CJVB

CJVB
Vancouver, British Columbia;
Broadcast area	Greater Vancouver
Frequency	1470 kHz (AM)
Branding	Fairchild Radio
Programming
Format	Multicultural
Ownership
Owner	Fairchild Group; (Fairchild Radio Group Ltd.);
Sister stations	CHKG-FM
History
First air date	June 18, 1972
Call sign meaning	Original owner Jan van Bruchem
Technical information
Class	B (Regional)
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	49°11′34.6″N 123°1′20.7″W / 49.192944°N 123.022417°W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	am1470.com

CJVB (1470 kHz) is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which broadcasts multilingual programming. Owned by the Fairchild Group, the station with a power of 50,000 watts, using two different directional patterns for daytime and nighttime operation. CJVB's studios and transmitter are located in Richmond.

Operation began as a 10,000-watt station at the same transmitter site in 1972, with a power increase to 50 kW in 1979. The station was originally licensed to Jan van Bruchem, whose initials give CJVB its call letters. CJVB was the third multicultural radio station in Canada, following CHIN in Toronto and CFMB in Montreal. It was also the first radio station in the Vancouver area to broadcast in AM stereo.

CJVB airs primarily Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) programming from Monday through Saturday. On Sunday, the station airs a selection of programs in other languages.