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CFRB, branded as Newstalk 1010, is an AM radio clear-channel station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, broadcasting a news/talk format on 1010 kHz, with a shortwave radio simulcast on CFRX on 6.07 MHz on the 49m band. CFRB's studios are located in the Entertainment District at 250 Richmond Street West, a building which is adjacent to 299 Queen Street West, while its 4-tower transmitter array is located in the Clarkson neighbourhood of Mississauga. ==History== Founded in 1927, CFRB was not Toronto's very first broadcaster, but it is the city's oldest broadcaster still operating today. It has also retained its original call letters from 1927 to the present. (CKYC was on the air from to 1925 to 1996, but only adopted these call letters in 1991 having previously used CKCL and CKEY; its frequency is now occupied by a completely different station, CHKT.) CFRB was founded by the Rogers Vacuum Tube Company (the precursor of Rogers Communications) to promote Edward S. Rogers, Sr.'s invention of a batteryless radio receiver that could be operated using alternating current and therefore did not need the cumbersome battery that had previously been required. The station itself was a demonstration of Rogers' application of his invention to radio transmitters as well as receivers, a development that allowed for a signal that reproduced voices and music more clearly. The new type of transmitter also made CFRB the world's first all-electric radio station. The letters "RB" in the station's callsign stand for "Rogers' Batteryless" (the letters "CF" form one of Canada's ITU prefixes). The station began transmitting on an experimental basis in January 1927 as 9RB, before being converted to commercial operation a few weeks later, on February 19, with the transmission of a live symphony orchestra concert conducted by Jack Arthur. During its first years, CFRB leased time to two phantom stations: CNRX, owned by Canadian National Railways and providing programs of Canada's first radio network, and CPRY, owned by the CNR's rival, the Canadian Pacific Railway. The CNR's network was discontinued in 1933 (many of its assets eventually passing to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), and the CPR's in 1935. CFRB's first studios were in a mansion on Jarvis Street north of Wellesley, built by the family of Hart Massey. In 1929, the station moved to purpose-built studios at 37 Bloor Street West. In the same year, the station became an affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System.〔 In 1932, CFRB began airing the ''General Motors Hockey Broadcast'', which had originated on the CNR's network. This program eventually became ''Hockey Night in Canada'', and continued to be aired by CFRB for many years, despite also airing on CBC's flagship station CBL.〔 From the 1930s to the 1950s, CFRB was the radio broadcaster for the Toronto Santa Claus Parade. CFRB has been broadcast at 1010 kHz on AM radio since 1947. Since 1937, the station has been simulcast on shortwave on CFRX at 6070 kHz.〔 Following the sudden death of Edward S. Rogers, Sr. in 1939, Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited was sold in 1941 and became Standard Radio Limited. In turn, the company was acquired by Argus Corporation in 1946.〔 On November 1, 1946, Wally Crouter joined CFRB. He eventually became its morning man, a position he would hold until his retirement on November 1, 1996, after exactly fifty years at the station.〔 Another long-lasting show was ''Calling All Britons'' featuring news, sports scores and music from Britain. It was hosted by Ray Sonin from 1965 until his death in 1991. In 1965, CFRB moved its studios from 37 Bloor Street West to 2 St. Clair Avenue West (at Yonge Street). At around the same time, Standard Radio Limited was renamed Standard Broadcasting.〔 In 1978, Argus Corporation was acquired by Conrad Black and his brother Montegu, thus also giving them ownership of Standard Broadcasting. In November 1985, Slaight Broadcasting acquired Standard from the Blacks.〔 In October 2007, Slaight sold Standard to Astral Media.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Astral Media announces signature of letter of intent to acquire Standard Radio )〕 CFRB was the number one station in the Toronto market for many decades according to the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement's ratings. However, it has declined in recent years and in 2006 was rated fifth.〔Quill, Greg, "CHFI-FM tops on local radio", ''Toronto Star'', December 5, 2006〕 Ted Rogers, the communications mogul and son of CFRB's founder, had vowed to re-acquire the station that his family had lost after his father's death, and considered his failure to do so his greatest disappointment. Reports indicate that he continued to attempt to re-acquire CFRB right up until his death in December 2008.〔Pitts, Gordon (Ted Rogers dies at 75 ), ''The Globe and Mail'', December 2, 2008〕 In July 2013, CFRB was acquired by Bell Media, a subsidiary of Bell Canada (the company which already owns CTV) as a result of a buyout of Astral Media.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CRTC approves Bell-Astral merger )〕 Shortly after the purchase, Bell announced that it would move the studios and offices of Newstalk 1010 and sister station 99.9 Virgin Radio from their long-time headquarters at St. Clair and Yonge, to 250 Richmond Street West at Richmond and Duncan (which already houses the operations of sister radio stations, TSN Radio 1050 and 104.5 CHUM FM) a building which is adjacent to 299 Queen Street West located at Queen and John streets (which already houses the operations of several Bell Media specialty television channels including CP24 and MuchMusic). The move took place on May 10, 2014.〔(LISTEN: It's our last day at Yonge & St. Clair! ) newstalk1010.com, published May 9, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CFRB」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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