CFBC

For the radio station that began as CFBC-FM, see CJYC-FM.

CFBC

City of license	Saint John, New Brunswick
Branding	93 CFBC
Slogan	"Country Favourites"
Frequency	930 kHz (AM)
First air date	November 21, 1946
Format	Country
Power	50,000 watts
Class	B (Regional)
Callsign meaning	C Fundy Broadcasting Company
Owner	Maritime Broadcasting System
Sister stations	CIOK-FM, CJYC-FM
Website	www.cfbc.am

CFBC is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 930 AM in Saint John, New Brunswick. The station plays a country music format and is owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System.

History

CFBC's first broadcast was on November 21, 1946, and was an affiliate of the CBC Dominion Network until its dissolution in 1962. The callsign comes from the station's original owner, the Fundy Broadcasting Company (later known as Fundy Cable). CFBC-FM began operating in 1965 at 98.9 MHz; it is now known as CJYC-FM. MBS purchased CFBC and CJYC from Fundy in 1997.

For several years, CFBC and, sister station, CJYC-FM's studios were on Carleton Street in Uptown Saint John. In the mid-1990s, CFBC and CJYC-FM moved their studios and offices to 199 Chesley Drive. In 1997, CFBC and CJYC-FM moved into MBS's facility on Union Street, where they are as of August 2011.

In addition to the oldies format, CFBC is known for its news coverage, including the morning talk show Talk of the Town which went off the air in 2006.

Unionized staff at CFBC and two other MBS stations in Saint John went on strike in June 2012, a strike that is on going, triggering calls for a boycott of the station's advertisers and leading strikers to set up an internet radio station.

On August 15, 2013, CFBC dropped the Oldies format to flip to country after the flip of former sister station CJYC-FM from classic rock to classic hits.

Notable alumni

CFBC has been home to several notable people in radio and television. They include:

• Andy K (deceased)
• Andy Scott
• Andrew Cromwell (now with CHNI-FM)
• Bob Lockhart
• Brian MacLean (now News Director of CHSJ-FM and CHWV-FM)
• Bruce Weaver (now with CHSJ-FM)
• Clark Todd (deceased)
• Chuck O'Hara
• Chuck Beyea
• Dan Reid
• Dave Cochrane (now with Remax)
• Denise (Hansen) Barkhouse (now with CHNI-FM)
• Derek Chase
• Don Mabee (now with CINB-FM)
• Donnie Robertson (still doing mornings on CFBC)
• Doug James (later a foreign correspondent for CNN)
• Duke Roberts
• Garnet Cripps (now with Phantom FM - Bathurst)
• Gary Crane (as Johnny Walker) (now in Vancouver)
• Gary MacDonald (now Director of News & Public Affairs - Acadia Broadcasting Limited)
• George Davies
• Ingram Palmer (deceased)
• Jim Hennessy (later News Director at CHSJ-FM and CHWV-FM, now with Department of Energy)
• Jim Urquhart "The Nighthawk" (Now Canada Border Services Officer)
• John Nink
• John Suart (Now a marketing consultant)
• Kelli Rickard
• Lee Beach (deceased)
• Marc Henwood (now with CHSJ-FM and CHWV-FM)
• Mark Lee
• Mark Phillips
• Paul Mennier
• Paul Meagher (Now at CFEP-FM Eastern Passage)
• Peter Bonner
• Ray Girard
• Rick Howe (now with CHNI-FM)
• Rick Mantle (The final host of Talk of the Town, now with CHNI-FM)
• Rob Weir
• Ron Wilson (deceased, one of the original Talk of the Town hosts)
• Roy Geldart
• Steve Mackin (now with CHWV-FM)
• Steve Murphy (now with CTV Atlantic)
• Stuart Howe
• Terry Wallace (now with CHNI-FM)
• Tom Bedell (now with CFRQ-FM Halifax)
• Tom Young (later with CHNI-FM)
• Trish Hamilton (now with CHSJ-FM/CHWV-FM)

Former Logo

External links

• 93 CFBC
• MBS Radio Station Guide - CFBC
• CFBC history - Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFBC
• Query the FCC's AM station database for CFBC
• Radio-Locator Information on CFBC
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for CFBC