Maritime Broadcasting System Limited, branded as MBS Radio, is a private

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

broadcasting company owning 21 radio stations serving several communities in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

, and

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

. MBS Radio was established in 1969 as Eastern Broadcasting Limited in

Campbellton, New Brunswick Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958. Fores ...

and is currently owned by Rob Pace. The company's head office is now located in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The ...

on Lovett Lake Court in the Bayers Lake area. Prior to moving to its new location at Lovett Lake Court, they were located on Sackville Street in Downtown Halifax.

Stations

Nova Scotia

* Amherst:

CKDH-FM CKDH-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 101.7 FM in Amherst, Nova Scotia, owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System, and currently offers a country format. Prior to August 2011, the station was broadcast at 900 AM before moving to ...

* Halifax:

CHFX-FM CHFX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 101.9 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The station currently plays a country format branded on-air as ''FX101.9''. CHFX's studios are located at 90 Lovett Lake Court, while its transmitter is loc ...

CHNS-FM CHNS-FM (89.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The station airs a classic hits radio format branded as ''89.9 The Wave''. CHNS is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System which also owns sist ...

Kentville Kentville is an incorporated town in Nova Scotia. It is the most populous town in the Annapolis Valley. As of 2021, the town's population was 6,630. Its census agglomeration is 26,929. History Kentville owes its location to the Cornwallis River ...

CKEN-FM CKEN-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting from Kentville, Nova Scotia at 97.7 FM. The station currently plays a country format and is branded on-air as ''AVR'' (which is short for Annapolis Valley Radio). The station has been on the air ...

CKWM-FM CKWM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Kentville, Nova Scotia at 94.9 FM owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station currently plays an adult contemporary format branded on-air as ''Magic 94.9''. The station began broa ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

CHER-FM CHER-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Sydney, Nova Scotia, at 98.3 FM broadcasting, FM. The station broadcasts a classic rock format branded as ''Max 98.3'', although some current rock music, rock songs can be played on this stat ...

, CJCB,

CKPE-FM CKPE-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Sydney, Nova Scotia at 94.9 FM. The station broadcasts a classic hits format branded as ''94.9 The Wave''. The station has been on the air since 1957 under the original call sign CJCB-FM. Th ...

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CFAB CFAB is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 1450 AM in Windsor, Nova Scotia. The station currently airs a country format branded as ''AVR'', and is owned & operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station also airs a mix of locall ...

* Digby: CKDY * Middleton: CKAD

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

CFCY-FM CFCY-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.1 FM in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island with a country format branded on-air as ''95.1 CFCY''. The station is owned & operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. History The station w ...

CHLQ-FM CHLQ-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 93.1 FM in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The station is owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System and currently broadcasts a mainstream rock format branded on-air as ''Max 93.1''. The st ...

* Summerside:

CJRW-FM CJRW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 102.1 FM in Summerside, Prince Edward Island owned & operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station plays an adult contemporary format branded on-air as ''102 Spud FM''. CJRW is th ...

New Brunswick

* Campbellton: CKNB-FM * Miramichi:

CFAN-FM CFAN-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 99.3 FM in Miramichi, New Brunswick, owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System Maritime Broadcasting System Limited, branded as MBS Radio, is a private Canadian broadcasting company owning 2 ...

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...

CFQM-FM CFQM-FM (103.9 MHz) is a Canadian FM radio station broadcasting from Moncton, New Brunswick, and owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station currently airs a classic hits format and is branded on-air as ''103.9 Max FM''. Since 1977, t ...

CHOY-FM CHOY-FM (''Choix FM 99,9'') is a French-language radio station broadcasting at 99.9 MHz from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The station currently plays a country format with the slogan "L'Acadie country" and is owned by the Maritime Broadcas ...

CKCW-FM CKCW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 94.5 FM in Moncton, New Brunswick. The station plays a hot adult contemporary format branded as ''K94.5'' and is owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System. History CKCW originally began broadca ...

* Saint John:

CFBC CFBC (930 kHz) is a commercial Canadian radio station in Saint John, New Brunswick. The station plays a country format and is owned & operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. CFBC broadcasts with a power output of 2,000 watts daytime an ...

CIOK-FM CIOK-FM, is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 100.5 FM in Saint John, New Brunswick, owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System. The station currently offers an adult contemporary format branded on-air as ''K100''. Prior to July 2009, it ...

CJYC-FM CJYC-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Saint John, New Brunswick at 98.9 FM with a classic hits format branded on-air as ''Kool 98''. The station is owned by the Maritime Broadcasting System. History The station began broadcast ...

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: CJCW On October 28, 2011, Maritime Broadcasting System Ltd. applied to the CRTC to operate a new country music FM radio station at

Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi () is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay. The Miramichi Valley is the second longest valley in New Brunswick, after the Saint John River ...

. If approved, the new station will operate at 102.5 MHz.Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-675
/ref> Unionized staff at three MBS stations in Saint John,

, went on strike in June 2012, a strike that lasted close to two years. Employees signed a deal in May 2014 and returned to work.

References

External links

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