A familiar sound from the North now echoes across the Vancouver area as CFNR introduces Journey FM to the Lower Mainland

This past weekend marked the end of a long planned addition to the CFNR family, with Terrace based Northern Native Broadcasting introducing CJNY 106.3 Journey FM, Urban Indigenous Radio for the Vancouver region.

The official launch came as part of the Vancouver Hoobiyee celebrations over the weekend, which took place at the PNE Forum bringing together many of the Nisga'a Nation who have moved south in recent years.

More video of the Vancouver celebration is available here

The format for Vancouver area listeners is a familiar one for listeners of CFNR in the North and many of the features from the broadcast day borrow from ideas long established from the original service.

The launch video for the Journey can be viewed here.

The new station describes its vision for its service in Vancouver below:

CFNR began its journey to bring The Journey to Air last decade receiving approval for a new broadcast enterprise on June 14, 2017. 

CRTC Decision from 2017.

In the end an ID change and a bit of additional work wold be required before the station hit the air a few years past its original target of 2018.

The launch this weekend bringing the unique sounds long established in the North to a potential much larger audience across the south.

Explore what they have to offer on The Journey here.

More notes on the Media in the Northwest can be reviewed through our archive page.