Maritime Broadcasting System Limited, branded as MBS Radio, is a private

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broadcasting company owning 21 radio stations serving several communities in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native En ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

, and

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canad ...

. MBS Radio was established in 1969 as Eastern Broadcasting Limited in

Campbellton, New Brunswick Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958. For ...

and is currently owned by Rob Pace. The company's head office is now located in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...

on Lovett Lake Court in the Bayers Lake area. Prior to moving to its new location at Lovett Lake Court, they were located on Sackville Street in Downtown Halifax.

Stations

Nova Scotia

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: CKDH-FM * Halifax: CHFX-FM, CHNS-FM * Kentville: CKEN-FM, CKWM-FM * Sydney: CHER-FM, CJCB, CKPE-FM * Windsor: CFAB *

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CKDY CKEN-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting from Kentville, Nova Scotia, Kentville, Nova Scotia at 97.7 FM broadcasting, FM. The station currently plays a country music, country format and is branded on-air as ''AVR'' (which is short for An ...

* Middleton: CKAD

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city i ...

: CFCY-FM, CHLQ-FM * Summerside:

CJRW-FM CJRW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 102.1 FM in Summerside, Prince Edward Island owned & operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station plays an adult contemporary format branded on-air as ''102 Spud FM''. CJRW i ...

New Brunswick

* Campbellton:

CKNB-FM CKNB-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Campbellton, New Brunswick at 100.7 FM. The station currently airs an adult contemporary format branded as ''Hits 100 FM'' and is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. CK ...

Miramichi The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...

: CFAN-FM *

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because o ...

: CFQM-FM, CHOY-FM, CKCW-FM * Saint John: CFBC, CIOK-FM, CJYC-FM * Sussex:

CJCW CJCW is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 590 AM in Sussex, New Brunswick. The station plays an adult contemporary format and is owned & operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station has been on the air since June 14, 1975. ...

On October 28, 2011, Maritime Broadcasting System Ltd. applied to the CRTC to operate a new country music FM radio station at

Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi () is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay. The Miramichi Valley is the second longest valley in New Brunswick, after the Saint John Ri ...

. If approved, the new station will operate at 102.5 MHz.Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-675
/ref> Unionized staff at three MBS stations in Saint John, CFBC, CIOK-FM, CJYC-FM, went on strike in June 2012, a strike that lasted close to two years. Employees signed a deal in May 2014 and returned to work.

References

External links

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- Canadian Communications Foundation Radio broadcasting companies of Canada Companies based in Halifax, Nova Scotia Mass media companies established in 1969 1969 establishments in Nova Scotia {{Canada-media-company-stub