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The daytime power would remain at 10,000 watts with all other technical parameters would remain unchanged. CJCB would also remain at 1270 kHz. Due to an antenna system failure, CJCB had been operating at 1,350 watts at night for several years. No listener complaints were received about CJCB's poor reception so it was decided to make the nighttime power reduction permanent to keep operational costs at a minimum.
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in June 1998 after MBS took over the stations. Over the years, CJCB used monikers such as "The Spirit of Cape Breton", "Cape Breton's
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