CIBX-FM
horizontal polarization only | |
| HAAT | 143.5 meters (471 ft) |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/move/fredericton |
CIBX-FM (106.9
CIBX-FM has an
History
CIBX traces its history to the first radio station in New Brunswick, CFNB. The call letters stood for Fredericton, New Brunswick. The station went on the air under the experimental
The station was
In 1996, CFNB's parent company, Radio Atlantic, was granted permission to move its signal to 106.9 FM and to
Between 2000 and 2005, CIBX used the on-air "EZ Rock" branding along with other stations in Canada, while using Capital FM as a secondary name. Eventually, "EZ Rock" was phased out as a moniker.
As of July 18, 2012, CIBX officially flipped to Top 40/CHR. It was one of two Top 40 outlets in the Fredericton radio market as it took on rival station CFRK-FM. The competition lasted nearly three years. On May 31, 2015, CFRK flipped to country music, which left CIBX as the only Top 40 station in the market.[4]
CIBX and seven other radio stations in the
On December 27, 2020, as part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, CIBX shifted to
In 2022, CIBX flipped back to adult contemporary music.
Former logos
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2002-2004 -
2005-2012 -
2012-2020
References
- ^ FoxRocks.ca/contests
- ^ FCCdata.org/CIBX-FM
- ^ Decision CRTC 96-9
- ^ "CFRK Drops CHR For Country" from Radio Insight (May 31, 2015)
- ^ Bell Media Moves Ten Stations to New Branding
External links
- Move 106.9
- CFNB/CIBX history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFNB Radio Atlantic - Timeline with photos from mynewbrunswick.ca
- CIBX - fybush.com
- CIBX-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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