CBAF-FM-5
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| City | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| Broadcast area | Nova Scotia, the Port au Port Peninsula and St. John's |
| Branding | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
| Frequency | 92.3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date |
1979 (as CBAF repeater) 1987 (separate station) |
| Format | public broadcasting |
| ERP | 91,000 watts (horizontal polarization) |
| HAAT | 230.5 meters (756 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Callsign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Atlantique Francais |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Website | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
CBAF-FM-5 is a French-language public radio station located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is part of the Ici Radio-Canada Première Network.
Owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, it broadcasts at 92.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 91,000 watts, using horizontal polarization. It is a Class C station using a non-directional antenna. The broadcast tower is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park. The studios and offices are located on Chebucto Road in Halifax. The station also serves as the Première outlet for the Island of Newfoundland, by way of two repeaters.
Programming
The station has an ad-free news/talk format and is part of the Ici Radio-Canada Première network, which operates across Canada. Like all Première stations, but unlike most FM stations, it broadcasts in mono.
The station produces a morning drive time show (Le Réveil, Monday to Friday from 6 to 9 a.m.) and a Saturday morning fill-in show (Ça se passe ICI from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.). An afternoon drive time program, L'heure de pointe Acadie comes from CBAF-FM Moncton, which also airs on CBAF-FM-15 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[1]
History
The station signed on in 1979 as a rebroadcaster of AM 1300 CBAF in Moncton. In 1987, it became a separate station, despite retaining a rebroadcaster-like call sign.[2]
CBAF-FM-5 was originally identified as CBAF-19-FM. The call sign change took effect on September 1, 1989.[3] At that time, the old 1300 signal of CBAF was shut down.[4]
Transmitters
| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheticamp | CBAF-FM-13 | 103.9 FM | 82 watts | A | Query | |
| Digby | CBAF-FM-7 | 104.7 FM | 980 watts | A | Query | |
| Margaree | CBAF-FM-12 | 92.3 FM | 82 watts | A | Query | 85-732 |
| Middleton | CBAF-FM-6 | 107.5 FM | 19,000 watts | B | Query | |
| Mulgrave | CBAF-FM-11 | 107.5 FM | 93,400 watts | C | Query | |
| New Glasgow | CBAF-FM-10 | 88.7 FM | 1,200 watts | A | Query | |
| Sydney | CBAF-FM-14 | 95.9 FM | 61,700 watts | C | Query | |
| Weymouth | CBAF-FM-8 | 100.9 FM | 500 watts | A | Query | 88-205 |
| Yarmouth | CBAF-FM-9 | 107.3 FM | 1,180 watts | A | Query | |
| Port au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador | CBAF-FM-16 | 94.3 FM | 1,034 watts | B | Query | |
| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | CBAF-FM-17 | 105.9 FM | 45,900 watts | C | Query |