CJCB (AM)

This article is about the AM radio station CJCB. For CJCB-TV, see CJCB-DT.

CJCB

Sydney, Nova Scotia
Broadcast area	Cape Breton Island
Frequency	1270 kHz (AM)
Branding	1270 CJCB
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Cape Breton Eagles
Ownership
Owner	Maritime Broadcasting System
Sister stations	CHER-FM, CKPE-FM
History
First air date	February 14, 1929
Call sign meaning	CJ Cape Breton Island (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	B
Power	10,000 watts day 1,350 watts night
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	cjcbradio.com

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. 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 Eagles hockey team of the QMJHL.

History

CJCB became an affiliate of CBC Radio when it launched in 1936. It was affiliated with the Trans-Canada Network until 1948, when it transferred its affiliation to the CBC's second network, the Dominion Network. When the Dominion Network dissolved in 1962, the station became independent.

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".

On May 28, 2019, the CRTC approved an application by Maritime Broadcasting System Limited to change the authorized nighttime contours of the English-language commercial radio programming undertaking CJCB Sydney, Nova Scotia by decreasing the nighttime transmitter power from 10,000 to 1,350 watts. The daytime power would remain at 10,000 watts with all other technical parameters would remain unchanged. CJCB would also remain at 1270 kHz. Due to an antenna system failure, CJCB had been operating at 1,350 watts at night for several years. No listener complaints were received about CJCB's poor reception so it was decided to make the nighttime power reduction permanent to keep operational costs at a minimum.

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.

An earlier CJCB

CJCB was formerly the callsign of a radio station in Nelson, British Columbia that operated in 1923–24.

External links

• CJCB AM 1270
• CJCB (AM) at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CJCB in the REC Canadian station database