CBG (AM)

CBC Radio One station in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

CBG

* Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

Broadcast area| Central and Northeastern Newfoundland
Frequency| 1400 kHz (AM)
Branding| CBC Radio One
Programming
Format| News/Talk
Ownership
Owner| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
History

First air date

| March 1943

Former call signs

| VORG (1943–1949)

Former frequencies

| 1450 kHz (1943–1983)

Call sign meaning

| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Gander
Technical information
Class| B
Power| 4,000 watts

Transmitter coordinates

| 48°57′57″N 54°39′18″W﻿ / ﻿48.9658°N 54.655°W﻿ / 48.9658; -54.655
Repeater(s)| see main article
Links
Website| CBC Newfoundland and Labrador

CBG is a radio station broadcasting on 1400 kHz (AM) from Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada with a power of 4,000 watts. CBG is the local Radio One station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Three rebroadcasters provide additional coverage. One of the rebroadcasters, CBGY 750 in Bonavista is a Class A, 10,000-watt station, heard over much of Atlantic Canada at night, using a good radio.

## History

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The station was launched in March 1943 as VORG (Voice Of Radio Gander), owned and operated by the local military base.[1] Before 1949 when it joined the Canadian Confederation, radio stations in Newfoundland had call signs beginning with VO. A few stations dating back to that time, such as VOCM, VOAR and VOWR still do.

Following World War II, VORG was acquired by the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland (BCN), the pre-Confederation public broadcaster. On March 31, 1949, BCN was absorbed by the CBC when Newfoundland joined Canada, and the station adopted its current call sign. At that time, CBG broadcast on 1450 AM. The frequency was changed to 1400 in 1983.

In 2015, CBG moved out of its longtime CBC-owned studio at 98 Sullivan Avenue in Gander and into leased space at the Gander Mall. This coincided with the closure of separate studio facilities at CBT in Grand Falls-Windsor in a move to cut costs by consolidating CBC's central Newfoundland operations into a single, smaller facility in Gander.[2]

## Local programming

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Since 2018, CBG has cooperated with CBY in Corner Brook to produce CBC Newfoundland Morning, a local morning show focused on central and western Newfoundland, the Northern Peninsula, and southern Labrador.[3] Prior to this, CBG produced and aired The Central Morning Show in cooperation with CBT in Grand Falls-Windsor.

For the remainder of local programming blocks within the CBC Radio One schedule, CBG broadcasts programming from CBN in St. John's.

## Transmitters

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Rebroadcasters of CBG  City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet

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Bonavista | CBGY  | 750 AM | 10,000 watts | A | Query
Carmanville | CBGC-FM  | 92.5 FM | 1,700 watts | A | Query
Glovertown[4] | CBNG-FM  | 101.5 FM | 547 vertical/1,276 horizontal watts | A | Query

## References

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1. ^ Tibbo, Frank. "VORG – Gander's First Radio Station". www.ganderairporthistoricalsociety.org. Gander Airport Historical Society. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
2. ^ "CBC puts central Newfoundland operations under one roof". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
3. ^ "CBG-AM | History of Canadian Broadcasting". broadcasting-history.com. The Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
4. ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-104". CRTC. 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2012-03-15.

## External links

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* CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
* CBG-AM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
* CBG in the REC Canadian station database

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Radio stations in Central and Western Newfoundland

