CBWK-FM

CBWK-FM

City	Thompson, Manitoba
Broadcast area	Northern Manitoba
Branding	CBC Radio One
Frequency	100.9 MHz (FM)
First air date	1980
Format	public broadcasting
ERP	94 watts
HAAT	76 meters
Class	A1
Callsign meaning	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Winnipeg K
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Website	CBC Manitoba

CBWK-FM is the callsign of the CBC Radio One station in Thompson, Manitoba. The station broadcasts at 100.9 MHz (FM).

History

The station signed on in 1980. Although separately licensed, for all intents and purposes it was a rebroadcaster of Winnipeg's CBW. It was upgraded to a full CBC production centre in the early 1990s to improve local service in rural northern Manitoba. The station also formerly produced a special evening program for the region's large First Nations population, in conjunction with Native Communications, but with the launch of NCI's own radio network this has been discontinued.

Local programming

CBWK airs its own local morning show, North Country. The station otherwise broadcasts programming from CBW in Winnipeg during the network's local programming blocks, with some exceptions (i.e., commercials).

Rebroadcasters

Two transmitters also rebroadcast the programming of CBWK-FM, but are owned by local community groups rather than by the CBC.

Notable on-air personalities

The National anchor Peter Mansbridge began his broadcasting and CBC career at CHFC from 1968 to 1971.

Notes

CHFC a radio station which was originally launched in 1948 at Churchill,^[5] became a rebroadcaster of CBWK-FM in 2001.^[6]

References

External links

• CBC Manitoba
• CBWK-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBWK-FM

Coordinates: 55°43′43″N 97°51′50″W / 55.7286°N 97.8639°W / 55.7286; -97.8639