CBON-FM

On July 28, 1975, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) received approval from the CRTC to operate a new french-language FM station at Sudbury, Ontario on the frequency 98.1 MHz. [1]

Prior to the station's launch in 1978, Radio-Canada programming was carried on private affiliate CFBR.[2] 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.[3] 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. Prior to CBON-FM's sign-on, CJBC Toronto simulcasted on most of the rebroadcast transmitters across northern Ontario.

Radio-Canada's music network 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.[4]

The station's regional morning program is Le matin du Nord, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., and its regional afternoon program is Jonction 11-17, weekdays from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturday mornings, the station produces the provincewide morning program Enfin samedi, hosted and produced in Sudbury with additional contributions from staff in Toronto.[5] The provincewide programs airs on CBON and CJBC, as well as CBEF in Windsor.

On all public holidays, either L'heure de pointe Toronto from CJBC in Toronto or Ça parle au Nord is heard provincewide (except Ottawa) from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. On some holidays, Y'a pas deux matins pareils from CJBC or Le matin du Nord from CBON airs on both stations, but on some others holidays, both stations air their local shows as usual or both stations air Matins sans frontières from CBEF Windsor.

• (in French) Ici Radio-Canada Première
• CBON-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC Canadian station database for CBON-FM