CFRB (1010 AM) is a

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, Canada. It is owned by

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and carries a

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. Its studios and offices are in the

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. One of the oldest surviving radio stations active in Toronto, CFRB went on the air on February 19, 1927, as 9RB owned by

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, with the callsign derived from its parent

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, and the station moved to its current 1010 AM frequency in 1948. Throughout ownership changes for most of the decade and its format remained intact, the station was acquired by Slaight Broadcasting in 1985, before being acquired by

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in 2007 and ultimately sold to

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, rival company of

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, founded by Rogers Sr.'s son, Ted Rogers Jr., in 2013. CFRB is a

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powered at 50,000

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s, the maximum permitted in Canada. While it is a Class A station, it also must protect CBR in

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, which shares Class A status on

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. CFRB uses a four-

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in the Clarkson neighbourhood of

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. CFRB is

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station CFRX at 6.07

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in the 49 metre band and on

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99.9

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- HD2, a

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. CFRB is also heard across Canada on

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channel 964.

History

Early years

CFRB first

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the air on February 19, 1927. It is not Toronto's very first radio station, but it is the city's oldest English-language broadcaster still operating today. ( CJBC, which now operates in French, was founded in 1925.) It was founded by the

. The station was used to promote

's invention of a

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receiver that could be operated using

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and therefore did not need the cumbersome battery that had previously been required. The station itself was a demonstration of Rogers' application of his invention to radio transmitters as well as receivers, a development that allowed for a signal that reproduced voices and music more clearly. The new type of transmitter also made CFRB the world's first all-electric radio station. The letters "RB" in the station's callsign stand for "Rogers' Batteryless". The station began transmitting on an experimental basis in January 1927 as 9RB, before being converted to commercial operation a few weeks later, as CFRB. Those

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have been used continuously since then. On February 19, the inaugural broadcast was a live

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concert conducted by Jack Arthur. During its first years, CFRB leased time to two phantom stations: CNRX, owned by

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s and providing programs of Canada's first radio network, and CPRY, owned by the CNR's rival, the

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. The CNR's network was discontinued in 1933, with many of its assets eventually passing to the

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(CBC), and the CPR's radio service was discontinued in 1935. CFRB's first studios were in a mansion on

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north of Wellesley Street, built by the family of

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. In 1929, the station moved to purpose-built studios at 37

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West. In the same year, the station became a

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of the

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. In 1932, CFRB began airing the ''General Motors Hockey Broadcast'', which had originated on the CNR's network. This program eventually became ''

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'', and continued to be aired by CFRB for many years, despite also airing on the CBC's

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CBL, and continues to this day on

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and

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. From the 1930s to the 1950s, CFRB was the radio broadcaster for the

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. In 1937, CFRB began to

station CFRX at 6070 kHz. Following the sudden death of Edward S. Rogers Sr. in 1939, Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited was sold in 1941 and became Standard Radio Limited. In turn, the company was acquired by

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in 1946. On November 1, 1946,

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joined CFRB. He eventually became its morning

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host, a position he would hold until his retirement on November 1, 1996, after exactly fifty years at the station.

Changing frequencies and studios

CFRB and CJBC, owned by the CBC, made a frequency switch on September 1, 1948. CFRB moved to 1010 while CJBC took over the Class I-A clear-channel frequency at 860, previously used by CFRB. The CBC wanted its stations in major cities to be on Class I-A frequencies. But CFRB, which had been running at 20,000 watts, was boosted to 50,000

s, giving it wide coverage over

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. Beginning in 1948, through until the early 1970s, CFRB made several unsuccessful bids for a licence to operate a television station in Toronto. In 1965, CFRB moved its studios from 37 Bloor Street West to 2 St. Clair Avenue West (at Yonge Street). At around the same time, Standard Radio Limited was renamed Standard Broadcasting. A long-lasting show, ''Calling All Britons'' featuring news, sports scores and music from Britain, began in 1965. It was hosted by Ray Sonin until his death in 1991.

