CBAL-FM (Espace Musique), Moncton

1983
CBAF-FM signed on the air on April 15. It provided Radio-Canada’s FM stereo network service.

1989
CBAF-AM (Radio-Canada’s mono service) moved to the FM band in 1988. At first, it was known as CBAF-FM-26 as the FM transmitter had been on the air a number of years, rebroadcasting the AM signal. In 1989, the call sign for the mono FM station was changed from CBAF-FM-26 to CBAF-FM as it was now the originating station. As a restult, CBAF-FM (stereo service) became CBAL-FM.

1997
On July 31, CBAL-FM received approval to add a transmitter at Néguac/ Allardville, operating on frequency 101.9 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 13,300 watts and a transmitter at Lamèque, operating on frequency 95.3 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 941 watts. 

The Radio-Canada FM Stereo network was renamed La Chaîne culturelle on September 1.

1998
CBAL-FM-1 Allardville signed on the air on May 15.

CBAL-FM-2 Lameque began broadcasting on June 1. CBAL-FM-2 receives its programming off-the-air from CBAL-FM-1 while that transmitter gets its programming from Moncton, via satellite.

2000
On May 9, CBAL-FM was authorized to add a transmitter at Campbellton, operating on 88.9 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 10,000 watts.

CBAL-FM-3 Campbellton began operations on November 22. Programming from Moncton is received via common carrier.

2001
At licence renewal time, CBAL-FM operated the following transmitters: CBAL-FM-1 Neguac/Allardville, CBAL-FM-2 Lameque and CBAL-FM-3 Campbellton. CBAL-FM broadcasts approximately 20 minutes of local arts billboard programming each week from Moncton.

2002
On April 30, CBAL-FM was given approval to add transmitters at Fredericton/ Saint John (88.1 MHz with effectiv radiated power of 78,500 watts) and Edmundston (94.3 MHz with ERP of 100,000 watts).

2003
CBAL-FM-5 Edmunston signed on the air on January 7.

CBAL-FM-4 Fredericton/Saint John began operations on September 22. Programming for both CBAL-FM-4 and CBAL-FM-5 from Moncton is received via common carrier.

2004
La chaîne culturelle was renamed Espace musique in September.

2006
On February 2, the CRTC approved the application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to change the authorized contours of CBAL-FM Moncton, by decreasing the effective radiated power from 77,000 watts to 67,600 watts and by increasing the antenna height. The Commission noted that there would be no significant change to the authorized
contours.

2009
On May 12 the CRTC renewed CBAL-FM's licence. The renewal included the following rebroadcast transmitters: CBAL-FM-1 Allardville, CBAL-FM-2 Lameque, CBAL-FM-3 Campbellton, CBAL-FM-4 Fredericton and CBAL-FM-5 Edmundston.

2011
On August 25, the CRTC administratively renewed the licence for CBAL-FM and its transmitters to March 1, 2013. 

2013
On February 22, the CRTC administratively renewed the licences for CBAL-FM Moncton and its transmitters to August 31, 2013.

                                                   Written by Bill Dulmage - Updated February, 2013