CBQT-FM

CBQT-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One station in Thunder Bay, Ontario, broadcasting at 88.3 FM, and serves all of Northwestern Ontario through a network of relay transmitters.

CBQT-FM
Broadcast areaNorthwestern Ontario
Frequency88.3 MHz (FM)
BrandingCBC Radio One
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
1973
Former call signs
CBQ (1973-1990)
Former frequencies
800 kHz (AM) (1973-1990)
Call sign meaning
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Quetico Thunder Bay
Technical information
ClassB
ERP23,730 watts
HAAT194.7 meters (639 ft)
Links
WebsiteCBC Thunder Bay

History

The station was launched in 1973 as CBQ on 800 AM. The 800 frequency had been vacated earlier that year by the defunct CJLX.[1] CBQ Radio's inaugural morning broadcast in December 1973 made it the second city in Ontario to get a regional broadcast centre. The call sign CBQ was a last minute choice by station managers since CBL (for Lakehead) or CBT (for Thunder Bay) were already taken by the CBC stations in Toronto and Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrabor, respectively. Instead the letter Q was chosen for Quetico Provincial Park near Atikokan, which is west of Thunder Bay.

Prior to CBQ's launch, CBC Radio programming aired on private affiliate CFPA.

CBQ moved to FM as CBQT-FM in 1990.[2] The CBQ-FM callsign was already in use by the CBC Stereo sister station on 101.7 FM. Some of the relay transmitters for CBQT previously rebroadcast CBL in Toronto.

CBC Radio One's Thunder Bay studio

Local programming

The station's local program is Superior Morning, hosted by Lisa Laco. The station formerly also produced Voyage North, hosted by Gerald Graham in the afternoon,[3] although that program was replaced in August 2014 by Up North, hosted by Jessica Pope from the studios of CBCS-FM in Sudbury.[4] The move faced some protest in the city, with Thunder Bay City Council passing a unanimous resolution requesting that the federal government rescind its 2012 funding cuts to the CBC.[3]

CBQT's rebroadcast transmitters in the Central time zone also simulcast the 5 p.m. hour of local programming from CBW in Winnipeg so that the network's World at Six airs at 6 p.m. local time.

The CBC Radio studio in Thunder Bay also produces the hourly weekend weather reports for all of Ontario after the hourly news break.

Repeaters
Rebroadcasters of CBQT-FM
City of licenseIdentifierFrequencyPowerClassRECNetCRTC Decision
Armstrong CBQT-FM-2 91.3 FM50 wattsLPQuery2013-229
Atikokan CBQI-FM 90.1 FM2,900 wattsAQuery
Beardmore CBLE 1240 AM40 wattsLPQuery
Big Trout Lake CFTL-FM 100.3 FM63 wattsA1Query
Dryden CBQH-FM 100.9 FM1,300 wattsCQuery
Ear Falls CBOI-FM 95.5 FM50 wattsLPQuery2018-45
2022-115
Fort Frances CBQQ-FM 90.5 FM23,550 wattsBQuery
Fort Hope CBCF-FM 101.5 FM41 wattsA1Query89-764
Geraldton CBLG-FM 89.1 FM11,900 wattsBQuery86-1136
Hornepayne CBQT-FM-1 92.3 FM50 wattsLPQuery2013-228
Ignace CBES 690 AM40 wattsLPQuery
Kenora CBQX-FM 98.7 FM38,000 wattsBQuery
Manitouwadge CBEB-FM 89.7 FM46,400 wattsBQuery87-735
Marathon CBLM-FM 107.5 FM2,187 wattsBQuery2017-175
Mishkeegogamang CBQN-FM 104.5 FM81 wattsA1Query
Nakina CBLN-FM 98.1 FM50 wattsLPQuery2015-343
Nipigon CBQY-FM 98.9 FM2,000 wattsBQuery
Pickle Lake CBQP-FM 105.1 FM83 wattsA1Query
Pikangikum CBQU-FM 100.3 FM34 wattsA1Query
Red Lake CBEA-FM 90.5 FM82 wattsA1Query
Sandy Lake CBQV-FM 101.1 FM37 wattsA1Query
Savant Lake CBQL-FM 104.9 FM78 wattsA1Query
Schreiber CBLB-FM 90.9 FM130 wattsA1Query2019-142
Sioux Lookout CBLS-FM 95.3 FM500 wattsAQuery2013-190
Sioux Narrows CBQS-FM 95.7 FM1,300 wattsAQuery
White River CBLW-FM 97.7 FM50 wattsLPQuery2017-74

CFTL-FM, a radio station in Big Trout Lake owned by the Ayamowin Communications Society, rebroadcasts CBQT-FM part-time, with additional programming originating from CKWT-FM Sioux Lookout. It is currently unknown if this station is still broadcasting.