New ownership

In 1978, Argus Corporation was acquired by

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and his brother Montegu, thus also giving them ownership of Standard Broadcasting. In November 1985, Slaight Broadcasting acquired Standard from the Blacks. In October 2007, Slaight sold Standard to

. Ted Rogers, the communications mogul and son of CFRB's founder, had vowed to re-acquire the station that his family had lost after his father's death, and considered his failure to do so his greatest disappointment. Reports indicate that he continued to attempt to re-acquire CFRB right up until his death in December 2008. In July 2013, with a buyout of Astral Media, CFRB was acquired by

, a subsidiary of

which already owns the

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and rival competitor to

founded by Ted Rogers. Shortly after the purchase, Bell announced that it would move the studios and offices of CFRB and sister station

from their long-time location at St. Clair Avenue and

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, to

at Richmond and Duncan (which already houses the operations of sister radio stations, CHUM and

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). The building is adjacent to

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located at Queen Street and John Street (which already houses the operations of several Bell Media specialty television channels including

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and

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). The move took place on May 10, 2014.

Transmitter

The transmitting antennas for CFRB are a prominent landmark along

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, a four-

in the Clarkson neighbourhood of

. The

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are visible from over 100 km away. They are used as a landmark for navigation by pilots, on approach to

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, or to

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. The antenna array consists of four vertical masts, 168 metres (550 feet) in height. CFRB was one of few stations to broadcast in

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, starting in 1984. However, since AM stereo never achieved wide acceptance, the station deactivated its stereo broadcasting system in the mid-1990s. The transmitter is located on Royal Windsor Drive, 200 meters west of the intersection of

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West (former King's Highway 2) and Southdown Road, at the coordinates .

Shortwave relay

CFRX is the international

relay of CFRB. It transmits with a power of 1 kW on 6.07 MHz in the 49-meter shortwave band. CFRX signed on the air on February 11, 1937, 10 years after CFRB began. In 1948, CFRB was considering discontinuing its shortwave relay when the station was planning the relocation of its transmitter from

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to a new complex at Clarkson, Ontario but decided to keep the CFRX transmitter and move it to Clarkson after receiving hundreds of letters from listeners. CFRX is operated on the north end of the same site as CFRB's main transmitter building. The shortwave signal was originally directed to the northwest in order to provide service towards northern Ontario and western Canada. When a new transmitter was installed in the 2000s, it was made omni-directional with the intention of providing availability to Canadians travelling to or vacationing in the United States, particularly

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Programming

CFRB has local hosts most of the day, though several shows are syndicated to other Bell Media talk stations in Canada. The 11 p.m. newscast is

from co-owned

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Channel 9 '' CTV Toronto''. CFRB traditionally had Toronto's top-rated morning drive show with host

, who joined the station in 1946 and a few weeks later began hosting its morning drive show, originally called ''Top O’ The Morning'' and later the ''Wally Crouter Show'', until his retirement in 1996. At its peak in the 1970s and 1980s, the show drew half-a-million listeners. CFRB's morning show has trailed

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's ''

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'' since 2003. As of 2024, Newstalk 1010's Monday to Friday schedule consisted of ''Moore in the Morning'' with John Moore in the morning drive slot, Jerry Agar in mid-morning followed by ''The Vassy Kapelos Show'' over midday, ''The Rush'', with rotating hosts, in the afternoon, the simulcast ''CTV News Toronto'' in the late afternoon drive slot, followed by ''Newstalk Tonight'' with Jim Richards in the evening and a simulcast of ''

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'' in the late evening followed by repeats overnight. An attempt to schedule Jim Richards in a national overnight shift in 2021 proved unsuccessful. ''The Rush'' was hosted by Reshmi Nair and Scott MacArthur from 2022 to 2023 and had previously been hosted by Jay Michaels and Ryan Doyle. Weekend programming consists largely of repeats of programs from the previous week as well as some original programming such as ''Taking Stock'', a business show with

