CBZF-FM (99.5

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. It is the local Radio One station of the

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and is owned by the Canadian government. The

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s are at 1160 Regent Street in Fredericton. CBZF-FM is a Class A station, with an

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(ERP) of 3,200

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is on Fernwood Drive in Fredericton. In addition to CBZF 99.5 FM, another Radio One station,

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91.3 Saint John, can easily be heard in the provincial capital.

History

CBC Radio programming first aired in Fredericton on privately-owned

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. CBC's own station launched on . It was CBZ at 970 AM. Provincial Premier

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and Don Messer's troupe were on hand for the opening ceremonies which originated from the

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Hotel. In 2004, CBZ moved to the FM band on 99.5 MHz. The

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was changed to CBZF-FM. That's because CBZ-FM was already used by the

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Local programming

CBZF currently produces a local morning news and current-affairs program, ''Information Morning with Jeanne Armstrong''. It airs weekdays from 6:00a.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 9a.m. and 6p.m. ''Information Morning'' is

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CBAT-DT CBAT-DT (channel 4) is a CBC Television station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It has common ownership with Moncton-based Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBAFT-DT (channel 11). CBAT-DT's studios are located on Regent Street and Vanier Hi ...

to the entire province. The program airs Monday to Friday from 6a.m. to 7a.m. on CBAT. CBZF also carries the provincial afternoon show ''Shift'', which can be heard between 4p.m. and 6p.m. weekdays and comes from CBD-FM 91.3 in Saint John.

Current staff

* Jeanne Armstrong - Host of Information Morning * Myfanwy Davies - Producer of Information Morning * Jennifer Sweet - Newsreader

Notable Former Staff

* Hance Colburne - host of Information Morning (Now at

Saint John) * Terry Seguin - host of Information Morning (Retired)

Transmitters

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

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, 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. 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.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-396
CBZF-FM Fredericton – New transmitter in McAdam, ''CRTC'', November 3, 2017

References

External links

CBC New Brunswick

CBZF-FM
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