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{{short description|Radio station in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox Radio Station
{{Infobox radio station
|erp=50 kW
| erp = 50,000 [[watt]]s average<br>100,000 watts peak
|name=CJBZ-FM
| name = CJBZ-FM
|city=[[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]]
| logo = File:CJBZ B-93.3 logo.png
|format=[[contemporary hit radio]]
| city = [[Lethbridge|Lethbridge, Alberta]]
|frequency=93.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| area = [[Lethbridge County]]
|class=C1
| airdate = October 7, [[1974 in radio|1974]] as CKTA
|owner=[[Jim Pattison Group]]
| format = [[Hot adult contemporary]]
|branding=B93
| frequency = 93.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]
|slogan=
| haat = {{convert|174|meters}}
|website=[http://www.b93.fm/ B93]
| class = C1
|sister_stations=[[CHLB-FM]]
| owner = [[Jim Pattison Group]]
|callsign_meaning=
| branding = B-93
| webcast = [https://www.b93.fm/player/?playerID=842 Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.b93.fm/ b93.fm]
| sister_stations = [[CHLB-FM]]
| callsign_meaning =
}}
}}


'''CJBZ-FM''' (93.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a radio station broadcasting a [[contemporary hit radio]] format. Licensed to [[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]], it serves the Taber/Lethbridge region. The station is currently owned by the [[Jim Pattison Group]].
'''CJBZ-FM''' (93.3 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[hot adult contemporary]] format. Licensed to [[Lethbridge|Lethbridge, Alberta]], it serves the Taber/Lethbridge region. The station is currently owned by the [[Jim Pattison Group]].


This station originally began broadcasting in [[1974 in radio|1974]] as CKTA which operated at 1570 [[AM radio|AM]], until the station moved to its current frequency 93.3 FM in [[2000 in radio|2000]] as [[classic rock]]er CHHK.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-476.HTM CRTC Decision 99-476]</ref> In [[2004 in radio|2004]] it shifted to [[adult hits]] and adopted its current branding and callsign and later to contemporary hit radio in [[2007 in radio|2007]].
The station originally began broadcasting in [[1974 in radio|1974]] as CKTA which operated at 1570 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], until the station moved to its current frequency 93.3 FM in [[2000 in radio|2000]] as [[classic rock]]er '''CHHK'''.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-476.HTM CRTC Decision 99-476]</ref> In [[2004 in radio|2004]] it shifted to [[adult hits]] and adopted its current branding and callsign and later to [[contemporary hit radio|CHR/Top 40]] in [[2007 in radio|2007]]. CJBZ has since shifted to a hot adult contemporary format.

CJBZ airs ''[[American Top 40]]'' with [[Ryan Seacrest]] on Saturday evenings at 6 PM and on Sunday mornings at 9 AM.


==Previous callsigns==
==Previous callsigns==
* CKTA 1974-1987
* '''CKTA''' (1974–1987, 1993-2000)
* CFEZ 1987-''returned to CKTA in 1993''
* '''CFEZ''' (1987–1993)
* '''CHHK''' (2000–2004)
* CKTA 1993-2000
* '''CJBZ''' (2004–present)
* CHHK 2000-2004
* CJBZ 2004-Present


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.b93.fm/ B93]
*[https://www.b93.fm/ B-93]
*[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=176&historyID=365 CJBZ History] at [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/alberta/alberta-south/CJBZ-FM CJBZ-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CJBZ-FM}}
* {{RecnetCanada|CJBZ-FM}}


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{{Jim Pattison Group}}
{{Jim Pattison Group}}


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[[Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in Canada|Jbz]]
[[Category:Jim Pattison Group radio stations|Jbz]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1974]]
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Latest revision as of 00:44, 29 April 2024

CJBZ-FM
Broadcast areaLethbridge County
Frequency93.3 MHz
BrandingB-93
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerJim Pattison Group
CHLB-FM
History
First air date
October 7, 1974 as CKTA
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP50,000 watts average
100,000 watts peak
HAAT174 meters (571 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteb93.fm

CJBZ-FM (93.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Lethbridge, Alberta, it serves the Taber/Lethbridge region. The station is currently owned by the Jim Pattison Group.

The station originally began broadcasting in 1974 as CKTA which operated at 1570 AM, until the station moved to its current frequency 93.3 FM in 2000 as classic rocker CHHK.[1] In 2004 it shifted to adult hits and adopted its current branding and callsign and later to CHR/Top 40 in 2007. CJBZ has since shifted to a hot adult contemporary format.

CJBZ airs American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest on Saturday evenings at 6 PM and on Sunday mornings at 9 AM.

Previous callsigns

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  • CKTA (1974–1987, 1993-2000)
  • CFEZ (1987–1993)
  • CHHK (2000–2004)
  • CJBZ (2004–present)

References

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