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CJSB-FM

Radio station in Swan River, Manitoba

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ5012198
Source-derived summary

CJSB-FM is an adult contemporary and country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Swan River, Manitoba, Canada. CJSB-FM is currently owned and operated by Stillwater Broadcasting Limited. Its sister company, 5777152 Manitoba, operates CJBP-FM in Neepawa.

The station features local news and local information. The studio is located in the heart of downtown Swan River at 515 Main Street.

History

On April 21, 2006, Stillwater Broadcasting Limited received CRTC approval to operate a new FM radio station in Swan River, Manitoba on the frequency of 104.5 MHz.

On August 19, 2010, CJSB-FM applied to add an FM transmitter in Benito, Manitoba on the frequency of 99.1 MHz to rebroadcast the programming of CJSB-FM Swan River. This application to add a new transmitter at Benito received CRTC approval on November 24, 2010.

On July 10, 2025, the station and five others with co-located master control facilities were knocked off the air by a firebombing.

Editorial summary

“CJSB-FM” enters the record as radio station in Swan River, Manitoba. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what CJSB-FM, Radio and station can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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—2006, 2010, 2025—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2006-07-01. Its strongest next move is a source search built around CJSB-FM, Radio and station.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“CJSB-FM” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, CJSB-FM, Radio and station provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5012198. Authority coordinates are 52.105, -101.270. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2010 and 2025.

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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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “CJSB-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow CJSB-FM primary sources, CJSB-FM archive and CJSB-FM research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “CJSB-FM”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from CJSB-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.