CBL-FM

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title: "CBL-FM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-toronto", "cbc-music-stations", "radio-stations-established-in-1946", "1946-establishments-in-ontario"] description: "CBC Music radio station in Toronto, Canada" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBL-FM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary CBC Music radio station in Toronto, Canada ::

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Field	Value
name	CBL-FM
logo	Cbc music toronto 2019.svg
logo_size	225px
airdate
frequency
repeater	99.1 CBLA-FM HD2 (Toronto)
country	CA
area	Central Ontario
city	Toronto, Ontario
format	Adult contemporary/Classical music/Jazz/Public broadcasting
erp	38,000 watts
haat	420.5 m
class	C1
owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
branding	CBC Music
callsign_meaning	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Great Lakes
former_callsigns
former_frequencies	99.1 MHz (1946–1966)
webcast	Listen live
website	CBC Toronto
sister_stations	CJBC, CBLA-FM, CJBC-FM
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| name = CBL-FM | logo = Cbc music toronto 2019.svg | logo_size = 225px | airdate = | frequency = | repeater = 99.1 CBLA-FM HD2 (Toronto) | country = CA | area = Central Ontario | city = Toronto, Ontario | format = Adult contemporary/Classical music/Jazz/Public broadcasting | erp = 38,000 watts | haat = 420.5 m | class = C1 | owner = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | branding = CBC Music | callsign_meaning = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Great Lakes | former_callsigns = | former_frequencies = 99.1 MHz (1946–1966) | webcast = Listen live | website = CBC Toronto | sister_stations = CJBC, CBLA-FM, CJBC-FM CBL-FM (94.1 MHz) is the flagship station of the CBC Music network. It is a non-commercial station, licensed to Toronto, Ontario, and is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

CBL-FM's studios and offices are located at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre, on Front Street West, while its transmitter is located atop the CN Tower.

History

CBL-FM was launched on October 7, 1946, with the callsign VE9EV, as an FM simulcast for 740 CBL. It was the corporation's second FM station behind VE9CB in Montreal (now CBFX-FM). In 1947, its callsign was changed to CBC-FM. The station originally broadcast at 99.1 MHz, but moved to 94.1 in 1966. (The 99.1 frequency was vacant until 1977, when it was assigned to the CKO all-news radio network. CKO ceased operations in 1989, and the frequency was again vacant until it was assigned to CBLA-FM, co-owned with CBL-FM.)

As part of an 18-month trial for a nationwide FM network, CBC-FM began airing separate programming in 1960, playing mostly classical music along with the corporation's other English-language FM stations (CBM-FM Montreal and CBO-FM Ottawa). CBC-FM returned to simulcasting CBL in 1962, but resumed separate programming again in 1964. The station was renamed CBL-FM in 1968. The FM network was rebranded CBC Stereo on November 3, 1975, CBC Radio Two in 1997 and CBC Music in 2018, as it shifted away from mostly classical music, to a mix of adult album alternative, classical, jazz and other genres.

Rebroadcasters

| rec = true | crtc = true | callsign = CBL-FM | city1 = Huntsville | call1 = CBL-FM-1 | freq1 = 106.9 FM | watts1 = | class1 = | crtc1 = 2005-264 | city2 = Kingston | call2 = CBBK-FM | freq2 = 92.9 FM | watts2 = | class2 = | crtc2 = | city3 = London | call3 = CBBL-FM | freq3 = 100.5 FM | watts3 = | class3 = | crtc3 = | city4 = Orillia | call4 = CBL-FM-3 | freq4 = 90.7 FM | watts4 = | class4 = | crtc4 = 2002-456 | city5 = Owen Sound | call5 = CBL-FM-4 | freq5 = 97.1 FM | watts5 = | class5 = | crtc5 = | city6 = Paris | call6 = CBL-FM-2 | freq6 = 90.7 FM | watts6 = | class6 = | crtc6 = 99-1 | city7 = Peterborough | call7 = CBBP-FM | freq7 = 103.9 FM | watts7 = | class7 = | crtc7 =

On February 15, 1979, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to operate a new FM transmitter in Belleville on 94.3 MHz (CBBB-FM) and on May 7, 1979, the CRTC also approved the CBC's application to operate a new FM transmitter in Brockville on 104.9 MHz (CBBA-FM), to rebroadcast the programming originating from CBL-FM Toronto. Neither of these transmitters in Belleville and Brockville were implemented and the frequencies were awarded to other broadcasters.

In 1979, CBBK-FM began broadcasting at 92.9 MHz in Kingston.

In 1983, a rebroadcaster was added at Peterborough operating at 103.9 MHz as CBBP-FM.

On June 28, 2005, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to change the frequency of its transmitter CBL-FM-1 104.7 to 106.9 MHz. This change of frequency was to eliminate significant interference with a local radio station CFBK-FM operating at 105.5 MHz in Huntsville.

References

References

1. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/call_letters.htm Meaning of call letters]
2. "CBL-FM".
3. (November 2, 1959). "4 stations, 1 network licensed in Canada". Broadcasting.
4. (July 23, 1956). "International Shorts". Broadcasting.
5. CRTC 79-169
6. CRTC 79-325
7. "CRTC 90-147".
8. "Decision CRTC 92-763".
9. "Decision CRTC 2003-15".
10. "World Radio History - 1981".
11. CBL-FM www.broadcasting-history.ca

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