CBD-FM
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| City of license | Saint John, New Brunswick |
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| Broadcast area | Southwestern New Brunswick |
| Branding | CBC Radio One Saint John |
| Frequency | 91.3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | October 15, 1964 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| ERP | 80,000 watts [1] |
| Class | C |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister stations | CBAT-DT, CBZ-FM |
| Website | CBC New Brunswick |
CBD-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 91.3 MHz from Saint John, New Brunswick and is the local Radio One station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Contents
History
CBD was launched on October 15, 1964 at 1110 on the AM band. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming was aired on private affiliate CHSJ 1150. A simulcast on FM 91.3 began in 1981 before the AM transmitter was shut down in 1988.[2][3]
Local programming
CBD-FM currently produces news and current-affairs programs Information Morning which airs from 6:00 a.m. to 8:37 a.m. weekdays on CBD-FM.
Staff
Current
- Hance Colburne - Host of Information Morning
- Steven Webb - Executive Producer, Saint John
- Sarah Trainor - Morning news editor, CBC News
- Peter Coade - Information Morning meteorologist
- Rachel Cave - CBC News
- Robert Jones - CBC News
- Connell Smith - CBC News
- Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon - CBC News
Former
- Roy Geldart, newsreader for/co-host of Information Morning (now retired)
- Costas Halavrezos, former host of The Rolling Home Show
- Jeff Collins, former host with above, then host at CBC Calgary ( now retired )
- Stan Carew (currently host of Weekend Mornings, produced at CBHA-FM Halifax- died July 6, 2015)
- Brent Bambury (currently host of GO! 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)
Rebroadcasters
| 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 St. Stephen from 990 kHz to 88.1 MHz;[4] this application was approved on November 6, 2013.[5] On July 3, 2014, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to change CBD-FM-1's frequency from 88.1 MHz to 106.3 MHz. [6]
References
- ↑ Decision CRTC 2001-442
- ↑ 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
- CBC New Brunswick
- CBD-FM history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBD-FM
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