CBHA-FM

CBHA-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One affiliate in Halifax, Nova Scotia, broadcasting at 90.5 MHz. It is the flagship CBC Radio One station for the Maritime provinces. CBHA's studios are located on 7067 Chebucto Road in Halifax, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park.

The station was launched in 1944 on 1240 AM with the call sign CBH. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming aired on private affiliate CHNS and its shortwave relay CHNX 6.13 MHz (in the 49m band). CBH's initial power was only 100 watts and remained at that level for 18 years. In 1947, the station moved to the CBC Radio Building at 5600 Sackville Street. In 1948, the frequency was changed to 1330, and then to 1340 in 1960. In 1963, the station moved to 860 and boosted its power to 10,000 watts.

However, CBH had to conform its nighttime signal to protect clear-channelsister stationCJBC in Toronto, rendering it practically unlistenable at night in some parts of Halifax. To solve this problem, an FM rebroadcaster, CBHA-FM, was established on 90.5 FM in 1977.^[1] While it was only intended to be temporary, the CBC was unable to obtain the funding necessary to upgrade CBH's AM signal.^[2] On October 1, 1989, the AM station was shut down, and CBHA became the main CBC station in Halifax.

The station's local programs are Information Morning and Main Street, hosted by Jeff Douglas, in the afternoon. Additionally, it produces several programs that air across the Maritimes, including the weekday noon-hour regional program Maritime Noon and the regional weekend programs Weekend Mornings, Maritime Magazine, Atlantic Airwaves and Maritime Connection.

Los programas se producen en los estudios del edificio de CBC Radio, en la intersección de Bell Road, Sackville Street y South Park Street en Halifax. La emisora ​​presta servicio a la parte continental de Nueva Escocia a través de una red de transmisores de retransmisión , cuya programación es idéntica a la de la señal de Halifax, con la excepción de un programa regional que se emite de lunes a viernes por la tarde, de 15:00 a 16:00. El transmisor principal de Halifax, así como el repetidor de Sheet Harbour, emiten una hora adicional de "Main Street" durante ese horario.

El 10 de diciembre de 2018, la Comisión Canadiense de Radio, Televisión y Telecomunicaciones (CRTC) aprobó la solicitud de la CBC para operar un nuevo transmisor de FM en Digby a 107.1  MHz (canal 296A) con una potencia radiada efectiva de 420 vatios (antena no direccional con una altura efectiva de antena sobre el terreno promedio de 256.6 metros). El indicativo del nuevo transmisor de FM en Digby es CBHA-FM-1 y retransmite la programación de CBHA. ^{[ 3 ]} Sin embargo, la estación no se encuentra en la base de datos de espectro de ISED Canadá, lo que sugiere que está inactiva.

• CBC Nueva Escocia
• CBHA-FM en la Historia de la Radiodifusión Canadiense por la Fundación Canadiense de Comunicaciones
• CBHA-FM en la base de datos de estaciones canadienses de REC

44°39′03″N 63°39′25″W / 44.65083°N 63.65694°W / 44.65083; -63.65694 ( CBHA-FM 90.5 Halifax )