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CJEM-FM

Radio station in Edmundston, New Brunswick

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ2931580
Source-derived summary

CJEM-FM is a Canadian radio station in Edmundston, New Brunswick, broadcasting on 92.7 FM with a power of 40,750 watts. The station plays an adult contemporary format. CJEM also has a repeat transmitter, CKMV, located in Grand Falls broadcasting at 95.1 MHz.

The station is owned by Radio Edmundston Inc. and first went on the air in December 1944, thus becoming the first French speaking radio station in Canada outside of the province of Quebec. It was originally carried at 1240 kHz, then at 1230 kHz in 1945, then at 1380 kHz in 1952, 570 kHz in 1954, before given approval to switch to 92.7 MHz in 1998.

CJEM's rebroadcaster, CKMV, began broadcasting at 1490 kHz in 1974, and was given approval to switch to 95.1 MHz in 2000.

In 1991, CJEM received approval to add transmitters in Grand Falls (95.1) and Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick (104.3). In 1995, CJEM was authorized to delete transmitters CJEM-FM-1 and CJEM-FM-2.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “CJEM-FM” as radio station in Edmundston, New Brunswick. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around CJEM-FM, Radio and station.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1944, 1240, 1230, 1945—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1944-12-10. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with CJEM-FM, Radio and station providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “CJEM-FM”, the useful work is to connect “radio station in Edmundston, New Brunswick” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

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 Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2931580. Authority coordinates are 47.369, -68.356. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1944, 1240, 1230 and 1945.

Critical limits

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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This entry incorporates text from CJEM-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.