CJPN-FM

{{short description|Radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = CJPN-FM

| logo = File:C90 Logo Fredericton - 1.webp

| city = Fredericton, New Brunswick | country = CA

| area = Greater Fredericton

| branding = C90

| sister_stations = CKMA-FM, CKRH-FM, CHQC-FM

| airdate = {{Start date|1997|8|22}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lacadie-nouvelle-radio-fredericton-cjpn/163769546/|date=August 21, 1997|page=5|title=Radio Fredericton CJPN en ondes dès demain|newspaper=L'Acadie Nouvelle|location=Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 23, 2025}}

| frequency = 90.5 MHz

| format = Variety

| language = French

| erp = 1,560 watts

| haat = {{convert|87|meters}}

| class = A

| owner = C médias

| licensee = Radio Fredericton Inc.

| callsign_meaning = {{lang|fr|Ça joue pour nous}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lacadie-nouvelle-radio-fredericton-de-r/163769288/|date=April 27, 1994|page=31|lang=fr|title=Radio-Fredericton de retour sur les ondes|newspaper=L'Acadie Nouvelle|location=Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 23, 2025}}

| website = [https://c90fm.cmedias.ca/ cmedias.ca]

}}

CJPN-FM is a French-language radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, broadcasting at 90.5 FM.

The station signed on August 22, 1997, from its studios at Le Centre Communautaire Sainte-Anne (Fredericton).[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1996/DB96-707.HTM Decision CRTC 96-707]{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lacadie-nouvelle-radio-fredericton-cjpn/163769546/|date=August 21, 1997|page=5|title=Radio Fredericton CJPN en ondes dès demain|newspaper=L'Acadie Nouvelle|location=Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 23, 2025}} It had been preceded by several pop-up stations in 1992, 1994,{{r|LAca940427}} and 1996.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-gleaner-french-radio-station-in-wo/163769632/|date=July 12, 1996|page=17|first=Catherine|last=Metcalfe|title=French Radio Station In Works|newspaper=Daily Gleaner|location=Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=January 23, 2025}}

CJPN broadcasts to a population of 13,360 French speakers in Fredericton.[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1310032&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&SearchText=Fredericton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=1310032&TABID=1&type=0 2016 Census]

CJPN airs live programming from its own studios, as well as francophone music from Quebec, Acadia and other regions.

In August 2015, CJPN announced that, after following a new strategic plan, revenues had increased substantially. As part of the changes, the company developed a strategic alliance with Miramichi's CKMA-FM and Saint John's CHQC-FM.

The station is a member of the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.

History

CJPN Radio, FM 90.5,[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-150.htm CRTC Decision] allows Francophones in the provincial capital region to hear French music and local news. The idea of putting a community radio in place came in October 1990, when a first information meeting was organized to determine the interest of setting up a French-language radio station in Fredericton. Finally, on August 22, 1997, CJPN broadcast for the first time on the FM 90.5 frequency with a transmitter of about 2,000 watts.[https://www.anboutique.ca/catalogue/boutique/livres-francophones/presence-saffirme/ (Livre)Une présence qui s'affirme : La communauté acadienne et francophone de Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick par Greg Allain et Maurice Basque][https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/fa/2005-n19-fa1813267/1005321ar/ (Livre)Une présence qui s'affirme : La communauté acadienne et francophone de Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick par Greg Allain et Maurice Basque][https://cjpn-chqc-ckma.com/en/cjpn-2/ Official website of CJPN, CHQC and CKMA]

Since 2015, Radio Fredericton inc. CJPN works in partnership with Francophone community radio stations in Saint-Jean, CHQC-FM and Miramichi French-language community radio station CKMA-FM. This is the first resource sharing project implemented in three independent French-language community radio stations in Canada. These three radio stations share the general management, the production department, their technician, the accounting department and some of their broadcasts.[https://cjpn-chqc-ckma.com/en/cjpn-2/ Site Official website of CJPN, CHQC and CKMA]

On December 19, 2022, CJPN rebranded to C90 and is now owned by C médias. On the same day, CHQC in Saint John, CKRH in Halifax, and CKMA in Miramichi also adopted the "C" branding from C médias.

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