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==Repeaters==
==Repeaters==

Because of deficiencies with the main FM signal which did not exist when the station was on AM, CBJ-FM operates a relay, '''CBJ-FM-6''', to serve nearby [[La Baie, Quebec|La Baie]], now part of Saguenay. That relay is one of the few co-channel relays used in Canada, meaning that it is also broadcasting on 93.7&nbsp;MHz; this solution was chosen to permit people to listen to the station in their cars continuously between Chicoutimi and La Baie without having to switch to a new frequency, de facto extending the main signal of CBJ-FM. CBJ-FM-6 operates using a [[directional antenna]] with an average effective radiated power of 16 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 86 watts ([[List of broadcast station classes|class A1]]).<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-407.htm Decision CRTC 2000-407]</ref>
Because of deficiencies with the main FM signal which did not exist when the station was on AM, CBJ-FM operates a relay, '''CBJ-FM-6''', to serve nearby [[La Baie, Quebec|La Baie]], now part of Saguenay. That relay is one of the few co-channel relays used in Canada, meaning that it is also broadcasting on 93.7&nbsp;MHz; this solution was chosen to permit people to listen to the station in their cars continuously between Chicoutimi and La Baie without having to switch to a new frequency, de facto extending the main signal of CBJ-FM. CBJ-FM-6 operates using a [[directional antenna]] with an average effective radiated power of 16 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 86 watts ([[List of broadcast station classes|class A1]]).<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-407.htm Decision CRTC 2000-407]</ref>


===Transmitters===
Other relays operated by CBJ-FM include the following:
{{RadioRebroadcasters
| rec = true
| crtc = true
| callsign = CBJ-FM
| call1 = CBJ-FM-1
| freq1 = 91.9 FM
| watts1 = 420
| class1 = [[List of broadcast station classes|A1]]
| city1 = [[Chibougamau]]
| crtc1 =
| call2 = CBJ-2
| freq2 = 1400 AM
| watts2 = 40
| class2 = LP
| city2 = [[Chapais, Quebec|Chapais]]
| crtc2 =
| call3 = CBJ-FM-3
| freq3 = 93.1 FM
| watts3 = 38,200
| class3 = B
| city3 = [[Dolbeau-Mistassini]]
| crtc3 =
| call4 = CBJ-FM-4
| freq4 = 101.9 FM
| watts4 = 970
| class4 = B
| city4 = [[L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec|L'Anse-Saint-Jean]]
| crtc4 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-435.HTM 84-435]<br>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-126.htm 2003-126]
| call5 = CBJ-FM-5
| freq5 = 101.3 FM
| watts5 = 250
| class5 = A1
| city5 = [[Petit-Saguenay, Quebec|Petit-Saguenay]]
| crtc5 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-436.HTM 84-436]<br>2003-126<br>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2020/2020-312.htm 2020-312]
| call6 = CBJ-FM-6
| freq6 = 93.7 FM
| watts6 = 86
| class6 = A1
| city6 = [[La Baie, Quebec|La Baie]]
| crtc6 = [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-407.htm 2000-407]
}}


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On August 27, 2020, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to add a new FM transmitter at Petit-Saguenay. The new transmitter will operate at 101.3 MHz (channel 267A1) with an effective radiated power of 250 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of the antenna above average terrain of -196.4 metres). The call sign will be '''CBJ-FM-5'''. <ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2020/2020-312.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-312], CBJ-FM Saguenay – New transmitter in Petit-Saguenay, ''CRTC'', August 27, 2020</ref> The original CBJ-5, a low-power AM transmitter which operated at 1140 kHz in Petit-Saguenay signed on the air in the 1980's <ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-436.HTM 84-436]</ref> until it was replaced with CBJ-FM-4 L'Anse-Saint-Jean in 2003.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-126.htm 2003-126]</ref> CBJ-4 L'Anse-Saint-Jean also operated a low-power AM transmitter at 990 kHz that signed on in the 1980s <ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-435.HTM 84-435]</ref> until it left the air in the 2000s.
* '''CBJ-FM-1''' in [[Chibougamau]], broadcasting on 91.9&nbsp;MHz with an effective radiated power of 420 watts ([[List of broadcast station classes|class A]]) using an omnidirectional antenna;
* '''CBJ-2''' in [[Chapais, Quebec|Chapais]], broadcasting on 1140&nbsp;kHz with 40 watts full-time ([[List of broadcast station classes|class LP]]) using an omnidirectional antenna;
* '''CBJ-FM-3''' in [[Dolbeau-Mistassini]], broadcasting on 93.1&nbsp;MHz with an effective radiated power of 38,200 watts ([[List of broadcast station classes|class B]]) using an omnidirectional antenna;
* '''CBJ-FM-4''' in [[L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec|L'Anse-Saint-Jean]], broadcasting on 101.9&nbsp;MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 510 [[watt]]s and a peak effective radiated power of 970 watts ([[List of broadcast station classes|class B1]]);<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-126.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-126]</ref> This replaces the original AM transmitter that went on the air in the mid 1980s.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-435.HTM Decision CRTC 84-435]</ref>
* '''CBJ-5''' in [[Petit-Saguenay, Quebec|Petit-Saguenay]], broadcasting on 1140&nbsp;kHz with 40 watts full-time ([[List of broadcast station classes|class LP]]) using an omnidirectional antenna.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-436.HTM Decision CRTC 84-436]</ref> The CBC received [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] approval in 2003 to cease operation of the CBJ-5 transmitter after CBJ-FM-4 signed on the air in L'Anse-Saint-Jean.<ref>Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-126</ref>


