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CBG (AM)

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CBG
Broadcast areaCentral and NortheasternNewfoundland
Frequency1400kHz(AM)
BrandingCBC Radio One
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
March1943
Former call signs
VORG(1943–1949)
Former frequencies
1450 kHz (1943–1983)
Call signmeaning
CanadianBroadcasting CorporationGander
Technical information
ClassB
Power4,000watts
Transmitter coordinates
48°57′57″N54°39′18″W/ 48.9658°N 54.655°W/48.9658; -54.655
Repeater(s)see main article
Links
WebsiteCBC Newfoundland and Labrador

CBGis aradio stationbroadcasting on 1400kHz(AM) fromGander,Newfoundland and Labrador,Canadawith a power of 4,000 watts. CBG is the localRadio Onestation of theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Three rebroadcasters provide additional coverage. One of the rebroadcasters,CBGY750 inBonavistais aClass A,10,000-wattstation, heard over much ofAtlantic Canadaat night, using a good radio.

History

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The station was launched in March 1943 asVORG(VoiceOfRadioGander), owned and operated by the local military base.[1]Before 1949 when it joined theCanadian Confederation,radio stations in Newfoundland hadcall signsbeginning withVO.A few stations dating back to that time, such asVOCM,VOARandVOWRstill do.

FollowingWorld War II,VORG was acquired by theBroadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland(BCN), the pre-Confederationpublic broadcaster.On March 31, 1949, BCN was absorbed by the CBC when Newfoundland joined Canada, and the station adopted its current call sign. At that time, CBG broadcast on 1450 AM. The frequency was changed to 1400 in 1983.

In 2015, CBG moved out of its longtime CBC-owned studio at 98 Sullivan Avenue in Gander and into leased space at the Gander Mall. This coincided with the closure of separate studio facilities atCBTinGrand Falls-Windsorin a move to cut costs by consolidating CBC's central Newfoundland operations into a single, smaller facility in Gander.[2]

Local programming

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Since 2018, CBG has cooperated withCBYinCorner Brookto produceCBC Newfoundland Morning,alocal morning showfocused on central and westernNewfoundland,theNorthern Peninsula,and southernLabrador.[3]Prior to this, CBG produced and airedThe Central Morning Showin cooperation withCBTin Grand Falls-Windsor.

For the remainder of local programming blocks within the CBC Radio One schedule, CBG broadcasts programming fromCBNinSt. John's.

Transmitters

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Rebroadcastersof CBG
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet
Bonavista CBGY 750 AM 10,000watts A Query
Carmanville CBGC-FM 92.5 FM 1,700 watts A Query
Glovertown[4] CBNG-FM 101.5 FM 547 vertical/1,276 horizontal watts A Query

References

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  1. ^Tibbo, Frank."VORG – Gander's First Radio Station".ganderairporthistoricalsociety.org.Gander Airport Historical Society.Retrieved3 February2023.
  2. ^"CBC puts central Newfoundland operations under one roof".cbc.ca.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 February 2015.Retrieved3 February2023.
  3. ^"CBG-AM | History of Canadian Broadcasting".broadcasting-history.The Canadian Communications Foundation.Retrieved3 February2023.
  4. ^"Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-104".CRTC. 2006-03-29.Retrieved2012-03-15.
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