Baie Verte|

* CKIM 1240
* CBN-FM-6 95.5
* CBTB-FM 97.1

Corner Brook|

* CFCB 570
* CBY 990
* CBN-FM-2 91.1
* CKOZ-FM 92.3
* CKVB-FM 100.1
* CKXX-FM 103.9
* VOAR-9-FM 105.7

Deer Lake|

* CBN-FM-3 90.5
* CBDT-FM 96.3
* CFDL-FM 97.9
* VOAR-5-FM 102.1

Gander|

* CKGA 650
* CBG 1400
* VOAR-4-FM 89.7
* CKXD-FM 98.7

Grand Falls-Windsor|

* CKCM 620
* CBN-FM-1 90.7
* CBT-FM 93.3
* CHEV-FM 94.5
* CKMY-FM 95.9
* VOAR-8-FM 98.3
* CKXG-FM 102.3

Lewisporte|

* VOAR-3-FM 91.7
* CKXG-FM-1 101.3

Springdale|

* CKCM-1-FM 89.3
* VOAR-7-FM 103.3

St. Anthony|

* CFNN-FM 97.9
* CBNA-FM 100.3

Stephenville|

* CFSX 870
* CBNC-FM 88.7
* CBN-FM-4 95.1
* CKXX-FM-1 95.9
* CIOS-FM 98.5

Other communities|

* CBNF-FM 89.1 (Bonne Bay)
* CBGC-FM 92.5 (Carmanville)
* CBNG-FM 101.5 (Glovertown)
* CBTJ-FM 101.5 (Hampden)
* CKIP-FM 96.1 (La Grand'Terre)
* CBTL-FM 90.1 (Millertown)
* CBYM-FM 98.7 (Mount St. Margaret)
* CHBB-FM 95.9 (Norris Point)
* CBAF-FM-16 94.3 (Port au Port)
* CBYP-FM 89.5 (Portland Creek)
* CBNJ-FM 90.5 (Port Saunders)
* CHRH-FM 98.1 (Rocky Harbour)
* CBTR-FM 92.9 (Roddickton)

Newfoundland and Labrador radio markets
Central Newfoundland
Labrador
St. John's
Southern Newfoundland

See also
List of radio stations in Newfoundland and Labrador
Côte-Nord Radio

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Radio stations in Southern Newfoundland (excluding St. John's stations)

Argentia/Placentia|

* CBNV-FM 94.1
* CFOZ-FM 100.3
* CIAG-FM 104.5

Burgeo|

* CIBB-FM 89.3
* VF2075 90.5
* VF2076 92.3

Clarenville|

* CKVO 710
* CBNL-FM 93.7
* CKLN-FM 97.1
* VOCM-FM-1 100.7
* CJMY-FM 105.3
* CKSJ-FM-1 107.5

Marystown|

* CHCM-FM 88.3
* CBNM-FM 90.3
* CBN-FM-2 91.7
* VOAR-2-FM 99.5

Port aux Basques|

* CBNE-FM 91.9
* CFGN-FM 96.7
* VOAR-10-FM 99.9
* CIPB-FM 106.3

St. Andrew's|

* CBNH-FM 93.7
* CFCV-FM 97.7

Other communities|

* CJBI-FM 93.9 (Bell Island)
* CBGY 750 (Bonavista)
* CHBI-FM 95.7 (Burnt Islands)
* CHVO-FM 103.9 (Carbonear)
* CBNU-FM 104.3 (Fermeuse)
* CBNR-FM 95.5 (Ramea)
* CBNS-FM 99.1 (St. Alban's)
* CBNX-FM 92.1 (St. Vincent's)
* CBNO-FM 104.3 (Swift Current)
* CBNQ-FM 95.3 (Trepassey)

Newfoundland and Labrador radio markets
Central Newfoundland
Labrador
St. John's
Southern Newfoundland

See also
List of radio stations in Newfoundland and Labrador

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CBC Radio stations in Canada

CBC Radio One|

* CBR Calgary
* CBCT-FM Charlottetown
* CBY Corner Brook
* CBX Edmonton
* CBZF-FM Fredericton
* CBG Gander
* CBT-FM Grand Falls-Windsor
* CFGB-FM Happy Valley-Goose Bay
* CBHA-FM Halifax
* CHAK Inuvik
* CFFB Iqaluit
* CBYK-FM Kamloops
* CBTK Kelowna
* CBKA-FM La Ronge
* CBDQ-FM Labrador City
* CBCL-FM London
* CBAM-FM Moncton
* CBME-FM Montreal
* CBO-FM Ottawa
* CBLA-FM-2 Paris (Kitchener/Waterloo)
* CBYG-FM Prince George
* CFPR Prince Rupert
* CBVE-FM Quebec City
* CBQR-FM Rankin Inlet
* CBD-FM Saint John
* CBN St. John's
* CBCS-FM Sudbury
* CBI Sydney
* CBWK-FM Thompson
* CBQT-FM Thunder Bay
* CBLA-FM Toronto
* CBU Vancouver
* CBCV-FM Victoria
* CBK Watrous (Regina/Saskatoon)
* CFWH-FM Whitehorse
* CBEW-FM Windsor
* CBW Winnipeg
* CFYK-FM Yellowknife

CBC Music|

* CBR-FM Calgary
* CBX-FM Edmonton
* CBH-FM Halifax
* CBM-FM Montreal
* CBOQ-FM Ottawa
* CBK-FM Regina
* CBN-FM St. John's
* CBBS-FM Sudbury
* CBI-FM Sydney
* CBQ-FM Thunder Bay
* CBL-FM Toronto
* CBU-FM Vancouver
* CBE-FM Windsor
* CBW-FM Winnipeg

See also|

* CBC Radio 3
* SRC radio stations
* Weatheradio Canada
* Radio Canada International
* CBC North
* Bande à part

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