CJBZ-FM
| City of license | Lethbridge, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Branding | B-93.3 |
| Slogan | Lethbridge's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 93.3 MHz |
| First air date | October 7, 1974 as CKTA |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| ERP |
50,000 watts average 100,000 watts peak |
| HAAT | 174 meters (571 ft) |
| Class | C1 |
| Owner | Jim Pattison Group |
| Sister stations | CHLB-FM |
| Website | B-93.3 FM |
CJBZ-FM (93.3 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; the only station under this owner to have that format.
This 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 contemporary hit radio in 2007. CJBZ-FM is listed by Nielsen BDS on the Canadian top 40 panel, but was added to Mediabase as of March 2011. It is one of six contemporary hit radio stations in Alberta, the other being Calgary's CIBK-FM & CKMP-FM, Edmonton's CHBN-FM & CFMG-FM and Red Deer's CKIK-FM.
They air American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest on Saturday evenings at 6 PM and on Sunday mornings at 9 AM.
Previous callsigns
- CKTA 1974-1987
- CFEZ 1987-returned to CKTA in 1993
- CKTA 1993-2000
- CHHK 2000-2004
- CJBZ 2004–Present
References
External links
- B-93.3 FM
- CJBZ History at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CJBZ-FM
| ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 49°41′09″N 112°20′51″W / 49.68583°N 112.34750°W