CBHA-FM
CBHA-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One affiliate in Halifax, Nova Scotia, broadcasting at 90.5 MHz on the FM dial. It is the flagship CBC Radio One station for the Maritime provinces.
History
The station was launched in 1944 on AM 1240 with the call sign CBH. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programmed aired on private affiliate CHNS 960 and its shortwave relay CHNX-SW 6130 kHz (in the 49m band). CBH's initial power was only 100 watts and remained at that level for 18 years. In 1948, the frequency was changed to 1330, and then to 1340 in 1960. In 1963, the station moved to 860 AM and boosted its power to 10,000 watts.
However, CBH had to conform its nighttime signal to protect clear-channel CJBC in Toronto, rendering it practically unlistenable at night in some parts of Halifax. To solve this problem, an FM rebroadcaster, CBHA-FM, was established on FM 90.5 in 1977. While it was only intended to be temporary, the CBC was unable to obtain the funding necessary to upgrade CBH's AM signal. On October 1, 1989, the AM station was shut down, and CBHA-FM became the main CBC station in Halifax.
Local programming
The station's local programs are Information Morning and Main Street in the afternoon. Additionally, it produces the weekday noon-hour regional program, Maritime Noon, and the regional weekend programs Weekend Mornings, Maritime Magazine, Atlantic Airwaves, and All The Best, for the entire Maritime region.
The station serves the Nova Scotia mainland through a network of rebroadcast transmitters, whose schedule is identical to the signal out of Halifax, with the exception of a regional program weekday afternoons from 3:00 to 4:00. The Halifax station airs an additional hour of "Main Street" during this time. Most of the rebroadcast transmitters air a regional program called "Close To Home" which is also heard on CBC Radio One stations throughout New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The Sheet Harbour rebroadcaster does not carry "Close to Home" and therefore is completely identical in programming to CBHA-FM. The CBC Radio studios for mainland Nova Scotia are located at the intersection of Bell, Sackville, and South Park streets in Halifax.
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