Everything about Cbc Radio One totally explained
CBC Radio One is the
English-language news and information
radio network of the publicly-owned
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is
commercial free and offers both local and national programming. It is available to ninety-eight percent of
Canadians, and is also available overseas through
Radio Canada International and also over the
Internet.
A modified version of CBC Radio One, with local content replaced by additional airings of national programming, is also available on
Sirius Satellite Radio channel 137. It is downlinked to subscribers via both
Sirius Canada and its U.S.-based counterpart,
Sirius Satellite Radio.
History
CBC Radio began in
1936, and is the oldest branch of the Corporation. In
1949, the facilities and staff of the
Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland were transferred to CBC upon
Newfoundland and Labrador's entry into
Canadian confederation.
Beginning in
1944, the CBC operated two English language radio services, the original network became the
Trans-Canada Network and a new network, the
Dominion Network was established with
CJBC in Toronto as its flagship.
With the exception of CJBC, all 35 stations on the CBC Dominion Network were privately owned affiliates, its programming tended to be lighter than that of the Trans-Canada Network and carried more American programming in its schedule. As well, the Dominion Network operated only in the evenings freeing affiliates to air local programming during the days.
In
1962, the Dominion Network was dissolved and within a few years CJBC became a French-language station broadcasting the programming of
Radio-Canada.
In
1960, the CBC began running distinct programming on its three existing
FM English language stations, which were previously providing simulcasts of programming on its AM stations. The stations, located in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, broadcast a monoaural FM signal. Programming consisted mostly of classical music. The stations were linked by CN/CP Telecommunications via land-line and microwave. This service was discontinued in
1962, but resumed in
1964 in stereo. Eventually, a national satellite-distributed network of stereo FM stations was established. In
1975, the FM network was branded
CBC Stereo, and the AM service was designated
CBC Radio.
CBC Radio stopped running
commercial advertising in
1974.
In the
1990s, many of the CBC's AM stations moved to FM, meaning that the old distinction between the AM "Radio" network and the FM "Stereo" network was no longer accurate, even though many of the FM "Radio" stations broadcast in mono only. As a result, in
1997 the services were rebranded with
CBC Radio becoming CBC Radio One and
CBC Stereo becoming
CBC Radio Two. By
2007, the last four of Radio One's AM stations,
CBX Edmonton,
CBK Saskatoon,
CBW Winnipeg and
CBR Calgary added FM transmitters to simulcast the AM programming.
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CBC Radio One today
Until early 2007, CBC Radio One promotional spots were announced by Canadian actress
Shauna MacDonald, also known as "Promo Girl". Until fall
2005, promos ended with one of two slogans: either "Because sometimes a picture needs a thousand words" or "Hear the big picture".
Some CBC Radio One programs, such as
Definitely Not the Opera and
As It Happens, also air in the
United States on some stations associated with
American Public Media. Some CBC-SRC programs are relayed on Radio Canada International for listeners abroad.
CBC Radio One stations
Although each Radio One station broadcasts to a large geographic region through a network of
rebroadcasting transmitters, only stations which are licenced as separate broadcast undertakings are listed here. Rebroadcasting frequencies are noted in each station's separate article. Most of these stations are primary
production centres (that is, stations which directly produce at least one
local program), while other stations' local programming simply consists of local news updates.
AM:
- Calgary, Alberta - CBR
- Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador - CBY
- Edmonton, Alberta - CBX
- Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador - CBG
- Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador - CBT
- Inuvik, Northwest Territories - CHAK
- Iqaluit, Nunavut - CFFB
- Moncton, New Brunswick - CBA
- Prince Rupert, British Columbia - CFPR
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - CBN
- Sydney, Nova Scotia - CBI
- Vancouver, British Columbia - CBU
- Watrous (Regina/Saskatoon), Saskatchewan - CBK
- Whitehorse, Yukon - CFWH
- Windsor, Ontario - CBE
- Winnipeg, Manitoba - CBW
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - CFYK
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FM:
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - CBCT
Fredericton, New Brunswick - CBZF
Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador - CFGB
Greater Sudbury, Ontario - CBCS
Halifax, Nova Scotia - CBHA
Kelowna, British Columbia - CBTK
La Ronge, Saskatchewan - CBKA
London, Ontario - CBCL
Montreal, Quebec - CBME
Ottawa, Ontario - CBO
Prince George, British Columbia - CBYG
Quebec City, Quebec - CBVE
Saint John, New Brunswick - CBD
Thompson, Manitoba - CBWK
Thunder Bay, Ontario - CBQT
Toronto, Ontario - CBLA
Victoria, British Columbia - CBCV
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CBC Radio One schedule
Most schedules include hourly news readings that run from 6-12 minutes on the top of the hour except for major programming like the 6 p.m. news show and
Cross Country Checkup. Some mid-day programs include only brief 90-second "information updates".
