CBWK-FM is the callsign of the

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station in Thompson,

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. The station broadcasts at 100.9

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. 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

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's 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

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population, in conjunction with Native Communications, but with the launch of NCI's own radio network this has been discontinued.

Local programming

CBWK formerly aired a

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morning and midday show called ''North Country''. Hosted by Mark Szyszlo for most of its history, his departure left the program on hiatus, with the station instead simulcasting local programming from CBW Winnipeg, until Ramraajh Sharvendiran was named its new host in October 2018. Sharvendiran was subsequently transferred to St. John's,

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, in 2020, again leaving the program hostless and returning CBW programming to the station.

Rebroadcasters

Two transmitters also rebroadcast the programming of CBWK-FM, but are owned by local community groups rather than by the CBC.

Notable on-air personalities

'' The National'' anchor Peter Mansbridge began his broadcasting and CBC career at CHFC from 1968 to 1971.

Notes

CHFC, a radio station which was originally launched in 1948 at Churchill, became a rebroadcaster of CBWK-FM in 2001.Decision CRTC 2001-267
Addition of a transmitter for CBWK-FM Thompson at Churchill, ''CRTC'', May 15, 2001

References

External links

CBC Manitoba

CBWK-FM
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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