CBD-FM
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City | Saint John, New Brunswick |
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Broadcast area | Southwestern New Brunswick |
Branding | CBC Radio One |
Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
First air date | October 15, 1964 |
Format | News/Talk |
ERP | 80,000 watts horizontal[1] |
HAAT | 395.0 meters (1,295.9 ft) |
Class | C |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°28′39″N 66°13′59″W / 45.4775°N 66.2331°W |
Callsign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation D |
Former frequencies | 1110 kHz (1964-1988) |
Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Sister stations | CBAT-DT |
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.
History
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CBD was launched on October 15, 1964 at 1110 AM. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming was aired on private affiliate CHSJ. A simulcast on 91.3 FM began in 1981 before the AM transmitter was shut down in 1988.[2][3]
Local programming
CBD currently produces news and current-affairs programs Information Morning which airs from 6:00 a.m. to 8:37 a.m. on weekdays.
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 on 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 990 to 88.1 FM;[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 to 106.3.[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