CBJ-FM
Ici Radio-Canada Première radio station in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
CBJ-FM (93.7 FM) is a French-language radio station licensed to Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. Owned and operated by the government-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French: Société Radio-Canada), it has an ad-free news/talk format as part of the Ici Radio-Canada Première network, which operates across Canada.
The station originated in 1933 as CRCS, owned and operated by the CRBC and based in Chicoutimi (which became part of Saguenay in 2002). It became CBJ when the CRBC became the CBC. The station originally operated at 1120 kHz it then moved to 1240 kHz in 1941 and moved again to 1580 kHz in 1947. The station then moved to FM in 1999. The AM signal was a 50,000-watt clear channel station from 1977 onward, and was well known as an extremely reliable DX signal at night. It was often used by people who wanted to receive Première Chaîne when they were travelling just about anywhere in the eastern half of North America. The frequency has been reactivated by CKDO in Oshawa (10,000 watts).
The station's current local programs are Y'a des matins, in the morning from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and Style libre in the afternoon from 3:30 p.m.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “CBJ-FM” is ici Radio-Canada Première radio station in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through CBJ-FM, Radio-Canada and Première, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “ici Radio-Canada Première radio station in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5009110. Authority coordinates are 48.425, -71.108. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1933, 2002, 1120 and 1240.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “CBJ-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “CBJ-FM” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.