CBON-FM

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.

CBON-FM
CitySudbury, Ontario
Broadcast areaNorthern Ontario
Frequency98.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingIci Radio-Canada Première
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stationsCBBS-FM, CBBX-FM, CBCS-FM
History
First air dateJuly 21, 1978
Call sign meaningCanadian Broadcasting Corporation Ontario Nord; call sign is pronounced as c'est bon ("it's good").
Technical information
ClassB
ERP50 kW
HAAT120.9 meters (397 ft)
Links
WebsiteIci Radio-Canada Première

History

On July 28, 1975, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation received approval from the CRTC to operate a new french-language FM station at Sudbury, Ontario on the frequency 98.1 MHz.[1]

Prior to the station's launch in 1978, Radio-Canada programming was carried on private affiliate CFBR.[2] 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.[3] 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. Prior to CBON-FM's sign-on, CJBC Toronto simulcasted on most of the rebroadcast transmitters across northern Ontario.

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.[4]

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 Jonction 11-17, weekdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturday mornings, the station airs the provincewide morning program Enfin samedi. The provincewide programs airs on CBON and CJBC, as well as CBEF in Windsor.

On all public holidays, either Pas comme d'habitude from CJBC in Toronto is heard provincewide (except Ottawa) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. On some holidays, Y'a pas deux matins pareils from CJBC or Le matin du Nord from CBON airs on both stations, but on some others holidays, both stations air their local shows as usual or both stations air Matins sans frontières from CBEF Windsor.

Transmitters
Rebroadcasters of CBON-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Blind RiverCBON-FM-698.5136 wattsA1Query2017-245
ChapleauCBON-FM-2891.9345 wattsAQuery86-733
DubreuilvilleCBON-FM-1197.950 wattsLPQuery89-763
Elliot LakeCBON-FM-5101.72640 wattsBQuery88-641
EspanolaCBON-FM-794.9520 wattsAQuery88-643
GeraldtonCBON-FM-2293.76400 wattsBQuery
GogamaCBON-FM-21104.96900 wattsBQuery
HearstCBON-FM-2690.38,340 [5] wattsB1Query85-1279
KapuskasingCBON-FM-2490.743900 wattsBQuery
Kirkland LakeCBON-FM-193.72650 wattsAQuery96-780
ManitouwadgeCBON-FM-2396.9143 wattsAQuery
MarathonCBON-FM-29102.32023 wattsBQuery2007-390
Mattawa[6]CBON-121090 AM40 wattsLPQuery
NipigonCBON-FM-1997.32000 wattsBQuery
North BayCBON-FM-1795.1100000 wattsCQuery
Sault Ste. MarieCBON-FM-1888.13590 wattsBQuery
Temiskaming ShoresCBON-FM-299.7780 wattsAQuery96-781
Thunder BayCBON-FM-2089.327400 wattsBQuery
TimminsCBON-FM-2597.144800 wattsBQuery
WawaCBON-FM-2790.7890 wattsAQuery85-1278

AM to FM and technical information

On February 28, 2017, the CBC submitted an application to convert CBON-6 1010 to 98.5 MHz. The callsign CBON-FM-6 was chosen for the new FM transmitter. The CRTC approved the CBC's application to move CBON-6 to 98.5 MHz on July 11, 2017.[7]

In 2017, the CBC surrendered its licence for the low-power AM rebroadcaster CBON-10 1110 Matachewan.[8] This makes CBON-12 Mattawa one of the last remaining low-power AM transmitters to rebroadcast CBON-FM Sudbury.

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References
  1. Decision CRTC 75-329, Original CRTC Decision to operate a new CBC FM radio station at Sudbury, Ontario, CRTC, July 28, 1975
  2. CHYC-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
  3. CBON-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
  4. CRTC Decision 84-905
  5. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-404 Archived 2013-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, CBON-FM Sudbury and its transmitter CBON-FM-26 Hearst - Technical change, CRTC, August 14, 2013
  6. CBON-12 at 1090 kHz in Mattawa was a former repeater of CBOF-FM Ottawa, as CBOF-5. Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, · Page 2 September 23, 1977
  7. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-245, CBON-FM Sudbury – New transmitter in Blind River, CRTC, July 11, 2017
  8. Canadian Radio News recap for October 2017, Facebook, November 2, 2017

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