CBJ-2 operating at 1400 kHz in Chapais, Quebec is the last remaining AM transmitter to rebroadcast CBJ-FM.
⚫
On August 27, 2020, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to add a new FM transmitter at Petit-Saguenay. The new transmitter will operate at 101.3 MHz (channel 267A1) with an effective radiated power of 250 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of the antenna above average terrain of -196.4 metres). The call sign will be '''CBJ-FM-5'''. <ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2020/2020-312.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-312], CBJ-FM Saguenay – New transmitter in Petit-Saguenay, ''CRTC'', August 27, 2020</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:01, 26 November 2021

CBJ-FM
Broadcast areaSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Frequency93.7 MHz (FM)
BrandingIci Radio-Canada Première
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
History
Call sign meaning
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation J
Technical information
ClassB
ERP50 kW horizontal
HAAT139.7 meters (458 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
48°25′29″N 71°06′30″W / 48.4247°N 71.1083°W / 48.4247; -71.1083
Links
WebsiteIci Radio-Canada Première

CBJ-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec.

Owned and operated by the government-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French : Société Radio-Canada), it broadcasts on 93.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts (class B) using an omnidirectional antenna.

The station has an ad-free news/talk format and is part of the Ici Radio-Canada Première network, which operates across Canada.

The station originated in 1933 as CRCS, owned and operated by the CRBC and based in Chicoutimi (which became part of Saguenay in 2002).[1] It became CBJ when the CRBC became the CBC. Originally located on 1580 kHz, the station moved to FM in 1999.[2] The AM signal was a 50,000-watt clear channel station from 1977 onward, and was well known as an extremely reliable DX signal at night. It was often used by people who wanted to receive Première Chaîne when they were travelling just about anywhere in the eastern half of North America. The frequency has been reactivated, CKDO, Oshawa (10,000 watts)

The station's current local programs are Y'a des matins, in the morning from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and Style libre in the afternoon from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Saturday morning program, Samedi et rien d'autre, originates from CBF-FM Montreal. On public holidays, its local programs are replaced with local shows airing provincewide produced by different outlets in turn (except Montreal and Quebec City).

Repeaters

Because of deficiencies with the main FM signal which did not exist when the station was on AM, CBJ-FM operates a relay, CBJ-FM-6, to serve nearby La Baie, now part of Saguenay. That relay is one of the few co-channel relays used in Canada, meaning that it is also broadcasting on 93.7 MHz; this solution was chosen to permit people to listen to the station in their cars continuously between Chicoutimi and La Baie without having to switch to a new frequency, de facto extending the main signal of CBJ-FM. CBJ-FM-6 operates using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 16 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 86 watts (class A1).[3]

Transmitters

Rebroadcasters of CBJ-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC Decision
Chibougamau CBJ-FM-1 91.9 FM 420 watts A1 Query
Chapais CBJ-2 1400 AM 40 watts LP Query
Dolbeau-Mistassini CBJ-FM-3 93.1 FM 38,200 watts B Query
L'Anse-Saint-Jean CBJ-FM-4 101.9 FM 970 watts B Query 84-435
2003-126
Petit-Saguenay CBJ-FM-5 101.3 FM 250 watts A1 Query 84-436
2003-126
2020-312
La Baie CBJ-FM-6 93.7 FM 86 watts A1 Query 2000-407

On August 27, 2020, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to add a new FM transmitter at Petit-Saguenay. The new transmitter will operate at 101.3 MHz (channel 267A1) with an effective radiated power of 250 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of the antenna above average terrain of -196.4 metres). The call sign will be CBJ-FM-5. [4] The original CBJ-5, a low-power AM transmitter which operated at 1140 kHz in Petit-Saguenay signed on the air in the 1980's [5] until it was replaced with CBJ-FM-4 L'Anse-Saint-Jean in 2003.[6] CBJ-4 L'Anse-Saint-Jean also operated a low-power AM transmitter at 990 kHz that signed on in the 1980s [7] until it left the air in the 2000s.

CBJ-2 operating at 1400 kHz in Chapais, Quebec is the last remaining AM transmitter to rebroadcast CBJ-FM.

References

  1. ^ Phonothèque québécoise: 75 ans de radio - Repères
  2. ^ Decision CRTC 98-215
  3. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-407
  4. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-312, CBJ-FM Saguenay – New transmitter in Petit-Saguenay, CRTC, August 27, 2020
  5. ^ 84-436
  6. ^ 2003-126
  7. ^ 84-435

External links

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