CBK (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Saskatoon/Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| Branding | CBC Radio One |
| First air date | 1939 |
| Frequency | 540 kHz (AM) |
| Format | public broadcasting |
| Callsign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Henry Kelsey (the first explorer to reach the Canadian Prairies) |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | CBK |
CBK is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting the CBC Radio One network at 540 AM in Saskatchewan. The AM transmitter is located in Watrous, approximately halfway between Saskatoon and Regina, but the studios and community of license are in Regina.
The station was launched by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1939, serving both Regina and Saskatoon from the single transmitter site. Much of southern Saskatchewan, also including the cities of Yorkton, Swift Current, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert, receives the AM signal, which operates on a clear channel. However, due to urban AM reception issues, Regina itself is now served by an additional signal on 102.5 FM, which launched in 1999, and the CRTC has approved a similar plan for an additional signal in Saskatoon on 94.1 MHz on March 16, 2006 [1].
The station's local programs are The Morning Edition in the mornings from 06:00-08:30 CST, The Noon Edition from 12:00-14:00 CST and The Afternoon Edition in the afternoons from 16:00-18:00 CST.
There has recently been an effort by the town of Watrous to designate the transmitter site a historic site.
[edit] Rebroadcast transmitters
In addition to the Regina FM booster, the station also operates a rebroadcast transmitter on FM 98.5 in Meadow Lake.
CBKA (FM 105.9) in La Ronge has a local news bureau serving Northern Saskatchewan, but otherwise airs the same programming as CBK. The following rebroadcasters are legally considered repeaters of CBKA:
- Athabaska - 88.1 FM
- Beauval - 101.5
- Buffalo Narrows - 103.5
- Cumberland House - 94.9
- Creighton - 94.3
- Denare Beach - 94.3
- Fond du Lac - 100.1
- Ile A La Crosse - 105.1
- Island Falls - 105.1
- La Loche - 95.5
- Montreal Lake - 93.3
- Patuanak - 105.5
- Pelican Narrows - 105.9
- Pinehouse Lake - 94.1
- Southend - 91.7
- Stanley Mission - 95.5
- Stony Rapids - 93.3
- Uranium City - 105.1
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AM stations: CKRM 620 | CJME 980 FM stations: CKSB-1 88.9 | CJTR 91.3 | CHMX 92.1 | CKCK 94.5 | CBK 96.9 | CBKF 97.7 | CIZL 98.9 | CBKR 102.5 | CFWF 104.9 |
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AM stations: CBK 540 | CJWW 600 | CKOM 650 | CBKF-2 860 FM stations: CKSB 88.7 | CFCR 90.5 | CFQC 92.9 | CFMC 95.1 | CJMK 98.3 | CFAQ 100.3 | CJDJ 102.1 | CIRN 104.1 | CBKS 105.5 |
