CJJR-FM

CJJR-FM
Vancouver, British Columbia;
Broadcast area	Greater Vancouver
Frequency	93.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	93.7 JR Country
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: Same as HD1
Ownership
Owner	Jim Pattison Group; (Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited);
Sister stations	CKPK-FM
History
First air date	July 1, 1986; 37 years ago
Technical information
Class	C
ERP	33,000 watts ; 61,000 watts maximum
HAAT	686 metres (2,251 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	49°21′27″N 122°57′14″W / 49.357365°N 122.953776°W / 49.357365; -122.953776 (CJJR-FM Tower)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	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.^[1]

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.^[2]

CJJR-FM has had the same call sign and country music format since its founding. It was originally the FM sister station to CHRX 600 AM (now CKPK-FM).^[3]

References

^ FCCdata.org/CJJR-FM
^ Decision CRTC 86-241
^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-360. Retrieved Feb. 5, 2024

External links

93.7 JR Country
CJJR-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CJJR-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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[1] FCCdata.org/CJJR-FM

[2] Decision CRTC 86-241

[3] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-360. Retrieved Feb. 5, 2024