CBT-FM is a

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in Grand Falls-Windsor,

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owned by the

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and broadcasting the CBC Radio One news and information network. An AM station for many decades, in 2022, CBT transitioned to

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on 93.3 MHz with an

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of 100,000 watts from a transmitter near the town of Northern Arm. Four FM re-broadcasters provide additional coverage.

History

CBT launched in 1949 on 1350 kHz after the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, the pre-

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public broadcaster, was absorbed by the CBC when Newfoundland joined Canada. The frequency was changed to 990 kHz in 1956, and then to 540 kHz in 1963 (with 990 being reassigned to CBY in

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). On 540 kHz, CBT transmitted with 10,000

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s using a

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. It was a Class A station broadcasting on a Canadian and

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clear channel frequency from a

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on Crawley Avenue in Grand Falls-Windsor. Because it was at the bottom of the AM dial and on a clear channel frequency, CBT's signal could be heard over much of Central

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by day. At night, with a good radio, it covered most of Eastern North America. On July 9, 2021, the CBC submitted an application to the CRTC to convert CBT to 93.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height above average terrain of 193.6 metres). The application was approved on January 26, 2022 and CBT discontinued broadcasting on 540 kHz on December 31, 2022.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-14
CBT Grand Falls-Windsor – Conversion to the FM band, ''CRTC'', January 26, 2022 For much of CBT's history, the station was operated from a studio building located at 4 Harris Street in Grand Falls-Windsor. However, in order to cut costs, a reorganization of CBC's central Newfoundland operations was announced in 2013, leading to the closure of the Grand Falls-Windsor building in 2015. All staff and operations based in Grand Falls-Windsor were transferred to CBG in Gander.

Local programming

CBT produced its own local programming during the time it had a studio building in Grand Falls-Windsor. By the time the building closed in 2015, local programming was limited to contributions within ''The Central Morning Show'' produced at CBG in Gander. Following the closure of the building in Grand Falls-Windsor, this show became produced solely in Gander. In 2018, ''The Central Morning Show'' was replaced by ''CBC Newfoundland Morning'', a joint production between CBG and CBY in Corner Brook that also airs on CBT. For the remainder of local programming blocks within the CBC Radio One schedule, CBT broadcasts programming from

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History

Local programming

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