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, talent show ''Free For All'' with Amanda Galbraith, advice programs such as a home improvement show, a pet show, a real estate show, an employment law show, ''Tech Talk'' with Marc Saltzman, ''The Disability Law Show'', ''The Sunday Money Show'', ''Ask The Experts'' with Iain Grant, and several podcasts as well as simulcasts of

and ''CTV News''. Avrum Rosensweig co-hosted and produced a show with Marty Galin about food and restaurants called ''Marty & Avrum: The Food Guys''. on Saturdays from 6-7pm. In August 2009, CFRB announced it was laying off a number of its well-known personalities, including

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, Paul and Carol Mott, Christina Cherneskey, Jacqui Delaney and newscaster Kris McCusker as part of a move to open a "new chapter" at the station. CFRB Newstalk 1010 reporter Justine Lewkowicz at TIFF 2012

CFRB Newstalk 1010 reporter Justine Lewkowicz at TIFF 2012

The second phase of the shake up was announced in the fall with John Moore moving from afternoon drive to morning, replacing Bill Carroll, who moved to the 9 am to 1 pm slot. Jim Richards took over the 1pm to 4pm slot formerly held by The Motts and Michael Coren and former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader

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(later mayor of Toronto) took over the late afternoon slot vacated by Moore. In 2010, Carroll left CFRB to take a job in

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and was replaced by Jerry Agar. In early 2013, the station added Astral's new late night ''

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'' show."Humble And Fred Return To Radio Via Astral Media, CFRB". ''

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'', January 14, 2013.

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lor

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started on CFRB contributing to Sundays with John Downs and then began hosting his own show, ''The City'' (beginning in August 2011) every Sunday on CFRB between 1-3PM. Matlow discussed city hall's top headlines with Toronto's city councillors and the week's news makers. From February 2012 until November 2013, CFRB aired ''The City'', featuring Toronto Mayor

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and his brother and city councillor

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. The Ford brothers' version of the show was often controversial and was allegedly used by the Fords as a platform to attack their political enemies, prompting various complaints. The show was cancelled in November 2013 after Mayor Ford admitted using crack cocaine after several months of denials. The Fords were replaced in their time slot by Mark Towhey who had previously been Mayor Ford's Chief of Staff until he was fired by Ford on May 23, 2013 at the height of Ford's crack video scandal. Towhey's show continued until 2021. In 2016,

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, the former leader of the

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, was given a show on Sundays which he hosted until 2021. In February 2021, Bell Media eliminated 210 positions at its media properties across Canada. Included in the layoffs were Newstalk 1010 news director Kym Geddes, and several broadcasters including weekend host

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, ''Nightside'' host Barb DiGiulio, news reporters and anchors Hayley Cooper, David McKee, Lucas Meyer, and Claude Feig.

Notable staff

* Charles Adler *

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* Richard Alway * Andy Barrie * Dick Beddoes *

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and

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* Mark Breslin * Mike Bullard * Bill Carroll * Desmond Cole *

* Fred Davis * Jack Dennett *

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* Mark Elliot * Tarek Fateh *

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* Larry Grossman *

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* Avery Haines * Jane Hawtin * Larry Henderson *

Foster Hewitt Foster William Hewitt, (November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for ''Hockey Night in Canada''. He was the son of W. A. Hewitt, and the father of Bill Hewitt. Early life ...

Dave Hodge Dave Hodge (born January 8, 1945) is a Canadian sports announcer. Hodge worked for TSN, the CBC and CFRB 1010 radio in Toronto. Early years Born in Montreal, Hodge began his career as a sportswriter with the ''Chatham Daily News'' in 1965, t ...

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Taborah Johnson Taborah Johnson, also known as Tabby Johnson, is a Canadian singer and actress. She is the sister of actor Clark Johnson and rock and jazz singer Molly Johnson. She began her career in the Toronto production of ''Hair'' as a teenager. She was su ...

