CJCW is a Canadian

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broadcasting at 590 AM in

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. The station plays an

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format and is owned & operated by the

Maritime Broadcasting System Maritime Broadcasting System Limited, branded as MBS Radio, is a private Canadian broadcasting company owning 21 radio stations serving several communities in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. MBS Radio was established in 196 ...

. The station has been on the air since June 14, 1975.

History

Island Radio was granted approval on November 8, 1975 to broadcast in

with a power of 500

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s during the day, and 250 watts at night. Overnight programming was provided by

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. 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

. In 2000, CJCW switched to full-time local programming instead of

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CKCW during overnight periods. The station was branded as ''Favourites 590 CJCW''. On September 10, 2007, the station (along with sister stations

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and

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) was rebranded to ''590 CJCW'' with "Your community, your radio station" as the positioning statement.

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