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CBC Radio One
Broadcast areaacross Canada
First air date1936
Frequencyvaries by location
Formatnews, talk, public broadcasting
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
WebsiteRadio One


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, four of Radio One's remaining AM stations, CBX Edmonton, CBK Saskatoon, CBW Winnipeg and CBR Calgary will have FM transmitters to simulcast the AM programming. [1]

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.



Two CBC Radio One stations, CFGB in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, and CBU in Vancouver, British Columbia, operate shortwave relay transmitters, which use the call signs of CKZN and CKZU respectively. Both transmitters broadcast 1 kW ERP signals on a frequency of 6160 kHz, and are difficult to receive in their intended target areas 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. However these coverage plans will be slowed by CBC/SRC near-term plans for new ATSC television and digital AM radio transmitters.

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.

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 following 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 will be merged into Q, a new afternoon arts magazine to be hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, Global Village will be discontinued and some of its features merged into Dispatches, and Between the Covers will move exclusively online.[1] Reasons given for the schedule changes are said to be based on audience research, however some negative reaction has been seen, especially regarding the evening programming changes.[2][3]

Weekdays

Saturdays

Sundays

Sunday afternoon scheduling varies from station to station, as Cross Country Checkup airs live across Canada at 4 p.m. Eastern time.

Former logos


CBC Radio logo, used from the 1960s to 1974

Radio One logo, 1997-2007


Shortwave relays of Radio One

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Proposed CBC Radio One shortwave relay site at [2]
Two CBC Radio One stations operate shortwave relay transmitters:

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.

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