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CBI (AM)
Encyclopedia
CBI is a Canadian
radio station. It is the CBC Radio One
affiliate in Sydney, Nova Scotia
, broadcasting at 1140 kHz
on the AM dial. The station serves all of Cape Breton Island
by operating a network of FM
rebroadcasters.
1270 and its shortwave
relay CJCX-SW 6010 kHz (in the 49m band). In 1954, CBI moved to AM 1140.
On July 9, 2007 CBI was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to convert the station to the FM band at 97.1 MHz. When the new FM station is in operation, the old AM station will be shutdown. According to Industry Canada, the callsign for the new FM station will be CBIT-FM. In a license renewal submission to the CRTC in June 2011, CBC states that it does not have the resources to implement the transmitter before the authorization lapses.
are Information Morning in the mornings and Main Street in the afternoons. Although both programs have the same name as their mainland counterparts in Halifax, they are distinct programs produced in Sydney.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio station. It is the CBC Radio One
CBC Radio 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...
affiliate in Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
, broadcasting at 1140 kHz
Hertz
The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications....
on the AM dial. The station serves all of Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
by operating a network of FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
rebroadcasters.
History
CBI was launched on November 1, 1948, at AM 1570. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming was aired by private affiliate CJCBCJCB (AM)
CJCB is a Canadian radio station which broadcasts from Sydney, Nova Scotia on the AM dial at 1270 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts. The station is one of the oldest radio stations in the Atlantic Provinces, hitting the airwaves on February 14, 1929...
1270 and its shortwave
Shortwave
Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...
relay CJCX-SW 6010 kHz (in the 49m band). In 1954, CBI moved to AM 1140.
On July 9, 2007 CBI was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to convert the station to the FM band at 97.1 MHz. When the new FM station is in operation, the old AM station will be shutdown. According to Industry Canada, the callsign for the new FM station will be CBIT-FM. In a license renewal submission to the CRTC in June 2011, CBC states that it does not have the resources to implement the transmitter before the authorization lapses.
Local programming
The station's local programsCBC Radio One local programming
Stations in Canada's CBC Radio One network each produce some local programming in addition to the network schedule.The amount of local programming may vary from station to station. For instance, some stations in smaller markets may produce their own morning show, but air an afternoon show from...
are Information Morning in the mornings and Main Street in the afternoons. Although both programs have the same name as their mainland counterparts in Halifax, they are distinct programs produced in Sydney.
Rebroadcasters
CBIT has the following rebroadcasters:- CBIB-FM - Bay St. LawrenceBay St. Lawrence, Nova ScotiaBay St. Lawrence is a fishing community in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia in Victoria County. The federal Electoral Riding is Sydney—Victoria....
- 90.1 at 46°58′34.9"N 60°27′27.6"W - CBIC-FM - CheticampChéticamp, Nova ScotiaChéticamp is a fishing community on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The downtown area overlooks a large bay, into which the Chéticamp River flows, that is protected from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
- 107.1 at 46°34′40.9"N 60°59′0.9"W - CBHF-FM - Northeast Margaree - 93.9 at 46°19′4.9"N 60°57′56.9"W
- CBHI-FM - InvernessInverness, Nova ScotiaInverness is a Canadian rural community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. In 2001 its population was 2,496.Located on the west coast of Cape Breton Island fronting the Gulf of St...
- 94.3 at46°6′7.9"N 61°17′20.9"W
External links
- CBC Nova Scotia
- CBI history at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBI