CBD-FM

CBD-FM
City Saint John, New Brunswick
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 / 45.4775; -66.2331
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

Former Radio One Saint John logo prior to 2007.

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

Rebroadcasters of CBD-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyRECNet
St. StephenCBD-FM-1106.3 FMQuery
Grand MananCBZA-FM103.7 FMQuery

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

  1. ↑ Decision CRTC 2001-442
  2. ↑ Decision CRTC 80-292
  3. ↑ Decision CRTC 87-569
  4. ↑ 2013-0844-5 CBAO St. Stephen, NB to the FM band, CRTC, June 11, 2013
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-590, CBD-FM Saint John – New transmitter in St. Stephen, CRTC, November 6, 2013
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-352, CBD-FM Saint John and its transmitter CBD-FM-1 St. Stephen – Licence amendment, CRTC, July 3, 2014
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