CBR-FM | |
Airdate: | September 29, 1975 |
Frequency: | 102.1 MHz (FM) |
City: | Calgary, Alberta |
Area: | Calgary Metropolitan Region Lethbridge County Red Deer County |
Format: | Adult contemporary/Classical music/Jazz |
Owner: | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Callsign Meaning: | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CalgaRy |
Erp: | 100 kWs |
Branding: | CBC Music |
Class: | C |
Sister Stations: | CBR, CBCX-FM, CBRT-DT |
Website: | CBC Calgary |
Coordinates: | 51.049°N -114.098°W |
CBR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting on 102.1 FM in Calgary, Alberta. It broadcasts the programming of the CBC Music network. CBR-FM's studios are located on Westmount Boulevard Northwest just west of downtown Calgary, while its transmitter is located at 85th Street Southwest and Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary. CBR-FM was launched on September 29, 1975.
The jazz program Tonic, hosted by Tim Tamashiro, originated from CBR-FM. It previously hosted only the weekend version until the retirement of Montreal-based weekday host Katie Malloch in 2012.
As of Winter 2020, CBR-FM is the 14th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[1]