Broadcast area | Calgary Metropolitan Region Lethbridge County Red Deer County |
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Frequency | 102.1 MHz (FM) |
Branding | CBC Music |
Programming | |
Format | Adult contemporary/Classical music/Jazz |
Ownership | |
Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
CBR, CBCX-FM, CBRT-DT | |
History | |
First air date | September 29, 1975 |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CalgaRy |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
ERP | 100 kWs |
HAAT | 302.5 meters (992 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°02′56″N 114°05′53″W / 51.049°N 114.098°W |
Links | |
Website | CBC Calgary |
CBR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting on 102.1 FM in Calgary, Alberta. It broadcasts the programming of the CBC Music network. CBR-FM's studios are located on Westmount Boulevard Northwest just west of downtown Calgary, while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary. CBR-FM was launched on September 29, 1975.
The jazz program Tonic, hosted by Tim Tamashiro, originated from CBR-FM. It previously hosted only the weekend version until the retirement of Montreal-based weekday host Katie Malloch in 2012.
As of Winter 2020, CBR-FM is the 14th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[1]