CBVE-FM

CBVE-FM
City Quebec City
Broadcast area Province of Quebec, except Montreal and Outaouais
Branding CBC Radio One
Frequency 104.7 MHz (FM)
First air date March 1976 (as CBM repeater)
August 1, 1994 (separate station)
Format Public broadcasting
ERP 100 kW
HAAT 125 meters (410 ft)
Class C1
Callsign meaning Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation
Ville de Québec
English
Owner Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations CBV-FM, CBVX-FM, CBVT-DT
Website Quebec Community Network

CBVE-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network at 104.7 FM in Quebec City, Quebec. The station's main transmitter is located at Mount Bélair. Its studios are co-located with its francophone sister stations (CBV-FM, CBVX-FM and CBVT-DT) on rue St-Jean in Quebec City.

CBVE-FM is the originating station for all CBC Radio One transmitters in Quebec outside of Montreal and the Outaouais. Together, they are known as the Quebec Community Network, with a special mandate to provide service to the province's anglophone minority.

Although it is a semi-satellite of CBME-FM in Montreal, most of the station's operations are in Quebec City except for master control, which is based at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto.

History

The station was launched in 1976. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming was aired on private affiliate CFOM 1340 on the AM band. Following CFOM's shutdown as a commercial station in late 1975, the CBC directly acquired the station and kept it in operation until the FM signal was launched.

The station was originally a rebroadcaster of CBM in Montreal (now CBME). In 1994, however, it was granted a separate license. At the same time, all but one of CBM's rebroadcasters were transferred to CBVE.[1]

The call sign CBME was formerly used for a low-power AM repeater in La Tuque, Quebec which changed to CBVE-1.

Local programming

The station's local programs are Quebec AM, hosted by Susan Campbell, in the mornings and Breakaway, hosted by Jacquie Czernin, in the afternoons. The rest of the station's schedule is a simulcast of CBME.

An hour of Quebec AM is also heard on CBC North radio stations in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec.

Transmitters

AM

Rebroadcasters of CBVE-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC Decision
Chapais CBMD 1400 AM 40 watts LP Query
Lebel-sur-Quévillon *CBMK 1230 AM
92.7 FM
40 watts LP Query 2017-267
Senneterre *CBMM 540 AM
101.7 FM
40 watts LP Query

FM

Rebroadcasters of CBVE-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNet CRTC Decision
Baie-Comeau CBMI-FM 93.7 FM 3,000 watts A Query
Blanc-Sablon CBMS-FM 102.7 FM 351 watts A Query
Chandler CBVB-FM 103.7 FM 222 watts A1 Query
Chibougamau CBVC-FM 90.3 FM 420 watts A Query
Chisasibi CBMP-FM 105.1 FM 82 watts A1 Query
Escuminac CBVA-FM 98.1 FM 827 watts A Query
Fermont CBMR-FM 105.1 FM 16 watts A1 Query
Gaspé CBVG-FM 88.5 FM2 2,610 watts B Query
Harrington Harbour CBMU-FM 99.5 FM 169 watts A1 Query
Magdalen Islands CBVM-FM 95.3 FM 4,200 watts B Query
Mistissini CBVS-FM 101.5 FM 77 watts A1 Query
Murdochville CBMJ-FM 99.5 FM 98 watts A Query 2013-226
New Carlisle CBVN-FM 101.5 FM 800 watts A Query
New Richmond CBVR-FM 103.5 FM 1,000 watts A Query
Old Fort Bay CBMV-FM 95.9 FM 67 watts A1 Query
Percé CBVP-FM 105.3 FM 840 watts B Query
Port-Daniel CBVF-FM 100.5 FM 234 watts A1 Query
Rivière-Saint-Paul CBMY-FM 104.3 FM 54 watts A1 Query
Rouyn-Noranda CBMA-FM 99.9 FM 1,000 watts A Query
Saguenay CBJE-FM 102.7 FM 30,000 watts B Query
Saint-Augustin CBMX-FM 102.3 FM 56 watts A1 Query
Saint-Jovite CBMF-FM 98.1 FM 845 watts A Query
Schefferville CBMH-FM 103.1 FM 400 watts A Query 94-165
Sept-Îles CBSE-FM 96.9 FM 15,000 watts B Query
Sherbrooke CBMB-FM 91.7 FM 25,000 watts B Query
La Tabatière CBMT-FM 101.5 FM 178 watts A Query
Thetford Mines CBMC-FM 92.3 FM 250 watts A Query
Trois-Rivières CBMZ-FM 93.9 FM 14,000 watts B Query
Waskaganish CBMQ-FM 105.1 FM 55 watts A1 Query
Waswanipi CBVW-FM 105.1 FM 90 watts A1 Query
Wemindji CBMW-FM 105.1 FM 55 watts A1 Query
Malartic CBMN-FM 101.1 FM 50,000 watts B Query
La Tuque CBVE-1 101.9 FM* watts Query 2016-227

On September 11, 2008, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a temporary low-power FM mono transmitter at Lac-Mégantic. It would broadcast on 104.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 50 watts for a period of three months. The CBC indicated the transmitter would rebroadcast CBVE-FM and ensure the continuity of the national Radio One service to Lac-Megantic while the municipality conducts renovations on the site of the low-power AM transmitter CBMO 1240 kHz, which was currently unserviceable.[2] It is unknown if the transmitter(s) is currently operating as CBMO and CBMO-FM is not listed in the Industry Canada database.

