionized staff at CFBC and two other MBS stations in Saint John went on strike in June 2012, a strike that is on going, triggering calls for a boycott of the station's advertisers and leading strikers to set up an internet radio station. In August 2013, CFBC flipped from oldies/classic hits to country.
Notable alumni
CFBC has been home to several notable people in radio and television. They include: