CFWH-FM
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| City of license | Whitehorse, Yukon |
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| Broadcast area | Yukon |
| Branding | CBC Radio One CBC North |
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 1951 (AM) 2012 (FM) |
| Format | public broadcasting |
| ERP | 3,300 watts |
| HAAT | 420.5 m |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | Canada's Finest WhiteHorse |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | CBC North |
CFWH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 94.5 FM in Whitehorse, Yukon. The station broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network known as CBC North. Until its 2012 closure, CFWH's sister television station was CFWH-TV.
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History
CFWH was launched in 1951 as a local community station on AM 1340 kHz. On November 10, 1958 it was taken over by the CBC as the first station of the newly formed CBC Northern Radio Service. CFWH received CBC news and topical programs by picking up CBX 1010 (later 740) Edmonton and relaying the broadcast. Tapes recorded in Montreal, Quebec were also flown in on regular airline flights. Eventually the station was linked into the primary CBC network feed.
In 1960, the frequency was changed to 1240 kHz and then to 570 kHz in 1964.
On May 21, 2009, the CBC applied to the CRTC to convert CFWH from the AM dial (570 kHz) to the FM dial on the frequency 94.5 MHz. The station received approval on October 27, 2009.[1] The FM frequency officially launched on June 1, and the AM frequency shut down on August 31, 2012.[2]
On September 12, 2012, the CBC received CRTC approval to add a new FM transmitter in Whitehorse to rebroadcast CFWH-FM on the frequency of 95.3 MHz. The callsign will be CFWH-FM-1.[3]
Local programming
CFWH produces all of CBC Radio's local programs in the Yukon, including A New Day on weekday mornings, the noon-hour program Midday Cafe, Airplay in the afternoons, and The Weekender on weekend mornings.
The station also produces Rencontres, a weekly French language program for the Franco-Yukonnais community which airs in the network's Saturday afternoon block for local cultural programming. Although Whitehorse itself is served by a community-owned rebroadcaster of the Première station from Vancouver, that network does not originate any French programming in the Yukon.
Rebroadcasters
CFWH-FM has the following rebroadcasters:
| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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| Beaver Creek | CBDM | 690 AM | 40 watts | LP | Query | |
| Carmacks | CBQF | 990 AM | 40 watts | LP | Query | |
| Dawson City | CBDN | 560 AM | 400 watts | C | Query | 93-725 2004-358 |
| Destruction Bay/Burwash Landing | CBDL-FM | 105.1 FM | 96 watts | A | Query | 91-200 |
| Faro | CBQK-FM | 105.1 FM | 87 watts | A1 | Query | 87-610 |
| Haines Junction | CBDF-FM | 103.5 FM | 90 watts | A1 | Query | 92-180 |
| Mayo | CBDC-FM | 104.9 FM | 50 watts | LP | Query | 2013-225 |
| Ross River | CBQJ | 990 AM | 40 watts | LP | Query | |
| Teslin | CBDK | 940 AM | 40 watts | LP | Query | |
| Watson Lake | CBDB | 990 AM | 40 watts | LP | Query | |
| Atlin, British Columbia | CBUA-FM | 90.1 FM | 14 watts | LP | Query | 86-82 |
| Whitehorse, Yukon | CFWH-FM-1 | 95.3 FM | 50 watts | LP | Query | 2012-488 |
CBDN Dawson City was originally a radio station which operated from the 1940s to the 1960s as CFYT.[4]
On December 21, 2012, the CBC filed an application to convert Mayo rebroadcaster CBDC 1230 kHz to 104.9 MHz.[5] The application was approved on May 8, 2013.[6]
The CBC also previously operated low-power rebroadcasters CBDD Elsa and CBDX Swift River; these rebroadcasters would be deleted at the CBC's request by the CRTC on October 25, 2013.[7]
Community-owned rebroadcasters
The following rebroadcasters are not owned by the CBC itself, but by independent community groups.
| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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| Ferry Hill | VF2259 | 106.1 FM | 549 watts | B | Query | 94-85 |
| Horse Camp Hill | VF2211 | 93.3 FM | 188 watts | B | Query | 92-811 |
| Pelly Crossing | VF2041 | 100.1 FM | 24 watts | LP | Query | 94-805 |
| Stewart Crossing | VF2048 | 100.9 FM | 50 watts | LP | Query | 87-612 |
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-673
- ↑ CBC RADIO ONE MOVES TO FM SIGNAL IN WHITEHORSE JUNE 1, 2012
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-488, CFWH-FM Whitehorse – New low-power transmitter at Whitehorse, CRTC, September 12, 2012
- ↑ History of CFYT AM - Canadian Communications Foundation
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-225, CFWH-FM Whitehorse – New transmitter in Mayo, CRTC, May 8, 2013
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-566, Various radio stations – Deletion of rebroadcasting transmitters, October 25, 2013
External links
- CBC North
- CFWH history - Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFWH-FM
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFWH
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBDN
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