CFBC (930 AM) is a

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. The station plays a

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mixing current and recent

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hits blended with Classic Country. CFBC is owned and operated by the

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. The

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s and offices are on Union Street. CFBC broadcasts with a power output of 2,000

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s by day and 150 watts at night non-directional. The

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is off Sand Cove Road in Saint John.

History

CFBC's first broadcast was on November 21, 1946, and was an

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of the

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until its dissolution in 1962. The

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comes from the station's original owner, the Fundy Broadcasting Company (later known as Fundy Cable). In 1965, an FM station was added. CFBC-FM began operating at 98.9 MHz. It is now known as CJYC-FM. MBS purchased CFBC and CJYC from Fundy in 1997. For several years, the studios and offices for CFBC and sister station CJYC-FM, 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. In addition to its music, CFBC is known for its news coverage. A morning talk show, ''Talk of the Town'', was discontinued in 2006. Unionized staff at CFBC and two other MBS stations in Saint John went on strike in June 2012, triggering calls for a boycott of the station's advertisers. The strikers set up an internet radio station until the strike was settled. Radio Free Saint John
/ref> In August 2013, CFBC flipped from

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/ classic hits to

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. CFBC previously broadcast at a 50,000 watts with a

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, using a four-

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, to protect other stations on AM 930. The ownership applied for and received approval in January 2020 to lower the station's power. The licensee stated the change was required to address system failures, repairs, the ever-increasing costs of operating an AM radio station, and a steady decline in the station's revenues. It now operates at markedly lower power, from a single

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Notable alumni

CFBC has been home to several notable people in radio and television. They include: * Bob Lockhart (deceased) * Clark Todd (deceased) * Ron Wilson (deceased) * Steve Murphy * Donnie Robertson

References

External links

93 CFBCMBS Radio Station Guide
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at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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