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Broadcast area | Southwestern New Brunswick |
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Frequency | 91.3 MHz (FM) |
Branding | CBC Radio One |
Programming | |
Format | News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
History | |
First air date | October 15, 19641110 AM | on
Former frequencies | 1110 kHz (AM) (1964–1988) |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation D |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
ERP | 88,960 watts horizontal polarization 22,243 watts vertical |
HAAT | 374.6 meters (1,229 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°28′39″N 66°13′59″W / 45.4775°N 66.2331°W |
Links | |
Website | CBC New Brunswick |
CBD-FM (91.3 MHz) is a non-commercial public radio station in Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the local Radio One station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and is owned by the Canadian government.[1] The studios are on Main Street in St. John.
It is a Class C station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 88,960 watts horizontal and 22,243 watts vertical. The tower is at a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 374.6 metres (1,229 ft).[2] The transmitter is on Mount Champlain in Petersville Parish, New Brunswick. Even though Fredericton has its own CBC Radio One station, CBZF-FM 99.5 FM, CBD-FM can easily be heard in the provincial capital.
History
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Saintjohn_cbc_radio_one.svg/200px-Saintjohn_cbc_radio_one.svg.png)
CBD was launched on October 15, 19641110 AM. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming was aired on private network affiliate CHSJ 890 AM.
. It originally broadcast onThe CBC began converting many of its stations to FM in the 1980s. A CBD simulcast on 91.3 FM began on May 13, 1981. The AM transmitter was shut down in September 1988, leaving programming only on the FM dial.[3][4]
Local programming
[edit]On weekday mornings, CBD-FM produces the Saint John-focused news and current-affairs program, Information Morning Saint John. The weekday afternoon drive time program is Shift, which is broadcast on CBC Radio One stations around New Brunswick.
Notable Staff
[edit]Current
[edit]- Julia Wright - Host of Information Morning Saint John
- Sarah Trainor - Morning news reader, CBC News
- Cindy Grant - Technical Director
- Megan MacAlpine - Associate Producer, Information Morning
- Steven Webb - Producer/Editor, CBC News
- Rachel Cave - CBC News
- Colin McPhail - CBC News
- Robert Jones - CBC News
- Connell Smith - CBC News
- Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon - CBC News
- Peter Anawati - CBC News
- Grahame Thompson - CBC News
- Roger Cosman - CBC News
Former
[edit]- Eleanor Austin, CBC Radio 1982–96; Producer of Rolling Home Show & Mainstreet, Writer-Broadcaster on Information Morning
- Nancy Watson, Producer of Rolling Home Show
- Susan Lambert, Information Morning Producer, Executive Producer
- Sandy Lumsden, Founding Executive Producer of CBD
- Roy Geldart, newsreader for/co-host of Information Morning (now retired)
- Hance Colburne, former host of Information Morning
- Costas Halavrezos, former host of The Rolling Home Show
- Jeff Collins, former host with above, then host at CBC Calgary (now retired)
- Stan Carew (went on to host of Weekend Mornings, produced at CBHA-FM Halifax, died on July 6, 2015)
- Brent Bambury (currently host of Day 6 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)
- Paul Castle, former host of Information Morning and Mainstreet/Shift
Rebroadcasters
[edit]City of license | Identifier | Frequency | RECNet |
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St. Stephen | CBD-FM-1 | 106.3 FM | Query |
Grand Manan | CBZA-FM | 103.7 FM | Query |
On June 11, 2013, the CBC submitted an application to the CRTC to convert CBAO 990 to 88.1 FM;[5] this application was approved on November 6, 2013.[6] On July 3, 2014, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to change CBD-FM-1's frequency to 106.3.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Decision CRTC 2001-442
- ^ FCCdata.org/CBD-FM
- ^ Decision CRTC 80-292
- ^ Decision CRTC 87-569
- ^ 2013-0844-5 CBAO St. Stephen, NB to the FM band, CRTC, June 11, 2013
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-590, CBD-FM Saint John – New transmitter in St. Stephen, CRTC, November 6, 2013
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-352, CBD-FM Saint John and its transmitter CBD-FM-1 St. Stephen – Licence amendment, CRTC, July 3, 2014
External links
[edit]- CBC New Brunswick
- CBD-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CBD-FM in the REC Canadian station database