CBZF-FM

CBZF-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 99.5 MHz (FM) from Fredericton, New Brunswick and is the local Radio One station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

CBZF-FM
CityFredericton, New Brunswick
Broadcast areaCentral and Northwestern New Brunswick
BrandingCBC Radio One
Frequency99.5 MHz (FM)
First air dateMarch 4, 1964
FormatNews/Talk
ERP3,200 watts
HAAT82.9 meters (272 ft)
ClassA
Call sign meaningCanadian Broadcasting Corporation Z Fredericton
Former call signsCBZ (1964-2004)
Former frequencies970 kHz (AM) (1964-2004)
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stationsCBAT-DT
WebsiteCBC New Brunswick

History

CBC Radio programming first aired in Fredericton on private affiliate CFNB.

CBC's own station launched on March 4, 1964 as CBZ at 970 AM. Provincial Premier Louis Robichaud and Don Messer's troupe were on hand for the opening ceremonies which originated from the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel.[1]

In 2004, CBZ moved to the FM band on 99.5 MHz.[2] The call sign was changed to CBZF-FM as CBZ-FM was already used by the Radio 2 sister station.

Local programming

CBZF currently produces a local morning news and current-affairs program, Information Morning, which airs weekdays from 6:00 a.m to 8:30 a.m. on CBZF. CBZF also produces news & weather updates which are heard throughout the province weekdays between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Information Morning is also simulcasted via CBAT-DT to the entire province. The program is called New Brunswick First and airs Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. on CBAT. CBAT is the only CBC-owned and operated affiliate that produces this kind of simulcast. CBZF also produces the provincial afternoon show Shift, which airs between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays.

Current Staff
  • Terry Seguin - Host of Information Morning
  • Myfanwy Davies - Producer of Information Morning
  • Jennifer Sweet - Newsreader

Former Staff
  • Hance Colburne - host of Information Morning (Now at CBD-FM Saint John)

Transmitters
Rebroadcasters of CBZF-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
BoiestownCBZB-FM90.9 FM836 wattsAQuery
Bon AccordCBZC-FM103.3 FM44200 wattsC1Query
DoaktownCBZD-FM96.5 FM86 wattsA1Query
EdmundstonCBAN-FM99.5 FM24000 wattsC1Query2003-412
McAdamCBZF-FM-195.5 FM50 wattsLPQuery2017-396
WoodstockCBZW-FM95.3 FM15 wattsLPQuery96-623 2008-292

CBAN-FM previously used the CBAM call sign until 2003, when it converted to FM. That call sign now belongs to CBAM-FM in Moncton, which adopted it after CBA moved to FM in 2007.

On September 1, 2017, the CBC applied to convert CBAX 600 to 95.5 MHz. The new callsign will be CBZF-FM-1.[3] CBAX is currently the last low-power AM transmitter to rebroadcast CBZF-FM and also the last low-power CBC AM transmitter in the province. The CRTC approved the CBC's application to move CBAX to 95.5 FM on November 3, 2017.[4]

References
  1. Canadian Press (5 March 1964). "CBC Station Goes on Air in Fredericton". The Globe and Mail. p. 10.
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-460 - CBZ Fredericton - Conversion to FM band
  3. 2017-0770-5
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-396, CBZF-FM Fredericton – New transmitter in McAdam, CRTC, November 3, 2017

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