CBR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting on 102.1 FM in

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. It broadcasts the programming of the

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network. CBR-FM's studios are located on Westmount Boulevard Northwest just west of

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, while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary. CBR-FM was launched on September 29, 1975. The jazz program '' Tonic'', hosted by

Tim Tamashiro Tim Tamashiro is a Canadian jazz singer, radio broadcaster and speaker. Tim was the host of '' Tonic'', a nightly jazz program on CBC Radio 2 from March 2007 until late June 2017. He became the full-time host of ''Tonic'' on April 2, 2012, after ...

, originated from CBR-FM. It previously hosted only the weekend version until the retirement of

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-based weekday host

Katie Malloch Katie Malloch is a Canadian broadcaster who previously hosted the series '' Tonic'', a nightly jazz program on CBC Radio 2. She was co-creator and host of ''Jazz Beat'' which aired on CBC radio from 1983 to March 2007. A graduate of McGill Univers ...

in 2012. As of Winter 2020, CBR-FM is the 14th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by

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Rebroadcasters

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