CBF-FM-8
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| Broadcast area | Mauricie |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 96.5 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | 1977 (as a rebroadcaster of CBF-FM Montreal) 2000 (as an originating station) |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation French |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100 kW |
| Links | |
| Website | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
CBF-FM-8 is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
Owned and operated by public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as part of the French-language Société Radio-Canada system, it broadcasts on 96.5 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 66,700 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (class C1).
The station has an ad-free news/talk format and is part of the Ici Radio-Canada Première network, which operates across Canada. Like all Première stations, but unlike most FM stations, it broadcasts in mono.
The station signed on in 1977 as a full-time rebroadcaster of CBF in Montreal. Before then, Radio-Canada programming had aired on private affiliate CHLN. However, despite Trois-Rivières' large size, the CBC opted not to open a full-fledged station in the city. [1] It became a separately licensed station in 2000, while retaining a rebroadcaster-like callsign.[2]
The station's current local programs are Facteur matinal from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 360 PM in the afternoons from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. On public holidays, its local programs are replaced with local shows airing provincewide (Quebec) produced by different outlets in turn (except Montreal and Quebec City). The Saturday morning program, Samedi et rien d'autre, originates from CBF-FM.
CBF-FM-8 was originally on 100.1 MHz, and moved to 88.1 MHz in 1985.[3] It moved to its current frequency at 96.5 MHz in late 2003.[4]
Transmitters
[edit]| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tuque | CBF-FM-19 | 103.7 FM | 11,300 watts | B | Query | 2002-451 |
| Clova | CBF-FM-16 | 95.1 FM | 139 watts | A1 | Query | 2023-168 |
| Lac-Édouard | CBF-FM-17 | 99.9 FM | 141 watts | A1 | Query | 2022-13 |
| Parent | CBF-FM-18 | 99.9 FM | 50 watts | LP | Query | 2017-199 |
On January 23, 1986, a number of low-power CBC AM transmitters in various communities in Quebec were approved to change to new AM frequencies. One of them CBF-18 Parent moved from 1240 kHz to 710 kHz [5] and moved to the FM band to its current frequency at 99.9 MHz in circa. 2017. [6]
On August 2, 2018, the CRTC approved the transfer of transmitters CBAF-FM-1 Manouane, CBFA-FM-2 Obedjiwan and CBFG-FM-3 Weymontachie, Québec from license CBFG-FM Chisasibi, Québec to station CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières, Québec. (CRTC Administrative Decision 2018-0526-9, August 2, 2018)
On November 17, 2021, the CBC submitted an application to the CRTC to move CBF-17 (formerly CBV-2) Lac-Édouard, Quebec from the AM band 710 kHz to the FM band at 99.9 MHz. [7] The CRTC approved the CBC's application to convert CBF-17 Lac-Édouard from 710 kHz to 99.9 MHz on January 26, 2022. [8]
On March 7, 2023, the CBC submitted an application to the CRTC to move CBF-16 Clova, Quebec from AM 990 kHz to FM 95.1 MHz. [9] The CRTC approved the CBC's application to move CBF-16 Clova from the AM band to the FM band at 95.1 MHz on June 1, 2023. [10] On August 30, 2024, the CBC applied to change the FM frequency of CBF-FM-16 Clova from 95.1 MHz to a new frequency 99.9 MHz. [11]
References
[edit]- ^ "CHLN history". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
- ^ CRTC Decision 2000-89
- ^ Decision CRTC 84-917
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-202
- ^ Decision CRTC 86-21
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-199, CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières – New transmitter in Parent, CRTC, June 15, 2017
- ^ 2021-0752-3
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-13, CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières – New transmitter in Lac-Édouard, CRTC, January 26, 2022
- ^ AM to FM transition Clova, Québec CBF-16 2023-0121-6, CRTC, March 7, 2023
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2023-168, CBF-FM-8 Trois-Rivières – New transmitter in Clova, CRTC, June 1, 2023
- ^ 2024-0380-7
External links
[edit]- Ici Radio-Canada Première
- CBF-FM-8 at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CBF-FM-8 in the REC Canadian station database