Maritime Broadcasting System
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Radio broadcasting |
| Founded | 1969 as Eastern Broadcasting Limited |
| Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Area served | Atlantic Canada |
| Website | MBS Radio |
The Maritime Broadcasting System Limited is a private Canadian broadcasting company owning 21 radio stations serving several communities in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick.
Commonly called MBS Radio, the company was established in 1969 as Eastern Broadcasting Limited in Campbellton, New Brunswick and is currently owned by Robert L. Pace. The company's head office is now located in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sackville Street.
MBS also owns the Maritime News Network.
Stations
Nova Scotia
- Amherst - CKDH-FM
- Halifax - CHFX-FM, CHNS-FM
- Kentville - CKEN-FM, CKWM-FM
- Sydney - CHER-FM, CJCB, CKPE-FM
- Windsor - CFAB
- Digby - CKDY
- Middleton - CKAD
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
- Campbellton - CKNB
- Miramichi - CFAN-FM
- Moncton - CFQM-FM, CHOY-FM, CKCW-FM
- Saint John - CFBC, CIOK-FM, CJYC-FM
- Sussex - 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. If approved, the new station will operate at 102.5 MHz.[1]
Unionized staff at three MBS stations in Saint John, CFBC, CIOK K-100, CJYC Big John FM, went on strike in June 2012, a strike that dragged on into the fall triggering calls for a boycott of the station’s advertisers [2] and leading strikers to set up an internet radio station.[3]