CJBC-FM (90.3

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, Canada. It carries the programming of

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network. The studios are in the

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on Front Street West in

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. CJBC-FM is a Class B station. It has an

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(ERP) of 5,730

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s (10,000 watts maximum). The

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is atop

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on King Street West in Toronto's

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History

The station

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the air on November 3, 1992. It is a

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to CJBC (860 AM), which is part of the

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network. In December 2017, CJBC-FM added an

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feed to broadcast a high-quality

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signal. CJBC-FM has retransmitters in Windsor and

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, serving Kitchener and Waterloo.

Programming

As a part of the Ici Musique network, CJBC-FM mainly broadcasts the same programs as the rest of the network. However, as the Ici Radio-Canada Première station in Toronto is heard on AM radio only, CJBC-FM

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s the local Toronto Ici Première morning and afternoon

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programs ''Y'a pas deux matins pareils'' and ''L'heure de pointe''. The morning show has been simulcast since 2004. The afternoon show has been simulcast on CJBC-FM since 2020, with a full-time simulcast of the AM station later added on the HD2 subchannel.

Transmitters

References

External links

ICI Musique

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