CFPR is a Canadian radio station, airing at 860 AM in

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. It is part of the

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network.

History

CFPR first aired in 1936 on 580 AM, as a private CBC Radio affiliate owned by Northwest Broadcast & Service Co. It moved to 1240 AM in 1941 (see '' Canadian allocations changes under NARBA''), and became a

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affiliate in 1944. The station was directly acquired by the CBC in 1953 shortly after going out of business as a private station. In 1963, the CBC was granted approval to move the station to its current frequency, which it did by 1967. In 1988, the CBC applied to convert the station to a straight rebroadcaster of

CBYG-FM CBYG-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Prince George, British Columbia. The station airs at 91.5 FM, with an Effective Radiated Power of 100,000 watts and an antenna Height Above Ave ...

in Prince George. The application was denied by the

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(CRTC). However, CFPR airs the same programming as CBYG-FM at all times, as they share production of their local programming.

Local programming

CFPR and

Prince George jointly produce the local morning program ''Daybreak North''. Carolina de Ryk conducts interviews and introduces segments from the studio in Prince Rupert while Bill Fee presents news, roads and weather from the studio in Prince George. Both stations air

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's ''Radio West'' in the afternoons.

Rebroadcasters

On November 29, 2011, the CBC applied to the CRTC to convert CBTD 990 to 91.3 MHz. This application was approved on March 19, 2012. The CBC also previously operated CBKL 1150, a low-power rebroadcaster in

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; this rebroadcaster would be closed at the CBC's request by the CRTC on October 25, 2013. On August 30, 2024, the CBC applied to the CRTC to convert CBKA 1450 to 98.1 MHz with a new callsign, CBUI-FM. The CBC received approval to move CBKA Stewart from the AM band to the FM band on November 7, 2024. The new callsign will become CBUI-FM. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2024-279
CFPR Prince Rupert – New transmitter in Stewart, ''CRTC'', November 7, 2024

References

External links

CBC British Columbia

CFPR
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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