CBBS-FM

CBBS-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Sudbury
Frequency90.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingCBC Music
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassical music/Jazz/Adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBCS-FM, CBBX-FM, CBON-FM
History
First air date
March 29, 2001
Call sign meaning
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation B Sudbury
Technical information
ClassB
ERP50 kW
HAAT120.9 m (396 ft 8 in)
Transmitter coordinates
46°30′14″N 80°58′03″W / 46.5039°N 80.9675°W / 46.5039; -80.9675
Links
WebsiteCBC Sudbury

CBBS-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBC Music network on 90.1 FM in Sudbury, Ontario.

The station was originally licensed by the CRTC in 1984.[1] However, due to financial constraints at the CBC, the station was never launched, and the CBC was forced in 1991 to surrender all of its non-operating licenses.[2] The license surrender left Sudbury as one of the largest cities in all of Canada not served by the CBC's music network.[3]

The CBC subsequently applied for a new license, which was awarded in 2000,[4] and the station launched on March 29, 2001.[5] The network's Take Five, hosted by Shelley Solmes, broadcast from the Art Gallery of Sudbury the day of the station's launch.[5]

  1. ^ CRTC Decision 84-906
  2. ^ Decision CRTC 91-687
  3. ^ "CBC gears up for new season: CBC Northern Ontario Radio launches 2000/2001 season on Sept. 4". Sudbury Star, August 26, 2000.
  4. ^ CRTC Decision 2000-195
  5. ^ a b "CBC launches Radio Two in Sudbury". Sudbury Star, March 30, 2001.