CBBX-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the

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's ''

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'' network at 90.9 FM in Sudbury,

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History

The station was originally licensed by the

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in 1984. However, due to financial constraints at the CBC, the station was never launched, and the CBC was forced in 1991 to surrender all of its non-operating licenses. Some sources may incorrectly cite the station's call sign as CBOS-FM, the call sign that was assigned to the unlaunched 1984 license. The CBC subsequently applied for a new license, which was awarded in 2000. The station went on the air on April 20, 2001, approximately one month after the launch of

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's CBBS-FM."CBC launches Radio Two in Sudbury". ''

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'', March 30, 2001. On June 29, 2007, the CBC was given approval to add a

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of CBBX in

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on 105.7 MHz. As of 2015, however, the Timmins transmitter has not been launched, and due to recent funding cutbacks at the CBC its launch appears unlikely. On March 30, 2015, Eternacom, the owners of the

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station

CJTK-FM CJTK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which airs Christian music and programming at 95.5 FM in Sudbury, Ontario. The station is owned by Eternacom, and was licensed by the CRTC in 1997. The station is branded as ''KFM'' and uses one of the curren ...

Sudbury, received CRTC approval to add a new FM transmitter at Timmins to operate at 105.5 MHz,Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-114
CJTK-FM Sudbury - New transmitter in Timmins; English-language commercial FM specialty (Christian music) radio station in Timmins, ''CRTC'', March 30, 2015 (Under Interventions regarding the Eternacom application) which is first-adjacent to the unbuilt rebroadcaster of CBBX-FM. In long-term expansion plans that the CBC has filed with the CRTC, the station was also slated to add rebroadcasters in Hearst,

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and North Bay, although no firm timeframe for this service expansion has been announced.

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