CJJR-FM

{{short description|Radio station in Vancouver}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = CJJR-FM

| logo = CJJR-FM-COLOUR.jpg

| logo_size = 250px

| city = Vancouver, British Columbia

| area = Greater Vancouver

| branding = 93.7 JR Country

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1986|7|1}}

| frequency = 93.7 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| format = Country

| coordinates = {{coord|49.357365|N|122.953776|W|region:CA-BC_type:landmark|display=inline,title|name=CJJR-FM Tower}}

| erp = 33,000 watts
61,000 watts maximum

| haat = {{Convert|686|metres}}

| class = C

| sister_stations = CKPK-FM

| owner = Jim Pattison Group

| licensee = Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited

| webcast = [https://www.jrcountry.ca/player/ Listen Live]

| website = [https://www.jrcountry.ca/ jrcountry.ca]

}}

CJJR-FM (93.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is owned by the Jim Pattison Group with studios on West 8th Avenue in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouver. It broadcasts a country radio format branded as 93.7 JR Country.

CJJR-FM is a Class C station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 33,000 watts (61,000 watts maximum). Its transmitter tower is on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver.[https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CJJR-FM FCCdata.org/CJJR-FM]

History

The station received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on March 20, 1986. It signed on the air on Canada Day (July 1) of that year.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1986/DB86-241.HTM Decision CRTC 86-241]Neal Hall, "Pattison gets FM licence," The Vancouver Sun, March 21, 1986.Terry Shatner, "Station offers new approach to country music," The Vancouver Sun, July 17, 1986.

CJJR-FM has had the same call sign and country music format since its founding. It was originally the FM sister station to CHRX (now CKPK-FM).[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1990/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1990.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-360. Retrieved Feb. 5, 2024]

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