CJVA-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station broadcasting in Caraquet, New Brunswick, at 94.1 MHz (FM). CJVA-FM is owned and operated by Radio Acadie, Limitée.
History On July 18, 1973, Alphee Michaud, on behalf of a company to be incorporated, was awarded a licence for a new AM station at Caraquet. The station officially began broadcasting on its original frequency at 810 kHz in 1977.
In 1995, the station began receiving programs from CKLE-FM Bathurst, New Brunswick, part-time.Decision CRTC 95-362 Authorization to rebroadcast CKLE-FM's programs on CJVA with CJVA's licence renewal, CRTC, June 28, 1995
In 2014, Radio Acadie submitted an application to convert CJVA to 94.1 MHz. This application received approval by the CRTC on February 13, 2015.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-41, CJVA Caraquet - Conversion to the FM band, CRTC, February 13, 2015Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-105, CJVA Caraquet – Technical changes, CRTC, March 18, 2016
CJVA shut down its old AM 810 transmitter on August 1, 2016. Programming continued on CJVA-FM 94.1.
References
External links CKLE-FM/CJVA-FM (in French) CJVA-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation