- CBN (AM)
Infobox Radio station
name = CBN
city =St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
area = Southeastern Newfoundland
branding = CBC Radio One St. John's
slogan =
airdate =November 14 1932
frequency = 640kHz (AM)
format =News /Talk
erp = 10,000 watts
class = A
owner =Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
website = [http://www.cbc.ca/nl/ http://www.cbc.ca/nl/]
callsign_meaning = CB for CBC, N for Newfoundland
former_callsigns = VONF (1932-1949)CBN is a
radio station broadcasting at 640kHz (AM) fromSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador ,Canada , and is the local Radio One station of theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation .History
The station was founded in 1932 as VONF broadcasting on 1195 kHz in the AM band, and was owned and operated by the Dominion Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the Avalon Telephone Company (now part of
Aliant ). In 1934, it merged with a former competitor, VOGY 840, which had also launched in 1932.The VONF call sign was retained.On
March 13 1939 , the Dominion Broadcasting Company was absorbed by theBroadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland , the pre-Confederation public broadcaster as its first radio station. The frequency was eventually changed to its current 640.BCN was absorbed by the CBC on
March 31 ,1949 when Newfoundland joined Canada. The call sign was then changed to CBN.CBN used to operate a 10,000 watt rebroadcaster CBNM in Marystown on AM 740 (and previously on 570), but this station was converted to FM in the 1980s.
hortwave relay
By 1940, VONF operated a
shortwave relay for remote areas of Newfoundland using the call sign VONG and operating on a frequency of 9470 kHz (and later 9480, both in the 31m band). A second frequency of 5980 kHz (and later 5970, both in the 49m band) was launched using the call sign VONH. Eventually, VONG left the air and only VONH 5970 remained. The call sign changed to CBNX in 1949 when the AM station became CBN. The frequency was changed to 6160 kHz in 1963.In 1965, the call sign was changed to CKZN, recognizing the fact that technically, the "CB" call sign prefix was assigned to Chile on an international basis.
In 1989, the shortwave relay began to rebroadcast
CFGB-FM Happy Valley-Goose Bay,Labrador part-time as well as CBN. Eventually in 1994, the station no longer relayed CBN, and became a full-time rebroadcaster of CFGB. Most of Newfoundland had reliable AM or FM reception by this time, so the relay's main use was now limited to the remote areas of Labrador.Local programming
Local programming currently includes
* "The (St. John's) Morning Show" with Jeff Gilhooly – weekdays, 6:00 - 9:00 a.m.
* "Radio Noon " – weekdays, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
* "On the Go" with Ted Blades – weekdays, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
* "The Fisheries Broadcast " with John Furlong – weekdays, 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.; claims to be the longest continuously-running radio program in North America
* "On the Go Again" – weekdays, 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
* "Weekend Arts Magazine" (abbreviated "Weekend AM" or "WAM") with Angela Antle – weekends, 6:00 - 9:30 a.m.
* "The Performance Hour" with Jamie Fitzpatrick – Saturday, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
* "Musicraft" with Francesca Swann – Sunday, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.Most of CBN's local programming, other than the morning show on weekdays, is rebroadcast on Radio One stations throughout the province.
One of the station's most popular shows in the 1930s and 1940s was "
The Barrelman " hosted byJoey Smallwood .Rebroadcasters
CBN has the following rebroadcasters:
* CBNL-FM - Clarenville - 93.7
* CBNM-FM - Marystown - 90.3 - and its rebroadcasters
** CBNO-FM - Swift Current - 104.3
** CBNR-FM - Ramea - 95.5
** CBNS-FM - St. Alban's - 99.1* CBNQ-FM - Trepassey - 95.3
* CBNU-FM - Fermeuse - 104.3
* CBNV-FM - Placentia - 94.1
* CBNX-FM - St. Vincent's - 92.1External links
* [http://www.cbc.ca/nl/ CBC Newfoundland and Labrador]
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