CBON-FM

CBON-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Société Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network at 98.1 FM in Sudbury, Ontario. The station also serves much of Northern Ontario through a network of relay transmitters.

History

Prior to the station's launch in 1978, Radio-Canada programming was carried on private affiliate CFBR.^[1] The CRTC decision authorizing the launch of CBON-FM in fact encouraged, but did not direct, Radio-Canada to retain an AM frequency for its talk radio network, and to reserve CBON-FM for its music network.^[2] However, the station launched in 1978 as an affiliate of the talk network after the CBC was unable to negotiate an agreement with F. Baxter Ricard to directly acquire CFBR.

Espace musique service was not available in the city until the launch of CBBX-FM in 2001, although from 1984 to 1991 the CBC held an unused license to launch that station.^[3]

Programming

The station's regional morning program is Le matin du Nord, hosted by Yves Dubuc,^[4] and its regional afternoon program is Boréal Express, hosted by Mathieu Grégoire.^[5] The station also airs the first hour of CJBC's morning program Y'a pas deux matins pareils, hosted by Line Boily in Toronto, from 5 to 6 a.m. weekdays, before Le matin du Nord starts at 6 a.m.

On Saturday mornings, the station airs the provincewide morning program Grands Lacs Café, which consists of two distinct segments; the first, airing from 7 to 9 a.m., features distinct regional programs hosted by Éric Robitaille in Sudbury and Sylvie-Anne Jeanson in Toronto, while the second, airing from 9 to 11 a.m., features Robitaille and Jeanson cohosting provincewide.^[6]

Transmitters

References

External links

• (French) CBON
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBON-FM

Coordinates: 46°30′14″N 80°58′03″W / 46.50389°N 80.96750°W / 46.50389; -80.96750