CFBN was a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1280 kHz in
Mississauga
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,
Ontario
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. The station, owned by the
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA; french: Autorité aéroportuaire du Grand Toronto) operates Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto Pearson is Canada's largest airport ...
, aired a
business
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news format branded as ''Canada's Business Network'', as well as some travel and weather information reports for
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Lester B. Pearson International Airport , commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surro ...
.
The station commenced operation in 1985, originally on
AM 530 before switching to 1280 when Fort Erie's
CJFT was assigned 530. Previously operating under the call sign CFYZ, the automated station originally broadcast flight arrival and departure schedules, traffic directions, parking information, and weather reports to those in the immediate vicinity of
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Lester B. Pearson International Airport , commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surro ...
.
Live broadcasting began in December 2000. In 2002, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority was given approval by the
CRTC
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to increase power. On May 31, 2005 the radio service reverted from live broadcasting to recorded airport information. On April 9, 2007, the station adopted the business format, but continued to broadcast airport traffic reports and advisories along with the business programming. Among programming heard on CFBN beginning April 2007 was syndicated American programming such as
Dennis Miller
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He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...
and the
Glenn Beck Program
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, which had never before been heard in Canada.
The station ceased broadcasting in November 2007. CFBN's license was revoked by the
CRTC
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...
, as requested by the GTAA, on January 17, 2008.
In 2014, the frequency was reassigned to
CJRU
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, a proposed campus community radio station at
Ryerson University
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, (now Toronto Metropolitan University) which began broadcasting in 2016. The CFBN call sign has since been reassigned to a low-power traffic information station in
St. Catharines,
Ontario
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.
"Carlton Street bridge to close this winter"
''Niagara Falls Review
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'', January 4, 2017.
References
External links
CFYZ Information from GTAA
Fbn
Fbn
Radio stations disestablished in 2008
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Mass media in Mississauga
Radio stations established in 1980
1980 establishments in Ontario
2008 disestablishments in Ontario
Business mass media in Canada
Business talk radio stations
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