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| Broadcast area | Southern Manitoba |
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| Frequency | 98.3MHz (FM) |
| Branding | CBC Music |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary/Classical music/Jazz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| CBW,CKSB-10-FM,CKSB-FM,CBWT-DT,CBWFT-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 10,1962 |
Former call signs | CFMW-FM (1962–1965) |
Call sign meaning | CanadianBroadcasting CorporationWinnipeg |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 160,000watts |
| HAAT | 223 meters (732 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | CBC Manitoba |
CBW-FM (98.3MHz) is apublic non-commercialradio station inWinnipeg,Manitoba, owned by theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation. The station airs theCBC Music Network, a mix ofadult album alternative,classical music and other genres. Its studios are located on Portage Avenue in Downtown Winnipeg, while itstransmitter is located on theStarbuck Communications Tower.
CBW-FM is one of the most powerful radio stations inCanada, with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 160,000watts, while most FM stations run at 100,000 watts or less. (Winnipeg is also home to the most powerful station,CJKR-FM at 310,000 watts.)
CBW-FM is Winnipeg's second FM station,signing on the air on December 10, 1962. It began as a commercialclassical music station with thecall signCFMW-FM (FineMusicWinnipeg). At the time it had the strongest FM signal in all of Canada at 354,000 watts, giving it a range of 200 miles.[1] It broadcast from a studio building at 4051Pembina Hwy. inSt. Norbert, although some programming came fromCFAM inAltona.[2]
The CBC purchased the station in 1965.[3] CBW-FM joined theCBC Stereo network at its start on November 3, 1975.[4]
Today, CBW-FM has its studios and offices at 541 Portage Avenue, along with itsEnglish-languagesister stationsCBW andCBWT-DT.
CBW-FM was the originating station of thejazz programAfter Hours with Ross Porter, since 1993, but the program aired its final episode on March 16, 2007.Tonic, a similarly themed program hosted from Montreal byKatie Malloch on weeknights and from Calgary byTim Tamashiro on weekends, debuted in its place on March 19.
| City of licence | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet |
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| Brandon | CBWS-FM | 92.7 FM | 90,000watts | C1 | Query |
An expansion of CBW is in the works for other regions of Manitoba. Future rebroadcasters are planned forDauphin (106.1),Flin Flon (89.7),The Pas (100.3), andThompson (90.7).
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