CBBS-FM
Encyclopedia
CBBS-FM is a Canadian
radio station, which broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
's CBC Radio 2 network at 90.1 FM in Sudbury, Ontario
.
The station was originally licensed by the CRTC in 1984. However, due to financial constraints at the CBC, the station was never launched, and the CBC was forced in 1991 to surrender all of its non-operating licenses.
The CBC subsequently applied for a new license, which was awarded in 2000, and the station launched in the spring of 2001. The network's Take Five, hosted by Shelley Solmes
, broadcast from the Art Gallery of Sudbury
the day of the station's launch.
, Sault Ste. Marie
, Temiskaming Shores, Timmins
and Wawa
.
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, which broadcasts the 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...
's CBC Radio 2 network at 90.1 FM in Sudbury, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
The station was originally licensed by the CRTC in 1984. However, due to financial constraints at the CBC, the station was never launched, and the CBC was forced in 1991 to surrender all of its non-operating licenses.
The CBC subsequently applied for a new license, which was awarded in 2000, and the station launched in the spring of 2001. The network's Take Five, hosted by Shelley Solmes
Shelley Solmes
Shelley Solmes is a Canadian radio broadcaster. Solmes studied journalism at Carleton University and the University of British Columbia and worked as a reporter and feature writer for the Vancouver Sun before joining CBC Radio, where she has been associated with arts and classical music programming...
, broadcast from the Art Gallery of Sudbury
Art Gallery of Sudbury
The Art Gallery of Sudbury is an art gallery in Sudbury, Ontario.Established in 1967 by the city's chamber of commerce, the gallery is located in the historic arts and crafts movement Belrock Mansion of William J. Bell, an early lumber baron in the city and philanthropist...
the day of the station's launch.
Transmitters
As of 2011, the station only broadcasts in Sudbury. In the CBC's expansion plan, however, the station will eventually add rebroadcasters in Elliot Lake, Iron Bridge, Kapuskasing, Little Current, North BayNorth Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
, Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
, Temiskaming Shores, Timmins
Timmins
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
and Wawa
Wawa, Ontario
Wawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. Formerly known as the township of Michipicoten, the township was officially renamed for its largest and best-known community in 2009....
.