- CJCW (AM)
Infobox Radio station
name = CJCW
area =Sussex, New Brunswick
branding =
slogan = "Hits of Yesterday and Today" and "Your Community, Your Radio station"
airdate =June 14 1975
frequency = 590kHz (AM)
format =Adult contemporary
erp =
class =
owner =Maritime Broadcasting System
website = [http://www.590cjcw.com CJCW]
callsign_meaning =CJCW is a
Canadian radio station broadcasting at 590 kHz inSussex, New Brunswick . The station plays anadult contemporary format and is owned byMaritime Broadcasting System . It has been on the air since June 1975.History
Island Radio Co was granted approval onNovember 8 ,1975 to broadcast inSussex, New Brunswick with a power of 500watt s during the day, and 250 watts at night. Overnight programming was provided byCKCW-FM inMoncton, New Brunswick .On
June 15 ,1975 CJCW first began broadcasting.On
April 7 ,1978 the daytime operating power was increased to 1000 watts. Night operation was left at 250 watts.In 1986 the station was acquired by
Maritime Broadcasting System .In 2000, CJCW switched to full-time local programming instead of
simulcasting CKCW during overnight periods. The station was branded as "Favourites 590 CJCW".On
September 10 ,2007 the station (along with sister stationsCKNB (AM) ,CFAN-FM andCKDH (AM) ) was rebranded to "590 CJCW" with "Your community, your radio station" as thepositioning statement .ee also
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Maritime Broadcasting System External links
* [http://www.590cjcw.com/ CJCW]
* [http://www.mbsradio.com/ Maritime Broadcasting System website]
* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=648&historyID=454 History of CJCW at the Canadian Communications Foundation]
*RecnetCanada|CJCW
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