CBL-FM (94.1
MHz) is the
flagship station
In broadcasting, a flagship (also known as a flagship station or key station) is the broadcast station which originates a television network, or a particular radio or television program that plays a key role in the branding of and consumer loyalt ...
of the
CBC Music
CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a ...
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
CBFX-FM (100.7 MHz) is a public non-commercial radio station in Montreal, Quebec. It is the flagship station of the Ici Musique Network and broadcasts in French.
Owned and operated by the government-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Fren ...
). 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
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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 ...
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
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along with the corporation's other English-language FM stations (
CBM-FM
CBM-FM (93.5 MHz) is a public non-commercial radio station in Montreal, Quebec. It carries the English-language CBC Music network.
Owned and operated by the government-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBM-FM is a Class C1 station. It ...
Montreal and
CBO-FM
CBO-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One station in Ottawa, Ontario, airing at 91.5 FM, and serves much of Eastern Ontario through a network of relay transmitters. CBO's Ottawa-area transmitter is located in Camp Fortune, Que ...
Ottawa
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). 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
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) 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. 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.
[CBL-FM www.broadcasting-history.ca]
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 (channel 295C1).
This change of frequency was to eliminate significant interference with a local radio station
CFBK-FM operating at 105.5 MHz in Huntsville.
References
External links
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Radio stations established in 1946
1946 establishments in Ontario