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Andrew Krystal Andrew Krystal (died May 22, 2022) was a Canadian news reporter who worked for CityNews on CITY-DT, Citytv Toronto. He had previously been a radio talk show host, his most recent stints being on the Rogers Communications news talk network in The ...

Stephen LeDrew Stephen Ralph LeDrew (born 1953) is a Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster. He served as President of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1998 to 2003, and was a Mayor of Toronto candidate in the 2006 municipal election. He hosted ''LeDrew Live'' ...

Brian Linehan Brian Richard Linehan (September 3, 1944 – June 4, 2004) was a Canadian television host from Hamilton, Ontario,

John Majhor Walter John Majhor (28 November 1953 – 23 January 2007) was a radio and television host, most noted for his work in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Early years Majhor was born in San Bernardino, California and grew up in various Mid-West state ...

* Pat Marsden * Denton Massey *

Brian McFarlane Brian McFarlane is a Canadian television sportscaster and author. He is best known as a broadcaster on Hockey Night In Canada and as an author of hockey books. He is also the honorary president of the Society for International Hockey Researc ...

* Wes McKnight * Farah Nasser *

David Onley David Charles Onley (June 12, 1950 – January 14, 2023) was a Canadian broadcaster and writer who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2007 until 2014. Prior to his viceregal appointment, Onley was a television journalist. ...

Valerie Pringle Valerie Pringle (née Whittingham, born 5 September 1953) is a Canadian television host and journalist, hosting the Canadian edition of '' Antiques Roadshow'' on CBC since 2006. Pringle was born in Windsor, Ontario. Pringle began her career in ...

Leslie Roberts Leslie Roberts (born June 28, 1964) is a Canadian television and radio personality, who was most recently the host of ''CTV Morning Live'' He also hosted the radio show “The Leslie Roberts Show” 9am--Noon on NewsTalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa, Cana ...

* Bruce Rogers * Lynne Russell *

Percy Saltzman Percy Philip Saltzman, (March 15, 1915 – January 15, 2007) was a meteorologist and television personality best remembered for being the first weatherman in English-speaking Canadian television history. As a pioneer in weather forecasting ...

Peter Shurman Peter Emil Shurman (born November 18, 1947) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2013 who represented the riding of Thornhill. Prior to his time ...

Peter Silverman Peter Guy Silverman (5 July 1931 – 7 October 2021) was a Canadian broadcast journalist based in Toronto, Ontario. His television journalism career began in 1974 as a reporter for Global Television Network's first years. In 1981, he moved to C ...

Gordon Sinclair Allan Gordon Sinclair, OC, FRGS (June 3, 1900 – May 17, 1984) was a Canadian journalist, writer, and commentator. Early life Sinclair was born in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, the son of George Alexander and Bessie Go ...

Evan Solomon Evan Solomon (born April 20, 1968) is a Canadian politician and broadcaster who has been the minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation since May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Solomon was elected as the member of Parliam ...

Larry Solway Lawrence S. "Larry" Solway (13 August 1928 – 9 January 2012) was a Canadian actor and broadcaster. Career During the 1960s he hosted radio programmes at CHUM in Toronto such as the early Canadian talk show ''Speak Your Mind''. He left th ...

* Ray Sonin *

George Stroumboulopoulos George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (; Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality, television host and podcaster. He is one of Canada's most popular b ...

Cy Strange Cyril Edward "Cy" Strange (June 22, 1914 – February 12, 1987) was a Canadian radio broadcaster.Peter Edwards, "CBC Radio's Cy Strange, 72, beloved co-host of Fresh Air". ''Toronto Star'', February 13, 1987. Strange grew up in the farming communi ...

* Ellie Tesher * Mike Toth * Claire Wallace *

Wayne and Shuster Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s, first as a live act, then on radio, then as part of ''The Army Show'' that ente ...

Brian Williams Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for ''NBC Nightly News'' starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchorman, anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in ...

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Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins. After concluding a playing career in the A ...

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