CBL-FM (94.1 MHz) is the flagship station of the CBC Music network. It is a non-commercial station, licensed to Toronto, Ontario, and is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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| Broadcast area | Central Ontario |
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| Frequency | 94.1 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | CBC Music |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary/Classical music/Jazz/Public broadcasting |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| CJBC, CBLA-FM, CJBC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 7, 1946 |
Former call signs | VE9EV (1946–1947) CBC-FM (1947–1968) [1][2][3] |
Former frequencies | 99.1 MHz (1946–1966)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Great Lakes[4] |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 38,000 watts |
| HAAT | 420.5 meters (1,380 ft) |
| Repeater(s) | 99.1 CBLA-HD2 (Toronto) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | CBC Toronto |
CBL-FM's studios and offices are located at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, on Front Street West, while its transmitter is located atop the CN Tower.
History
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CBL-FM was launched on October 7, 1946, with the callsign VE9EV, as an FM simulcast for 740 CBL. It was the corporation's second FM station behind VE9CB in Montreal (now CBFX-FM). In 1947, its callsign was changed to CBC-FM. The station originally broadcast at 99.1 MHz, but moved to 94.1 in 1966. (The 99.1 frequency was vacant until 1977, when it was assigned to the CKO all-news radio network. CKO ceased operations in 1989, and the frequency was again vacant until it was assigned to CBLA-FM, co-owned with CBL-FM.)
As part of an 18-month trial for a nationwide FM network, CBC-FM began airing separate programming in 1960, playing mostly classical music along with the corporation's other English-language FM stations (CBM-FM Montreal and CBO-FM Ottawa). CBC-FM returned to simulcasting CBL in 1962, but resumed separate programming again in 1964. The station was renamed CBL-FM in 1968. The FM network was rebranded CBC Stereo on November 3, 1975, CBC Radio Two in 1997 and CBC Music in 2018, as it shifted away from mostly classical music, to a mix of adult album alternative, classical, jazz and other genres.
Rebroadcasters
edit| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | CBL-FM-1 | 106.9 FM | Query | 2005-264 |
| Kingston | CBBK-FM | 92.9 FM | Query | |
| London | CBBL-FM | 100.5 FM | Query | |
| Orillia | CBL-FM-3 | 90.7 FM | Query | 2002-456 |
| Owen Sound | CBL-FM-4 | 97.1 FM | Query | |
| Paris | CBL-FM-2 | 90.7 FM | Query | 99-1 |
| Peterborough | CBBP-FM | 103.9 FM | Query |
On February 15, 1979, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a new FM transmitter in Belleville on 94.3 MHz (CBBB-FM)[5] and on May 7, 1979, the CRTC also approved the CBC's application to operate a new FM transmitter in Brockville on 104.9 MHz (CBBA-FM), to rebroadcast the programming originating from CBL-FM Toronto.[6] Neither of these transmitters in Belleville and Brockville were implemented[7] and the frequencies were awarded to other broadcasters.[8][9]
In 1979, CBBK-FM began broadcasting at 92.9 MHz in Kingston. [10]
In 1983, a rebroadcaster was added at Peterborough operating at 103.9 MHz as CBBP-FM. [11]
On June 28, 2005, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to change the frequency of its transmitter CBL-FM-1 104.7 to 106.9 MHz. This change of frequency was to eliminate significant interference with a local radio station CFBK-FM operating at 105.5 MHz in Huntsville.
References
edit- ^ a b "CBL-FM". www.broadcasting-history.ca.
- ^ "4 stations, 1 network licensed in Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 2, 1959. p. 105.
- ^ "International Shorts" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 23, 1956.
- ^ Meaning of call letters
- ^ CRTC 79-169
- ^ CRTC 79-325
- ^ CRTC 90-147
- ^ Decision CRTC 92-763
- ^ Decision CRTC 2003-15
- ^ World Radio History - 1981
- ^ CBL-FM www.broadcasting-history.ca
External links
edit- CBC Toronto
- CBL-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CBL-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- CBBK-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- CBBL-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- CBBP-FM in the REC Canadian station database