| City of license | Saint John, New Brunswick |
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| Branding | 98.9 Big John FM |
| Slogan | Everything that rocks! |
| Frequency | 98.9 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | March 12, 1965 as CFBC-FM |
| Format | Active rock |
| Owner | Maritime Broadcasting System |
| Sister stations | CFBC, CIOK-FM |
| Website | 98.9 Big John FM |
CJYC-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Saint John, New Brunswick at 98.9 MHz. It is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System. 98.9 Big John FM plays "EVERYTHING THAT ROCKS" and, was known as C98 until August 2006.
The station began broadcasting in 1965 as CFBC-FM, the first FM station in New Brunswick. CFBC-FM was a companion to CFBC AM. In the early 1980s, CFBC-FM adopted its current callsign. On April 10, 1992, the CRTC denied an application by Fundy II Ltd. to change CJYC-FM's frequency from 98.9 MHz to 94.1 MHz and to change the effective radiated power from 50,000 to 100,000 watts. [1] MBS purchased CFBC and CJYC in 1997 from Fundy Communications. [2] On February 7, 2000, CJYC-FM received CRTC approval to decrease the effective radiated power from 50,000 to 12,000 watts. [3]
For several years, CJYC-FM and, sister station, CFBC's studios were on Carleton Street in Uptown Saint John. In the mid-1990's, CJYC-FM and CFBC moved their studios and offices to 199 Chesley Drive. In 1997, CJYC-FM and CFBC moved into MBS's studios and offices on Union Street, where they are as of August 2011.
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