1On January 4, 2013, the CBC filed and application to the CRTC to convert CBMJ Murdochville from 750 AM to 99.5 FM.[3] The application was approved on May 8, 2013.[4]

2On October 25, 2013, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to decrease the power of CBVG-FM Gaspé from 2,160 to 1,730 watts (decreasing the maximum ERP from 4,250 to 2,610 watts) and by decreasing its EHAAT from 409.5 to 384.5 metres.[5]

On March 19, 2015, the CBC submitted an application to add an FM transmitter in Malartic, CBMN-FM, which would broadcast at 101.1 MHz at 26,480 watts with a maximum ERP of 50,000 watts. In the CRTC's July 3, 2015 release, CBMN-FM's ERP reads 22,800 watts. CBMN-FM would replace two existing low-powered CBC AM transmitters, CBMN AM 1230 Malarctic and CBML AM 570 Val-d'Or. The new transmitter may also replace CBMM AM 540 in Senneterre, but only pending further assessment following the sign-on of CBMN-FM.[6][7] The CRTC approved the CBC's application on July 3, 2015.[8]

On February 20, 1992, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to change CBME's (now CBVE-1) AM frequency from 990 kHz to 830 kHz in La Tuque.[9] CBME's change of frequency (from 990 kHz to 830 kHz) was necessary to eliminate nighttime interference received from CKIS Montréal which also operated on the 990 kHz frequency. On April 4, 2016, the CBC filed and application to the CRTC to convert CBVE-1 La Tuque from 830 AM to 101.9 FM.[10] The CRTC approved the CBC's application on June 16, 2016 to move CBVE-1 from AM 830 kHz to operate at FM 101.9 MHz (channel 270A) with an average effective radiated power (ERP) of 265 watts (maximum ERP of 598 watts) and an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 106.2 metres.[11] According to Canadian Radio News, CBVE-1 moved to 101.9 FM in August 2016. [12] A new call sign for CBVE-1 has yet to be announced.

On September 23, 2016, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to change the frequency of CBMA-FM Rouyn-Noranda from 99.9 MHz to 91.9 MHz by increasing the effective radiated power from 1,000 to 2,712 watts and decrease the effective height of antenna above average terrain from 145 to 110.2 metres. [13]

On March 8, 2017, the CBC applied to convert CBMM Senneterre, Quebec from the AM band (540 kHz) to the FM band (101.7 MHz) with the proposed callsign CBMM-FM. [14]

On March 9, 2017, the CBC applied to convert CBMK Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec from the AM band (1230 kHz) to the FM band (92.7 MHz) with the proposed callsign CBMK-FM. [15] The CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate new FM transmitters in Lebel-sur-Quevillon (92.7 FM) and Senneterre (101.7 FM) on July 27, 2017. [16]

References

  1. Decision CRTC 94-612, New radio programming undertaking consisting of CBVE-FM and its transmitters, CRTC, August 15, 1994
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-255, CBVE-FM Québec - New transmitter in Lac-Mégantic, CRTC, September 11, 2008
  3. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-226, CBVE-FM Québec – New transmitter in Murdochville, CRTC, May 8, 2013
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-564, CBCS-FM Sudbury and its transmitter CBLJ-FM Wawa; CBVE-FM Québec and its transmitter CBVG-FM Gaspé; and CBAM-FM Moncton and its transmitter CBAM-FM-1 Sackville –Technical changes, CRTC, October 25, 2013
  5. 2015-0264-1, Addition of an FM transmitter, CRTC, March 19, 2015
  6. AM stations going away, American Bandscan, March 19, 2015
  7. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-292, CBVE-FM Québec – New transmitter in Malartic. CRTC, July 3, 2015
  8. Decision CRTC 92-116
  9. 201602772, Addition of an FM transmitter in La Tuque, Quebec, CRTC, April 4, 2016
  10. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-227, CBVE-FM Québec – New FM transmitter in La Tuque, CRTC, June 16, 2016
  11. Canadian Radio News recap August 2016, airchecker.ca, September 3, 2016
  12. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-383, CBVE-FM Québec and its transmitter CBMA-FM Rouyn-Noranda – Technical changes, CRTC, September 23, 2016
  13. 201701558
  14. 201701673
  15. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-267, CBVE-FM Québec – New transmitters in Lebel-sur-Quévillon and Senneterre, CRTC, July 27, 2017

Coordinates: 46°49′22″N 71°29′43″W / 46.82278°N 71.49528°W / 46.82278; -71.49528

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