CJPN-FM is a French-language radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, broadcasting at 90.5 FM.
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| Broadcast area | Greater Fredericton |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | C90 |
| Programming | |
| Format | CHR/Top 40 (French) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | C médias |
| CKMA-FM, CKRH-FM, CHQC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1997 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,560 watts |
| HAAT | 87 meters (285 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | cmedias.ca |
The station signed on in 1997 from its studios at Le Centre Communautaire Sainte-Anne (Fredericton).[1]
CJPN broadcasts to a population of 13,360 French speakers in Fredericton.[2]
CJPN airs live programming from its own studios, as well as francophone music from Quebec, Acadia and other regions.
In August 2015, CJPN announced that, after following a new strategic plan, revenues had increased substantially. As part of the changes, the company developed a strategic alliance with Miramichi's CKMA-FM and Saint John's CHQC-FM.
The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.
History
editCJPN Radio, FM 90.5,[3] allows Francophones in the provincial capital region to hear French music and local news. The idea of putting a community radio in place came in October 1990, when a first information meeting was organized to determine the interest of setting up a French-language radio station in Fredericton. Finally, on August 22, 1997, CJPN broadcast for the first time on the FM 90.5 frequency with a transmitter of about 2,000 watts.[4][5][6]
Since 2015, Radio Fredericton inc. CJPN works in partnership with Francophone community radio stations in Saint-Jean, CHQC-FM and Miramichi French-language community radio station CKMA-FM. This is the first resource sharing project implemented in three independent French-language community radio stations in Canada. These three radio stations share the general management, the production department, their technician, the accounting department and some of their broadcasts.[7]
On December 19, 2022, CJPN rebranded to C90 and is now owned by C médias. On the same day, CHQC in Saint John, CKRH in Halifax, and CKMA in Miramichi also adopted the "C" branding from C médias.
Former logo
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References
edit- ^ Decision CRTC 96-707
- ^ 2016 Census
- ^ CRTC Decision
- ^ (Livre)Une présence qui s'affirme : La communauté acadienne et francophone de Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick par Greg Allain et Maurice Basque
- ^ (Livre)Une présence qui s'affirme : La communauté acadienne et francophone de Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick par Greg Allain et Maurice Basque
- ^ Official website of CJPN, CHQC and CKMA
- ^ Site Official website of CJPN, CHQC and CKMA
External links
edit- (in French) C90 - C médias
- CJPN-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CJPN-FM in the REC Canadian station database