CBC North - Radio

Radio

CBC North Radio carries daily aboriginal language programming in Dene Suline, Tlicho, North and South Slavey, Gwich'in, Inuvialuktun and Inuktitut. The shows include news, weather and entertainment, providing a vital service to the many people in Northern Canada for whom English is not their first language.

In the Yukon, the regular CBC Radio One schedule in English is aired on CFWH. CFWH is, however, the only station in the network which uses the Saturday afternoon local arts program block to air a French language program, as the territory is not served by a Première Chaîne production centre or a local francophone community radio station.

In the Northwest Territories, afternoon programming is pre-empted; instead, CBC North airs special afternoon programming in First Nations languages. On CFYK in Yellowknife, which serves the southern part of the territory, the afternoon schedule is as follows:

• 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Tide Godi, Dogrib
• 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Le Got'she deh, Slavey
• 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Dene Dayalt'i, Dene Suline

On CHAK in Inuvik, which serves the northern Beaufort Delta area, afternoon programs include Nantaii in Gwich'in from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. The Northwest Territories otherwise hears the usual CBC Radio One schedule.

In Nunavut, greater differences occur on CFFB. The Nunavut service is the only local or regional CBC Radio service which covers three time zones (Eastern, Central and Mountain). The local morning program, Qulliq (broadcast in Inuktitut and English segments), airs from 6 to 10 a.m. and is followed by abbreviated broadcasts of The Current and Q. At noon a bilingual program, Nipivut, airs in Inuktitut and English. In the afternoons, programming is in Inuktitut and includes Tausunni from Iqaluit, Tuttavik from Kuujjuaq and Tusaajaksat from Rankin Inlet. During the evenings, Ullumi Tusaqsauqaujut presents highlights from the day's Inuktitut programs at 10 p.m. Eastern. At 10:30 p.m. Eastern Sinnaksautit features traditional Inuit storytelling. The nighttime edition of Q follows Sinnaksautit, after the 11 p.m. news. The CBC Radio One network schedule continues through the night.

The Nunavut program service also carries a CBC North regional live music program called The True North Concert Series on Saturday afternoons at 5 pm Eastern Time. TNCS features concert recordings from across the three northern territories. There is also a music request show for youth, which airs on Sunday afternoons at 3 pm Eastern Time.

In the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, the program service from Nunavut is heard on a network of community-owned FM transmitters, with some program differences. Weekday mornings from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Quebec AM from CBVE-FM Quebec City is heard, and a repeat of Tuttavik from CBC in Kuujjuaq airs in the evening.

On October 5, 2012, the CBC was licenced to add new FM transmitters in Kuujjuaq, which will operate at 105.1 MHz (channel 286LP) with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain (EHAAT) of 9.3 meters). The new transmitter in Kuujjuarapik will operate at 105.1 MHz (channel 286LP) with an ERP of 50 watts (non-directional antenna with an EHAAT of 30.1 meters). The licensee indicated that since there is currently no coverage in those areas, it wishes to extend to those areas the service of La Première Chaîne. This will rebroadcast the French-language Première Chaîne programming of CBFG-FM Chisasibi to add two low-power FM transmitters in order to rebroadcast the programming of its French-language national network La Première Chaîne.

On October 30, 2012, the CBC received approval to change the source of programming on the following Premiere Chaine stations from CBF-FM 95.1 Montreal to CBFG 103.5 Chisasibi:

• CBFA-FM-1 Manouane (radiocommunication distribution undertaking (RDU))
• CBFA-FM-2 Obedjiwan (RDU)
• CBFW-FM Wemindji (RDU)
• CBFM-FM Mistassini (RDU)
• CBFA-3 Weymontachie (radio programming undertaking)
• CBFH-FM Waskaganish (radio programming undertaking)
• CBFV-FM Waswanipi (radio programming undertaking)