Re: [IRCA] IRCA 69-98-#3

[Deane McIntyre <dmcintyr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 30-Jan-10, at 12:12 PM, bill kral wrote:

> This entry mentions that CINF( Prevoiously CBF) started out as the  
> oldest AM BCer in the world as XWA  in Montreal. I don't know the  
> complete history of radio going back to the early '20s but as far  
> as I can remember XWA ( on long wave first) was not located on 690  
> unless they started out there and later switched to 600 and became  
> CFCF.In other words,did XWA go from LW to MW on 690 and later to  
> 600? Bill in BC

I goofed here, I meant to saw CINW, the other station that went off  
yesterday. It was of course
CFCF on 600 that moved to 940 and became CINW when CBM (which itself  
started as CRCM in 1933)
moved to FM.

CBF started in 1937 and was on 910 at first, moving to 690 in 1941  
and to FM 95.1 MHz in 1998.

CRCM started in 1933 on 1050, moved to 960 in 1937 and to 940 in 1941  
then to FM 88.5 MHz as CBME-FM in 1998

CINF started as CKVL on 990 in 1946. Moved to 850 later then 690 in  
1999, changing calles to CINF at that time

XWA started in 1919 on 250 kHz longwave, then changed calls to 9xx  
(have yet to find the reference to the
actual call) in 1920 I think. Became CFCF in 1922 when they moved to  
440 meters (683 kHz). Moved to 1030
later then 600 in the early 1930's where they stayed until they moved  
to 940 in 1999 changing calls to CINW.

Lots of good info on Canadian broadcasting history at

<http://www.broadcasting-history.ca>

73,

Deane McIntyre
VE6BPO
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