AM to FM

Some of CBQT-FM's repeaters currently operate on the AM dial. Future plans are possible to convert the remaining repeaters to the FM dial.[5]

On December 21, 2012, the CBC filed an application to the CRTC to convert the following AM transmitters to the FM dial.

  • CBOL 1450 to 91.3 with 50 watts [6]
  • CBLH 1010 to 92.3 with 50 watts [7]

The CRTC approved the applications for both transmitters on May 8, 2013.[8][9]

On January 21, 2013, the CBC filed an application to the CRTC to convert CBLS 1240 to 95.3 FM with 500 watts (average & maximum ERP). Antenna height will be 182 metres (EHAAT) and the radiation pattern will be non-directional. As well this new FM transmitter will serve the nearby town of Hudson and Hudson's transmitter (CBQW 1340) was deleted as well.[10][11] The conversion was approved by the CRTC on April 17, 2013.[12]

On May 14, 2015, the CBC applied to convert CBLN 1240 to 98.1 MHz with 50 watts, antenna height 9.1 metres (EHAAT) with a non-directional antenna pattern.[13] The CRTC approved the CBC's application on July 28, 2015.[14]

On December 22, 2016, the CBC applied to convert CBLW 1010 to 97.7 MHz.[15] The CRTC approved the CBC's application to move CBLW from the AM band to the FM band on March 16, 2017.[16]

On March 2, 2017, the CBC applied to convert CBLM 1090 to 107.5 MHz. CBEH 1010 Terrace Bay was shut down.[17][18]

On November 22, 2017, the CBC applied to convert CBOI 690 to 95.5 MHz.[19] The CRTC approved the CBC's application to move CBOI to the FM band on February 5, 2018.[20] On March 3, 2022 the CBC reapplied to the CRTC to add a new FM transmitter at Ear Falls to replace CBOI AM [21] which was approved on May 3, 2022.[22]

On March 8, 2019, the CBC applied to convert CBLB 1340 to 90.9 MHz.[23] This application was approved on May 13, 2019.[24]

CBLE 1240 Beardmore and CBES 690 Ignace are currently the only two AM transmitters left that rebroadcast CBQT-FM. These two transmitters may either be converted to the FM band or shutdown completely.

References
  1. History of the former radio station CJLX at Canadian Communications Foundation
  2. Decision CRTC 88-866
  3. "CBC's Voyage North goes silent". The Globe and Mail, August 9, 2014.
  4. "CBC Radio announces new afternoon drive program servicing Northern Ontario region" Archived 2014-08-12 at archive.today. Yahoo News, August 11, 2014.
  5. Northwestern Ontario Radio Stations at northpine.com - see under "Planned CBC stations".
  6. "The Runtime Service cannot communicate with Entitlements Service".
  7. https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201215822
  8. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-229, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in Armstrong, CRTC, May 8, 2013
  9. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-228, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in Hornepayne, CRTC, May 8, 2013
  10. https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201300722
  11. "(CRTC) CBC plans to flip 2 AM's into 1 FM in Northern Ontario | Radio West / Canadian Radio News". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-27., (CRTC) CBC plans to flip 2 AM's into 1 FM in Northern Ontario, rwcrn.com "Radio West Canadian Radio News", January 21, 2013
  12. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-190, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in Sioux Lookout, CRTC, April 17, 2013
  13. 201504382
  14. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-343, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay - New transmitter in Nakina, CRTC, July 28, 2015
  15. https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201612945
  16. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-74, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in White River, CRTC, March 16, 2017
  17. 201701285
  18. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-175, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in Marathon, CRTC, May 31, 2017
  19. 2017-1080-7
  20. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-45, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in Ear Falls, CRTC, February 5, 2018
  21. 202201044
  22. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2022-115, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in Ear Falls, CRTC, May 3, 2022
  23. 201901695
  24. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-142, CBQT-FM Thunder Bay – New transmitter in Schreiber, CRTC, May 13, 2019

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