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| Broadcast area | Southern Alberta |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1010 kHz (AM) |
| Branding | CBC Radio One |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| CBR-FM, CBCX-FM, CBRF-FM, CBRT-DT, CBXFT-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | September 8, 1948 (as CBX, transmitting from Lacombe) October 1, 1964 (transmitting from Calgary) |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CalgaRy |
| Technical information | |
| Class | AM: A (clear-channel) FM: B |
| Power | 50,000 watts (AM) |
| ERP | 1,870 watts (FM) |
| HAAT | 331 meters (1,086 ft) (FM) |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°02′24″N 113°38′51″W / 51.04000°N 113.64750°W |
| Links | |
| Website | CBC Calgary |
CBR is a Canadian non-commercial public radio station in Calgary, Alberta. It broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network, both on 1010 kHz on the AM dial (as a Class A clear-channel station) and 99.1 MHz on the FM dial as CBR-FM-1. The studios are in the Parkdale neighbourhood of northwest Calgary.
The AM transmitter is east of Calgary, off the Trans-Canada Highway in Rocky View.[1] The FM transmitter is off Old Banff Coach Road near 85th Street SW in Calgary.[2]
The CBR 1010 AM daytime signal covers most of the southern two-thirds of Alberta. It can be heard at city-grade strength from Red Deer to Lethbridge, and provides secondary coverage as far as Edmonton to the north and several counties on the Montana-Alberta border to the south. At night, it covers most of western North America. CBR-FM-1 has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,870 watts (7,000 watts maximum). It covers Calgary and its adjacent suburbs.