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

[Mike Hawkins <michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

Some history here too...

http://www.oldradio.com/archives/international/canada2.htm

Mike Hawkins


On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Deane McIntyre <dmcintyr@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>
> 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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