CBAC-AM, Tuktoyaktuk
CBC
| Station | Year | Freq. | Power | Owner/Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBAC-AM | 2005 | 1150 | 40 | Canadian Broadcasting Corp. |
| CFCT-AM | 2005 | 1150 | 40 | Canadian Broadcasting Corp. |
| CFCT-AM | 1971 | 1150 | 49 | Tuktoyaktuk Broadcasting Society – Licence expired 2005 |
1971
Tuktoyaktuk Broadcasting Society opened CFCT-AM at 6:45 p.m. MST, January 20. The station was established with the assistance of Toronto’s CHUM Limited. CHUM assisted the 1,000 watt station with the purchase and installation of the transmitter, tower and other equipment. CHUM also provided technical help, news and program material, and comitted to subsidize CFCT on an annual basis.
1972
CFCT was airing about four hours of local programming each day. Twelve hours came from the CBC Northern Service via microwave from Inuvik.
1981
CFCT had been in financial trouble for some time. The non-profit station had cut its staff to two and considered an offer of free programming from Radio Moscow! Local oil companies found out about the Radio Moscow offer and came to the aid of the station. Dome Petroleum Ltd. provided a temporary subsidy and gave CFCT some new studio equipment.
1992
CFCT was listed as operating on 600 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts.
2005
Tuktoyaktuk Broadcasting Society’s licence expired. In order to maintain CBC’s Radio One service to Tuktoyaktuk, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. applied to operate a transmitter at Tuktoyaktuk to rebroadcast CHAK Inuvik. CFCT would now broadcast on 1150 kHz with a transmitter power of 40 watts. The non-directional vertically polarized inverted L antenna would be co-located with the CBC’s CBEPT-TV.
The call sign changed to CBAC.
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