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| Broadcast area | CentralOntario |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.1MHz (FM) |
| Branding | CBC Music |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary/Classical music/Jazz/Public broadcasting |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| CJBC,CBLA-FM,CJBC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 7, 1946 (79 years ago) (1946-10-07) |
Former call signs | VE9EV (1946–1947) CBC-FM (1947–1968) [1][2][3] |
Former frequencies | 99.1 MHz (1946–1966)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Great Lakes[4] |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 38,000watts |
| HAAT | 420.5 meters (1,380 ft) |
| Repeater | 99.1CBLA-HD2 (Toronto) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | CBC Toronto |
CBL-FM (94.1MHz) is theflagship station of theCBC Music network. It is anon-commercial station,licensed toToronto,Ontario, and is owned by theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation.
CBL-FM's studios and offices are located at theCanadian Broadcasting Centre, onFront Street West, while itstransmitter is located atop theCN Tower.
CBL-FM was launched on October 7, 1946, with the callsignVE9EV, as an FMsimulcast for 740CBL. It was the corporation's second FM station behind VE9CB inMontreal (nowCBFX-FM). In 1947, its callsign was changed toCBC-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 theCKOall-news radio network. CKO ceased operations in 1989, and the frequency was again vacant until it was assigned toCBLA-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 mostlyclassical music along with the corporation's other English-language FM stations (CBM-FM Montreal andCBO-FMOttawa). CBC-FM returned to simulcasting CBL in 1962, but resumed separate programming again in 1964. The station was renamedCBL-FM in 1968. The FM network was rebrandedCBC Stereo on November 3, 1975,CBC Radio Two in 1997 andCBC Music in 2018, as it shifted away from mostly classical music, to a mix ofadult album alternative, classical,jazz and other genres.
| City of licence | Identifier | Frequency | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | CBL-FM-1 | 106.9 FM | Query | 2005-264 |
| Kingston | CBBK-FM | 92.9 FM | Query | |
| London | CBBL-FM | 100.5 FM | Query | |
| Orillia | CBL-FM-3 | 90.7 FM | Query | 2002-456 |
| Owen Sound | CBL-FM-4 | 97.1 FM | Query | |
| Paris | CBL-FM-2 | 90.7 FM | Query | 99-1 |
| Peterborough | CBBP-FM | 103.9 FM | Query |
On February 15, 1979, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a new FM transmitter inBelleville on 94.3 MHz (CBBB-FM)[5] and on May 7, 1979, the CRTC also approved the CBC's application to operate a new FM transmitter inBrockville on 104.9 MHz (CBBA-FM), to rebroadcast the programming originating from CBL-FM Toronto.[6] Neither of these transmitters in Belleville and Brockville were implemented[7] and the frequencies were awarded to other broadcasters.[8][9]
In 1979,CBBK-FM began broadcasting at 92.9 MHz in Kingston.[10]
In 1983, a rebroadcaster was added at Peterborough operating at 103.9 MHz asCBBP-FM.[11]
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. This change of frequency was to eliminate significant interference with a local radio stationCFBK-FM operating at 105.5 MHz in Huntsville.
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