CBON-FM
| City of license | Sudbury, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Northern Ontario |
| Branding | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
| Frequency | 98.1 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | July 21, 1978 |
| Format | public broadcasting |
| ERP | 50 kW |
| HAAT | 120.9 meters (397 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Ontario Nord; call sign is pronounced as c'est bon ("it's good"). |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister stations | CBBS-FM, CBBX-FM, CBCS-FM |
| Website | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
CBON-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Société Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network at 98.1 FM in Sudbury, Ontario. The station also serves much of Northern Ontario through a network of relay transmitters.
History
Prior to the station's launch in 1978, Radio-Canada programming was carried on private affiliate CFBR.[1] The CRTC decision authorizing the launch of CBON-FM in fact encouraged, but did not direct, Radio-Canada to retain an AM frequency for its talk radio network, and to reserve CBON-FM for its music network.[2] However, the station launched in 1978 as an affiliate of the talk network after the CBC was unable to negotiate an agreement with F. Baxter Ricard to directly acquire CFBR.
Radio-Canada's music network was not available in the city until the launch of CBBX-FM in 2001, although from 1984 to 1991 the CBC held an unused license to launch that station.[3]
Programming
The station's regional morning program is Le matin du Nord, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and its regional afternoon program is Ça parle au Nord, weekdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (except on public holidays, when L'heure de pointe Toronto from CJBC in Toronto is heard instead). On Saturday mornings, the station produces the provincewide morning program Grands Lacs Café. Hosted and produced in Sudbury, with additional contributions from staff in Toronto, the program airs on CBON and CJBC, as well as CBEF in Windsor.[4]
Transmitters
| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind River | CBON-6 | 1010 AM [5] | 40 watts | LP | Query | |
| Chapleau | CBON-FM-28 | 91.9 | 345 watts | A | Query | 86-733 |
| Dubreuilville | CBON-FM-11 | 97.9 | 50 watts | LP | Query | 89-763 |
| Elliot Lake | CBON-FM-5 | 101.7 | 2640 watts | B | Query | 88-641 |
| Espanola | CBON-FM-7 | 94.9 | 520 watts | A | Query | 88-643 |
| Geraldton | CBON-FM-22 | 93.7 | 6400 watts | B | Query | |
| Gogama | CBON-FM-21 | 104.9 | 6900 watts | B | Query | |
| Hearst | CBON-FM-26 | 90.3 | 8,340 [6] watts | B1 | Query | 85-1279 |
| Kapuskasing | CBON-FM-24 | 90.7 | 43900 watts | B | Query | |
| Kirkland Lake | CBON-FM-1 | 93.7 | 2650 watts | A | Query | 96-780 |
| Manitouwadge | CBON-FM-23 | 96.9 | 143 watts | A | Query | |
| Marathon | CBON-FM-29 | 102.3 | 2023 watts | B | Query | 2007-390 |
| Matachewan | CBON-10 | 1110 AM | 40 watts | LP | Query | |
| Mattawa | CBON-12 | 1090 AM | 40 watts | LP | Query | |
| Nipigon | CBON-FM-19 | 97.3 | 2000 watts | B | Query | |
| North Bay | CBON-FM-17 | 95.1 | 100000 watts | C | Query | |
| Sault Ste. Marie | CBON-FM-18 | 88.1 | 3590 watts | B | Query | |
| Temiskaming Shores | CBON-FM-2 | 99.7 | 780 watts | A | Query | 96-781 |
| Thunder Bay | CBON-FM-20 | 89.3 | 27400 watts | B | Query | |
| Timmins | CBON-FM-25 | 97.1 | 44800 watts | B | Query | |
| Wawa | CBON-FM-27 | 90.7 | 890 watts | A | Query | 85-1278 |
References
- ↑ CFBR History at Canadian Communications Foundation
- ↑ CBON History at Canadian Communications Foundation
- ↑ CRTC Decision 84-905
- ↑ Grands Lacs Café
- ↑ Current operating status of CBON-6 Blind River is uncertain; it is currently listed as 101.7 FM on the radio-canada.ca frequency list. Nord Ontarien Fréquences La Première Chaîne de Radio-Canada - La Première Chaîne/Radio-Canada frequencies in Northern Ontario
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-404, CBON-FM Sudbury and its transmitter CBON-FM-26 Hearst - Technical change, CRTC, August 14, 2013
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