CBY (AM)

Infobox Radio Station
name = CBY


city = Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
area = Western Newfoundland
branding = CBC Radio One Corner Brook
slogan =
airdate = 1943
frequency = 990 kHz (AM)
format = news/talk
erp = 10,000 watts
class = A
owner = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
website = [http://www.cbc.ca/nl/ CBC Newfoundland and Labrador]
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = VOWN (1943-1949)

CBY is a local division of the CBC Radio One radio station, broadcasting from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. It broadcasts at 990 kHz (AM), using a power of 10,000 watts. Rebroadcaster CBNA St. Anthony, also using 10,000 watts, covers much of Northern Newfoundland on 600 kHz. FM rebroadcasters provide additional coverage throughout Western Newfoundland.

History

The station was launched in 1943 as VOWN on AM 790, by the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, the pre-Confederation public broadcaster. On March 31, 1949, BCN was absorbed by the CBC when Newfoundland joined Canada, and adopted its current call sign. CBY moved to 990 in 1963.

CBNA St. Anthony began broadcasting in 1968.

The call sign CBY was previously used by a CBL rebroadcaster in Toronto, Ontario from 1938 to 1943.

Local programming

CBY produces its own local morning show, "The West Coast Morning Show" with host Dorothy King. The station otherwise broadcasts programming from CBN in St. John's during the network's local programming blocks.

Transmitters

RadioRebroadcasters
rec = true
callsign = CBY
call1 = CBNF-FM
freq1 = 89.1
watts1 = 2900
class1 = A
city1 = Bonne Bay
call2 = CBDT-FM
freq2 = 96.3
watts2 = 1175
class2 = A
city2 = Deer Lake
call3 = CBYM-FM
freq3 = 98.7
watts3 = 10000
class3 = B
city3 = Mount St. Margaret
call4 = CBNE-FM
freq4 = 91.9
watts4 = 1280
class4 = A
city4 = Port aux Basques
call5 = CBNJ-FM
freq5 = 90.5
watts5 = 261
class5 = A
city5 = Port Saunders
call6 = CBYP-FM
freq6 = 89.5
watts6 = 850
class6 = A
city6 = Portland Creek
call7 = CBNH-FM
freq7 = 93.7
watts7 = 2700
class7 = A
city7 = St. Andrew's
call8 = CBNA
freq8 = 600 AM
watts8 = 10000
class8 = B
city8 = St. Anthony
call9 = CBNC-FM
freq9 = 88.7
watts9 = 3600
class9 = B
city9 = Stephenville

External links

* [http://www.cbc.ca/nl/ CBC Newfoundland and Labrador]
*RecnetCanada|CBY