CJFY-FM is a Canadian
radio station
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in
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,
New Brunswick
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broadcasting at 96.5
MHz
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in
Miramichi The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...
, and at 107.7 MHz in
Blackville. The station broadcasts a
Contemporary Christian music
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format and is owned by Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc.
History
CJFY has been on the air since 2004, originally at 107.5 FM.
In 2007, CJFY Blackville was authorized to move from 107.5 to 107.7 FM.
On October 28, 2011, Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc. applied to add a new FM transmitter in
Blackville. If approved, the new transmitter will operate at 96.5 MHz in Miramichi and 107.7 MHz in Blackville. On May 18, 2012, Miramichi Fellowship Center, Inc. received approval from the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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(CRTC) to operate a new
english-language
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FM radio station at Miramichi.
Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-301
Licensing of new radio stations to serve Miramichi, ''CRTC'', May 18, 2012
See also
*CT-20
*Christian radio
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References
External links
Life Radio
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Mass media in Miramichi, New Brunswick
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Radio stations established in 2004
2004 establishments in New Brunswick
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