The Radio One feed on
Sirius Satellite Radio has no local programming, and repeats other shows in time slots that would normally occupied by local programming. It carries the first feed of
The World at Six at 6 p.m.
Atlantic Time (5 p.m.
Eastern Time), and also carries
The World at Six in its last airing at 6 p.m.
Pacific Time.
On
statutory holidays, local programming is replaced by special provincial programming. In the summer months of July and August, some programming is temporarily shortened and/or replaced by special summer series. During the CBC's recent labour dispute, most of the schedule was temporarily replaced by a mix of repeat airings of recent CBC programs,
BBC World news programming and music from the CBC service
Galaxie.
Stations in the Canadian territories air a significantly different schedule with expanded local programming that includes a number of programs in local
Aboriginal languages. They still air most, but not all, of the core CBC Radio One schedule, although some programs may air in abbreviated versions. See
CBC North for further information.
On
January 17,
2007, the CBC announced some changes to the network's schedule to begin in April. Among them,
Freestyle and
The Arts Tonight were merged into
Q, an afternoon arts magazine hosted by
Jian Ghomeshi,
Global Village was discontinued and some of its features were merged into
Dispatches, and
Between the Covers moved exclusively online as a
podcast.
Reasons given for the schedule changes are said to be based on audience research, however some negative reaction has been seen.
The network's base schedule is noted here. Scheduling of weekend programs highlighted in red varies from station to station due to time zone differences created by the fact that
Cross-Country Checkup airs live across Canada.
Other schedule notes
Weekdays: Some stations in major markets begin their local morning programs at 5:30 a.m., preempting the final half-hour of CBC Radio Overnight. Most of the same stations also begin their local afternoon programs at 3 p.m., preempting the final half hour of Q and the 3:30 strip of programs.
Saturdays: Due to scheduling issues created by time zone differences, stations in Atlantic Canada air Fuse at 6:00 (all times Atlantic Time), The World This Weekend at 7, The Debaters at 7:30 and Vinyl Tap at 8:00. The remainder of the Saturday schedule continues from 10:00 onward.
Sundays: Sunday afternoon scheduling varies from station to station, as Cross Country Checkup airs live across Canada at 4 p.m. Eastern time. Additional local arts programming is aired in Atlantic Canada during the 4:00 - 5:00 (AT) hour. The remainder of the day's schedule is pushed back by one hour, with the first hour of that night's edition of CBC Radio Overnight pre-empted.
Former logos
Image:CBC_radio_logo_60s.jpg|CBC Radio logo, used from the 1960s to 1974
Image:Cbc radio one.gif|Radio One logo, 1997-2007
Shortwave relays of Radio One
Two CBC Radio One stations operate shortwave relay transmitters:
CBN in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with call sign CKZN
CBU in Vancouver, British Columbia, with call sign CKZU
Reception issues
Both Radio One transmitters broadcast 1 kW ERP signals on a fixed frequency of 6160 kHz. Some DXers have been able to log both transmitters simultainously, but this is a rare occurrence due to the distance between the transmitters.
Radio One shortwave relays can be quite difficult to receive due to increased terrestrial noise from modern electrical and electronic systems.
Some have suggested that CBC/Radio-Canada create a new high power shortwave digital radio service for more effective coverage of isolated areas.
Shortwave coverage plans have been slowed by CBC/SRC's conversion to ATSC HDTV, as well as costs associated with running a Eureka-147 DAB transmitter network.
Notes and references
Further Information
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