CBL-FM
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43°38′33″N 79°23′13.92″W/43.64250°N 79.3872000°W/ 43.64250; -79.3872000(CBL-FM 94.1 Toronto)
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.
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
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 99.1MHz, 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
| City of licence | Identifier | Frequency | RECNet | CRTC Decision | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | CBL-FM-1 | 106.9 FM | 45°24′38.16″N 79°15′20.88″W/45.4106000°N 79.2558000°W/ 45.4106000; -79.2558000(CBL-FM-1 106.9 Huntsville) | ||
| Kingston | CBBK-FM | 92.9 FM | 44°17′21.84″N 76°28′49.08″W/44.2894000°N 76.4803000°W/ 44.2894000; -76.4803000(CBBK-FM 92.9 Kingston) | ||
| London | CBBL-FM | 100.5 FM | 42°57′15.84″N 81°21′16.92″W/42.9544000°N 81.3547000°W/ 42.9544000; -81.3547000(CBBL-FM 100.5 London) | ||
| Orillia | CBL-FM-3 | 90.7 FM | 44°32′58.92″N 79°32′8.16″W/44.5497000°N 79.5356000°W/ 44.5497000; -79.5356000(CBL-FM-3 90.7 Orillia) | ||
| Owen Sound | CBL-FM-4 | 97.1 FM | 44°44′33″N 80°54′18″W/44.74250°N 80.90500°W/ 44.74250; -80.90500(CBL-FM-4 97.1 Owen Sound) | ||
| Paris | CBL-FM-2 | 90.7 FM | 43°15′38.88″N 80°26′38.04″W/43.2608000°N 80.4439000°W/ 43.2608000; -80.4439000(CBL-FM-2 90.7 Paris) | ||
| Peterborough | CBBP-FM | 103.9 FM | 44°7′15.96″N 78°8′8.16″W/44.1211000°N 78.1356000°W/ 44.1211000; -78.1356000(CBBP-FM 103.9 Peterborough) |
On February 15, 1979, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a new FM transmitter in Belleville on 94.3MHz (CBBB-FM) and on May 7, 1979, the CRTC also approved the CBC's application to operate a new FM transmitter in Brockville on 104.9MHz (CBBA-FM), to rebroadcast the programming originating from CBL-FM Toronto. Neither of these transmitters in Belleville and Brockville were implemented and the frequencies were awarded to other broadcasters.
In 1979, CBBK-FM began broadcasting at 92.9 MHz in Kingston.
In 1983, a rebroadcaster was added at Peterborough operating at 103.9 MHz as CBBP-FM.
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.
External links
- at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- in the REC Canadian station database
- in the REC Canadian station database
- in the REC Canadian station database
- in the REC Canadian station database