CJNI-FM
City | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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Branding | News 95.7 |
Slogan | News. Talk. Sports. |
Frequency | 95.7 MHz (FM) |
First air date | October 11, 2005 |
Format | News/Talk/Sports |
ERP | 65 kW |
HAAT | 224.1 meters (735 ft) |
Class | C1 |
Callsign meaning | C J News Information |
Owner |
Rogers Media, a division of Rogers Communications (Rogers Radio) |
Sister stations | CFLT-FM |
Website |
www |
CJNI-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 95.7 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a news/talk/sports format branded on-air as News 95.7. CJNI's studios are located on Young Street in Halifax, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park. The station is owned by Rogers Media which also owns sister station CFLT-FM. CJNI-FM is currently the only commercial News/talk station in Atlantic Canada.
History
On November 26, 2004, Rogers Communications received CRTC approval for a new English-language News/Talk commercial FM radio station in Halifax to operate on the FM dial at 95.7.[1] It was launched on October 11, 2005 at 5:30 a.m.
The station was networked with CKNI in Moncton and CHNI in Saint John, New Brunswick until August 2014, when they were sold to separate owners and flipped formats.
References
External links
- News 95.7
- CJNI history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CJNI-FM
Coordinates: 44°39′03″N 63°39′25″W / 44.65083°N 63.65694°W