CJCB (AM)
CJCB is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Sydney, Nova Scotia at 1270 AM. The station is the third oldest radio station in Nova Scotia, hitting the airwaves on February 14, 1929. The station's current format is country music. CJCB is the only commercial radio station in Canada to broadcast on 1270 AM. The station is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System, a company that owns several other radio stations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. CKPE-FM and CHER-FM are its sister stations. CJCB is the current broadcast partner of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles hockey team of the QMJHL.
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| City | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Broadcast area | Cape Breton Island |
| Branding | CJCB AM 1270 |
| Slogan | Cape Breton's country favorites! |
| Frequency | 1270 kHz (AM) |
| First air date | February 14, 1929 |
| Format | country |
| Power | 10 kW (day and night) |
| Class | B |
| Call sign meaning | CJ Cape Breton |
| Owner | Maritime Broadcasting System |
| Sister stations | CHER-FM, CKPE-FM |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | CJCB AM 1270 |
History
CJCB played a wide variety of formats Adult Contemporary, Oldies, Top 40 etc., prior to switching formats with longtime country station CKPE-FM in June 1998 after MBS took over the stations. Over the years, CJCB used monikers such as "The Spirit of Cape Breton", "Cape Breton's Variety Station", "Cape Breton's Superstation", and "Cape Breton's Country Favorites".
Sister stations
CJCB-FM
CJCB added FM service with CJCB-FM/94.9 signing on in 1957. In 1981, CJCB-FM became CKPE-FM.
CJCB-TV
CJCB added TV service on October 9, 1954, with the debut of CJCB-TV. The station was sold in 1971.
CJCX
From 1938 to 1976, CJCB was broadcast on shortwave radio under the call sign CJCX at 6.01 MHz.[1]
An earlier CJCB
CJCB was formerly the callsign of a radio station in Nelson, British Columbia that operated in 1923-24.