| March - Gooderham & Worts Limited established a 5,000 watt radio
station to serve the Toronto area which later became the flagship station
of the CBC. Promoted as "The Cheerio Station" and operating from studios
in the King Edward Hotel, and transmitter at Bowmanville, CKGW signed on
at 910 kHz. G & W claimed that their 5,000 watt transmitter was the
first commercially built in Canada.
CKGW, now broadcasting 6 hours-a-day, became the Toronto affiliate for
the (National Broadcasting Company, and began sharing time on the air with
the newly-licensed CFRB.
CKGW's (and CFRB's) frequency changed from 910 to 960.
CKGW was given the full-time use of 640 kHz, and began to lease it's
facilities (on occasion) to CNRT.
The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission leased CKGW from Gooderham
& Worts, and changed the call letters to CRCT. Vacating the studios
in the King Edward Hotel, the CRBC moved its Toronto operation into the
Canadian National Carbon Co. factory on Davenport Road at Bathurst Street,
and took over the studios there of CKNC which had been founded by Canadian
National Carbon. The CRBC (for $ 50,000) purchased the assets of the CNRT/CNRX
Toronto studios operated by the Canadian National Railways.
October 1, CRCT's frequency was changed from 840 to 960 kHz.
October 1, CRCT still using 5,000 watts, moved back to 840 kHz.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) the replaced CRBC and acquired
CRCT.
In December, to supplement CRCT's coverage of Toronto, the CBC re-activated
Canadian National Carbon's station CKNC (which gone silent for a time),
on 1420 kHz with 100 watts .
December - CRCT's Bowmanville transmitter was replaced by a 50-kilowatt
transmitter at Hornby, west of Toronto, utilizing a single omindirectonal
640 foot tower.
March 29 - CBL' frequency moved from 840 to 740 kHz.
The CBC announced it was forming a second network - "Dominion", with
CJBC (formerly CBY and CRCY) becoming the key station. CBL was to
remain the key station for the original network which was named "Trans-Canada".
The Toronto studios and network headquarters were consolidated at a
new address - 354 Jarvis Street.
On September 1, CBC Toronto became the first broadcaster to operate
two radio stations from a common antenna (at Hornby) - CBL and CJBC - both
using 50 Kw. CJBC moved to 860 from 1010,exchanging frequencies with
CFRB.
The Dominion Network was discontinued, and a single CBC network was
strengthened. (CJBC became a French-language Toronto outlet for the
CBC).
CBL began replacing its system of low-power A.M. repeaters (LPRT's)
with high-powered F.M. re-transmitters - CBCL (93.5) London on July 5,
and CBCO (105.9) Orillia on November 5.
October 1 - marked the start of another re-transmitter - CBCP (93.5)
in Peterborough.
January 15, yet another re=transmitter - CBCM 107.5 began operating
in Penetanguishine.
A new tower for CBL/CJBC was erected at the Hornby site.
All CBC Toronto operations began the move to the new CBC Broadcasting
Centre at 250 Front Street West
Re-transmitter CBCO Orillia moved from 105.9 to 91.3 MHz.
Full CBC service was extended to Muskoka-Parry Sound with the launch
of re-transmitters CBCO (94.3) Huntsville and a new location at Parry Sound
on 89.9 CBCM Penetanguishine was closed.
May 1 - CBL began broadcasting 24 hours a day.
July 29 - the CRTC approved CBL's move fropm 740 on the AM band to 99.1
MHz on the F.M. dial with an ERP of 25,200 watts. Service to the Kitchener
area to be provided by a new re-transmitter on 89.1 MHz. The power CBCO-FM,
the Orillia repeater, was increased.
September 1 - The CBC Radio network (CBC Radio) was renamed as "CBC
Radio One".
February 4 - the CRTC gave CBL permission to add a re-transmitter at
Penetanguishene, using 89.7 MHz with an ERP of 2,800 watts. |
