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CBWM-FM
CBWK-FM is the callsign of the CBC Radio One station in Thompson, Manitoba, Thompson, Manitoba. The station broadcasts at 100.9 Hertz, MHz. The station's studios are located on Selkirk Avenue in Thompson. History The station signed on in 1980. Although separately licensed, for all intents and purposes it was a rebroadcaster of Winnipeg's CBW (AM), CBW. It was upgraded to a full CBC production centre in 1994 to improve local service in rural northern Manitoba. The station also formerly produced a special evening program for the region's large First Nations in Canada, First Nations population, in conjunction with Native Communications, but with the launch of NCI's own radio network this has been discontinued. Local programming CBWK airs its own CBC Radio One local programming, local morning show, ''North Country''. The station otherwise broadcasts programming from CBW (AM), CBW in Winnipeg during the network's local programming blocks, with some exceptions (i.e., Radio advertiseme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-news Radio
All-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to the discussion and broadcast of news. All-news radio is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried on both major US satellite radio networks. All-news stations can run the gamut from simulcasting an all-news television station like CNN, to a "rip and read" headline service, to stations that include live coverage of news events and long-form public affairs programming. Many stations brand themselves ''Newsradio'' but only run news during the morning and afternoon drive times, or in some cases, broadcast talk radio shows with frequent news updates. These stations are properly labeled as "news/talk" stations. Also, some National Public Radio stations identify themselves as ''News and Information'' stations, which means that in addition to running the NPR news magazines such as ''Morning Edition'' and ''All Things Considered'', they run other information and public affairs programs. History In 1960 KJBS rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |