CBAF-FM-15
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CBAF-FM-15 is a French-language
Canadian
radio station
located in Charlottetown
, Prince Edward Island
.
Owned and operated by the (government-owned) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(French : Société Radio-Canada), it broadcasts on 88.1 MHz using a directional antenna
with an average effective radiated power of 33,500 watt
s and a peak effective radiated power of 94,200 watts (class C).
The station has an ad-free news/talk
format
and is part of the Première Chaîne network, which operates across Canada. Like all Première Chaîne stations, but unlike most FM
stations, it broadcasts in mono
.
The station signed on sometime in the late 1970s as a rebroadcaster of CBAF in Moncton. On October 3, 1983, a first radio show was produced for the Island from Moncton (La marée de l'Île, hosted by Maurice Arsenault). In 1994, it officially became a separate station, though it still has rebroadcaster-like calls.
The station has its own morning drive show, produced in Charlottetown since September 1, 1996. Denis Duchesne is the host of Le Réveil, Monday to Friday from 6 to 9 a.m. The rest of its programming is a simulcast
of CBAF-FM-5
from Halifax, Nova Scotia
.
On November 21, 2005, the CRTC granted CBAF-15 to operate rebroadcasters in St. Edward
and Urbainville
to serve areas on the fringe of the primary transmitter's signal.
CBAF-FM-15 was originally identified as CBAF-29-FM; the call sign change took effect on September 1, 1989, as the old 1300 kHz AM
signal of CBAF
was shut down.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Canadian
Canada
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radio station
Radio station
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located in Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
.
Owned and operated by the (government-owned) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
(French : Société Radio-Canada), it broadcasts on 88.1 MHz using a directional antenna
Directional antenna
A directional antenna or beam antenna is an antenna which radiates greater power in one or more directions allowing for increased performance on transmit and receive and reduced interference from unwanted sources....
with an average effective radiated power of 33,500 watt
Watt
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s and a peak effective radiated power of 94,200 watts (class C).
The station has an ad-free news/talk
Talk radio
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format
Radio format
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and is part of the Première Chaîne network, which operates across Canada. Like all Première Chaîne stations, but unlike most 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"...
stations, it broadcasts in mono
Monaural
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.
The station signed on sometime in the late 1970s as a rebroadcaster of CBAF in Moncton. On October 3, 1983, a first radio show was produced for the Island from Moncton (La marée de l'Île, hosted by Maurice Arsenault). In 1994, it officially became a separate station, though it still has rebroadcaster-like calls.
The station has its own morning drive show, produced in Charlottetown since September 1, 1996. Denis Duchesne is the host of Le Réveil, Monday to Friday from 6 to 9 a.m. The rest of its programming is a simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
of CBAF-FM-5
CBAF-FM-5
CBAF-FM-5 is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , it broadcasts on 92.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 91,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna.The station has an ad-free news/talk...
from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
.
On November 21, 2005, the CRTC granted CBAF-15 to operate rebroadcasters in St. Edward
St. Edward, Prince Edward Island
St. Edward is a community in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, located in Lot 2 of Prince County, northwest of Alberton.St. Edward is the community of license for several radio and television rebroadcasters, which serve the portion of western Prince Edward Island lying outside the...
and Urbainville
Urbainville, Prince Edward Island
Urbainville is a community in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, located in Lot 16 of Prince County, northwest of Summerside....
to serve areas on the fringe of the primary transmitter's signal.
CBAF-FM-15 was originally identified as CBAF-29-FM; the call sign change took effect on September 1, 1989, as the old 1300 kHz AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
signal of CBAF
CBAF-FM
CBAF-FM-5 in Halifax and CBAF-FM-15 in Charlottetown were once satellites of CBAF, but are now stations in their own right despite retaining rebroadcaster-like callsigns. CBAF-FM-5 and CBAF-FM-15 officially became separately licenced in 1987 and 1994 respectively....
was shut down.