Who Firebombed & Destroyed A Cdn. Radio Station's Studios?

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Posted by RadioActive
July 12, 2025 10:49 pm
#1

It's one thing to hate a radio station and not listen to it. 

It's quite another to try and destroy its main studios with a firebomb.

But that's what happened to an FM outlet in the small town of Swan River, Manitoba. 

Cops there say someone on a bike came up to the main studios of CJSB, aka CJ104, lit an incendiary device and threw it through the station's window. A huge fire followed, destroying a large part of the facility, which also is connected to other Manitoba radio stations. All have been forced off the air. 

Cops are looking for the culprit, but what's missing is a motive. (Perhaps they should have played the guy's request, after all!) Luckily, the place was empty when it happened, thanks to a scheduling change.

It's the first time I can remember deliberate sabotage to a Canadian radio entity since someone cut down an antenna from the CHUM Building when it was at 1331 Yonge St. 

Hope they catch the guy. It's a small town, so someone probably knows who did it - and why.

Swan River radio staff scared after police say station was intentionally set on fire

 
Posted by Saul
July 13, 2025 12:34 am
#2

It''s not the one I heard back in 2021:
July 14 2021 E-skip...
1629 CISV     93.3 MB Swan River    NCI, country music // 92.9, 93.9 & 96.9 - 250 watts

Or June 27 2008 (and again June 8 2020) E-skip:
1837 CFGW1     95.3 MB Swan River    // Fox FM Yorkton

There's three stations in town. The one firebombed is CJSB 104.5. That one I have never heard. I wonder what the underlying story is...
 

Last edited by Saul (July 13, 2025 12:39 am)

 
Posted by BowmanvilleBob
July 13, 2025 5:20 am
#3

This article from the Brandon Sun adds a little more detail, indicating that some people in the community were upset with a post of the station’s Facebook site that mentioned the criminal past of one of the victims in a local traffic accident.

https://www.brandonsun.com/local/2025/07/11/swan-river-arson-fire-knocks-out-radio-stations-across-region

 
Posted by ig
July 13, 2025 10:08 am
#4

What??   "There just would have been no way out, and if they got out, they would have been burning. "   what kind of fire marshal or inspections does this place have that _this_ is an admission?  


Madness takes its toll.  Please have exact change.
 
 
Posted by RadioActive
July 20, 2025 7:09 am
#5

The radio stations affected by the bombing are now back on air, albeit not doing any live shows just yet. Management hopes to be fully returned by July 24th, although with no arrest, many who work there are concerned for their safety.

The article below says police in the small town of Swan River are pretty sure who did it, but don't yet have enough evidence for an arrest. I'm assuming that will be coming in time. I'd love to hear their station's newscast report on that when the time comes! 

Radio network back on air after firebombing

 


 
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