# CJBR-FM

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Radio station in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

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CJBR-FM Rimouski, Quebec Canada Frequency 89.1 MHz Programming Language French Format News/Talk Network Ici Radio-Canada Première Ownership Owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation History First air date November 15, 1937 (1937-11-15) Former frequencies 900 kHz (–2001) Call sign meaning Jules Brillant/Rimouski; Brillant founded the station in 1937 Technical information Class C1 ERP 38.8 kW (peak) Links Website Ici Radio-Canada Première

**CJBR-FM** is a [French-language](/source/French_language) [Canadian](/source/Canada) [radio station](/source/Radio_station) located in [Rimouski](/source/Rimouski), [Quebec](/source/Quebec). Owned and operated by the (government-owned) [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) ([French](/source/French_language): *Société Radio-Canada*), it broadcasts on 89.1 [MHz](/source/Hertz) using a [directional antenna](/source/Directional_antenna) with an average [effective radiated power](/source/Effective_radiated_power) of 19,400 [watts](/source/Watt) and a peak effective radiated power of 38,800 watts ([class C1](/source/List_of_broadcast_station_classes)). The station has an ad-free [news](/source/All-news_radio)/[talk](/source/Talk_radio) [format](/source/Radio_format) and is part of the [Ici Radio-Canada Première](/source/Ici_Radio-Canada_Premi%C3%A8re) network, which operates across Canada. Like all other Première stations, but unlike most FM stations, CJBR-FM broadcasts in [mono](/source/Monaural).

## History

Previously known as **CJBR** when the station was on the [AM band](/source/AM_broadcasting) on 900 [kHz](/source/Hertz), the station moved to [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting) in 2001. It is one of the few CBC/SRC stations to not have a [call sign](/source/Call_sign) beginning with CB, as it was originally a privately owned station; CJBR was an affiliate of Radio-Canada from the station's opening in 1937 until it was bought by Radio-Canada in 1977. The call sign "CJBR" stands for **C**anada **J**ules **B**rillant **R**imouski ([Jules Brillant](/source/Jules_Brillant) being the founder of the station). When it bought the station in 1977 from Telemedia (who acquired Brillant's broadcasting properties in 1970), Radio-Canada initially wanted to change the call sign to CBSL, but this plan was discarded after a petition was circulated against this change. A new private radio station, CFLP (now [CJOI-FM](/source/CJOI-FM)), was opened in Rimouski the following year.

The station originally broadcast on 1030 kHz with 1,000 watts. On March 29, 1941, the station moved to 900 kHz. Power was increased to 5,000 watts full-time in 1947, and to 10,000 watts full-time in 1956. The AM transmitter was shut down on September 6, 2001 at 9 AM. Its FM [sister station](/source/Sister_station), originally called **CJBR-FM**, had to change its own call sign to [CBRX-FM](/source/CBRX-FM).[1][2]

The station's current local programs are *Info-réveil*, in the mornings from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and *Le monde aujourd'hui* in the afternoons, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. CJBR-FM also co-produces *D'Est en est*, a pan-regional program produced in turn with [CBGA-FM](/source/CBGA-FM) [Matane](/source/Matane) and [CBSI-FM](/source/CBSI-FM) [Sept-Îles](/source/Sept-%C3%8Eles%2C_Quebec) and heard afternoons during the summer months. On public holidays, its local programs are replaced with local shows airing provincewide produced by different outlets in turn (except Montreal and Quebec City). Its Saturday morning program, *Samedi et rien d'autre*, originates from [CBF-FM](/source/CBF-FM) [Montreal](/source/Montreal).

## Repeater

CJBR-FM operates only one relay station, namely CJBR-FM-1 in [Rivière-du-Loup](/source/Rivi%C3%A8re-du-Loup). That station opened in 1992 and operates on 89.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts ([class C](/source/List_of_broadcast_station_classes)) using an [omnidirectional antenna](/source/Omnidirectional_antenna).[3] Listeners west of the area are served by [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City) station [CBV-FM](/source/CBV-FM) and its relays, and listeners east of the area are served by CBGA-FM and its relays.

## Notable hosts

- [Pierre Nadeau](/source/Pierre_Nadeau) OC CQ, announcer from 1956 to 1957[4]

- [Sandy Burgess](/source/Sandy_Burgess)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Decision CRTC 99-426](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-426.HTM)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Decision CRTC 2001-719](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2001/db2001-719.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Decision CRTC 91-91](http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/DB91-91.HTM)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Gosselin, Janie; Duschene, André (3 September 2019). ["Le journaliste Pierre Nnadeau s'éteint à 82 ans"](https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/2019-09-03/le-journaliste-pierre-nadeau-s-eteint-a-82-ans). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))* (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2021.

## External links

- (in French) [Ici Radio-Canada Première](http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/)

- [Histoire de CJBR-FM](http://radio-canada.ca/regions/bas-st-laurent/dossiers/histoire1_3542.shtml)

- [CJBR-FM](https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/quebec/quebec-bas-st-laurent-gaspesie-iles-de-la-madeleine/CJBR-FM) at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [Canadian Communications Foundation](/source/Canadian_Communications_Foundation)

- [CJBR-FM](https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=CJBR-FM&ccode=2&latd=&lond=&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&party=&party_type=LICEN&fac_type=ALL) in the REC Canadian station database

v t e Radio stations in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec Rivière-du-Loup CJBR 89.5 CBRX 90.7 CIEL 103.7/93.9 CIBM 107.1 Rimouski CJBR 89.1 CFYX 93.3 CKMN 96.5 CIKI 98.7 CBRX 101.5 CJOI 102.9 CIRA-FM-4 104.1 Matane CHOE 95.3 CFVM 99.9 CBGA 102.1 CHRM 105.3 CBRX 107.5 Other areas CIEL-FM-4 93.9 (Trois-Pistoles) CFVD 95.5 (Dégelis) CHOX 97.5 (La Pocatière) Defunct CION 103.7 (Rivière-du-Loup) Quebec radio markets Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Gaspésie Gatineau Laurentides Mauricie Montreal Nord-du-Québec Quebec City Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Sherbrooke/Estrie Other nearby regions – Canada Northern New Brunswick U.S. Northern and Downeast Maine See also List of radio stations in Quebec

v t e Société Radio-Canada radio stations Ici Première CBAF-FM-15 Charlottetown CBFG-FM Chisasibi CHFA-FM Edmonton CBAF-FM-5 Halifax CBGA-FM Matane CBAF-FM Moncton CBF-FM Montreal CBOF-FM Ottawa CBV-FM Quebec City CBKF-FM Regina CJBR-FM Rimouski CHLM-FM Rouyn-Noranda CBJ-FM Saguenay CBSI-FM Sept-Îles CBF-FM-10 Sherbrooke CBON-FM Sudbury CJBC Toronto CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières CBUF-FM Vancouver CBEF Windsor CKSB-10-FM Winnipeg Ici Musique CBCX-FM Calgary CBAX-FM Halifax CBAL-FM Moncton CBFX-FM Montreal CBOX-FM Ottawa CBVX-FM Quebec City CBRX-FM Rimouski CBJX-FM Saguenay CBBX-FM Sudbury CJBC-FM Toronto CBUX-FM Vancouver CKSB-FM Winnipeg Former private affiliates CFRG Gravelbourg CFLM La Tuque CFNS Saskatoon CFBR Sudbury CKLD Thetford Mines CFCL Timmins CFDA Victoriaville CKVM Ville-Marie See also Bande à part Sports extra CBC Radio 3 CBC radio stations Weatheradio Canada Radio Canada International CBC North

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