CBF-FM
Broadcast area | Greater Montreal area |
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Frequency | 95.1 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
Branding | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Format | News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
CBFX-FM, CBM-FM, CBME-FM, CBMT-DT, CBFT-DT | |
History | |
First air date | December 11, 1937 |
Former call signs | CBF (1937-1998) |
Former frequencies | 910 kHz (AM) (1937-1941) 690 kHz (1941-1998) |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation French |
Technical information | |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100 kW |
HAAT | 298.9 meters (981 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°30′20″N 73°35′30″W / 45.5056°N 73.5917°W |
Links | |
Website | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
CBF-FM is a
, Canada.The station has a non-commercial news/talk format and is the flagship of the Ici Radio-Canada Première network which operates across Canada. Like all Première stations, but unlike most FM stations, it broadcasts in mono. In the summer of 2018, the Montreal 95.1 station started to broadcast in FM multiplex.
History
CBF went on the air on December 11, 1937, as the CBC launched its French-language network, known as Radio-Canada. CBF operated on 910 using 50,000 watts full-time with an
The station moved to 690 on March 29, 1941, as a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement. In 1978, the CBC consolidated its two Montréal AM broadcast transmitters and the station moved to a new transmitter site shared with CBM in Brossard (Now known as CBME-FM on 88.5 FM).
CBF started to broadcast from
CBF applied to move to FM and was authorized to do so by the
The FM transmitter was put on the air ahead of schedule on January 22, 1998, and initially had special programming targeting people affected by the 1998 Ice Storm (i.e., people without electricity). The AM signal was shut down on January 21, 1999. (English-language sister station CBM got permission to move to FM and started FM operations at the same time, retaining its AM signal until May 14, 1999.) CBF became CBF-FM when it moved to the FM dial. The existing station with the CBF-FM callsign at 100.7 MHz was renamed CBFX-FM. The station's old home at 690 was taken over by CKVL, which moved from 850 under the new callsign CINF. That station closed down in 2010, and the frequency remained dark until 2012, when English-language sports station CKGM moved there.
To improve reception, CBF was authorized to increase its power from 17,030 watts to 100,000 watts on June 2, 2000. The power increase was implemented in mid-2001.
In recent years the popularity of the station has increased significantly. The station is now usually one of the top five stations in Bureau of Broadcast Measurement ratings (using shares), after decades of being an also-ran.
On September 27, 2018, CBF-FM began broadcasting in HD Radio for compatible receivers, with its second digital radio subchannel offering ICI Musique Classique, a digital-only music feed.[2]
Transmitters
City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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Eeyou Istchee James Bay | CBF-FM-7 | 100.1 FM | 199 watts | A | Query | |
La Tuque | CBF-FM-18 | 99.9 FM | 60 watts | B | Query | |
Mont-Laurier | CBF-FM-9 | 91.9 FM | 38,000 watts | B | Query | 85-523 |
Mont-Tremblant
|
CBF-FM-14 | 95.5 FM | 835 watts | A | Query | |
Rivière-Rouge | CBF-FM-15 | 88.3 FM | 4,600 watts | B | Query | |
Saint-Donat | CBF-FM-20 | 89.7 FM | 5,460 watts | B | Query | 2008-280 |
Saint-Michel-des-Saints
|
CBF-FM-13 | 90.9 FM | 466 watts | A | Query |
On October 17, 1986 the CRTC approved the CBC's application to change CBF-3's frequency from 1400 to 650 kHz. (Now part of CHLM-FM).[3]
CBF-FM-10 in Sherbrooke and CBF-FM-8 in Trois-Rivières were once full satellites of CBF, but began airing some local programming in 1998. They have both been licensed as full-fledged stations since 2000, despite still having rebroadcaster-like call signs. Both stations have their own local programs and news bulletins; otherwise, their schedules are similar to CBF.
On July 5, 2010, the CBC applied to decrease the effective radiated power of CBF-20, and also on the same date, the CBC also applied to broadcast, on the rebroadcasting transmitters CBF-16, CBF-17 and CBF-18, the programming of CBF-8 instead of the programming of CBF. All technical parameters of the rebroadcasters would remain unchanged.[4]
On July 29, 2010, the CRTC approved the application to transfer transmitters CBF-1, CBF-3 and CBF-4 from CBF to CHLM-FM Rouyn-Noranda.[5]
On October 30, 2012, the CBC received approval to change the source of programming from CBF to
Sirius XM
As of 2015, the entirety of CBF's schedule is broadcast live throughout North America via Sirius XM Canada on channel 170.[8] In effect, CBF is one of only two terrestrial stations in North America to be broadcast on Sirius XM, and the only one broadcast using the same feed as the local station (WBBR in New York City; is the only other station, though any local commercials are replaced with national commercials and promos).
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 97-293
- ^ https://communiques.radio-canada.ca/radio/8278/ICI-MUSIQUE-CLASSIQUE-ACCROIT-SON-RAYONNEMENT-POUR-SON-PREMIER-ANNIVERSAIRE (in french)
- ^ 86-1031
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-454 numbers 3 and 4
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-527
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-599 CBFG-FM Chisasibi – New transmitters and revocation of licences, CRTC, October 30, 2012
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-602-1 CFFB Iqaluit – New transmitters in Puvirnituq, Kuujjuarapik, Inukjuak, Salluit and Kuujjuaq (Fort Chimo) – Correction, CRTC, November 5, 2012
- ^ Retrieved 01-02-2014
External links
- Official website
- CBF-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CBF-FM in the REC Canadian station database