According to my SDR recording, CJVB ended its loop announcement at 0721 UTC (11:21 pm local time). Kind of a weird time to end it. My guess is whoever was responsible logged in from their laptop, and shut it off just before going to bed.
There were lots of weak stations audible with CJVB gone, but the only ID I heard was from KELA Centralia, WA, which is my closest station on 1470 and the likely source of Fox news and a talk show. Others could be easily guessed: country (KBSN Moses Lake WA), Punjabi (KIID Sacramento), Spanish (XERCN Tijuana), and some other music format (no idea).
Conditions weren’t that great, but future nights will hopefully be more promising.
Bruce Portzer to IRCA iog (2026-03-05)
In a phone conversation this afternoon/Thurs, a techie I’ve known for decades at Fairchild’s engineering contractor (i.e. longtime CJVB engineer) confirms he personally turned the tx off while on site at 11.45 pm PST Wed 4 Mar/0745 UT Thurs 5 Mar. He was unsure of the exact time the loop was stopped as that was actioned by Fairchild from their studios… and the tx had been OC when he arrived at No. 8 Road/River Road, Richmond.
Theo to IRCA iog (2026-03-05)