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Canadian allocations changes under NARBA

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Most stations throughout North America were minimally affected by the allocations changes. Their channels simply moved up (or in a few cases down) the dial to a new frequency which was shared (or not) with the same stations as were there before. Major Canadian cities, however, saw more changes, as
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Arrangement between the United States of America, Canada, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Mexico, comprising recommendations of the North American Regional Radio-Engineering Meeting (supplemental to North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, Habana, 1937). Signed at Washington January
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the creation of the three new clear channels invited a reshuffle of channels among the existing broadcasters. (No new Canadian stations were licensed as a part of this process.) The major changes were as follows:
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moved from 1100 to 1130, both secondary assignments on a U.S. clear channel. (It would only later move to 690, opening up the 1130 allocation for a commercial station in Vancouver.)
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The result of the treaty for Canada was to add new clear-channel allocations at 740, 990, and 1010; with the expansion of the
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and also its broadcasting regulator. Up to that point, these allocations had been dominated by commercial stations from the
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moved from clear channel 730 to regional channel 930. (This would make it possible for the CBC to later build
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moved from 1050 to 1070. There were (and are) no other clear-channel stations in the Maritimes.
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moved from 1030 to 1010; that channel would also eventually be taken over by the CBC.
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moved from 840 (which would have become 860) to the new clear, 740. This allowed
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moved from 910 to 990. (The channel would eventually be taken over by the CBC.)
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moved from 910 (which would have become 940) to 690, paving the way for
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to move from 690 to 860, freeing up 690 for use in Montreal.
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to move from 960, a regional channel, to clear-channel 940.
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allocations for Canadian stations, particularly for the
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to change frequency. This article details the major
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List of all Canadian stations before and after NARBA
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in entering the NARBA negotiations was to gain more
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Index

North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement
radio stations
North America
Canada
clear-channel
CBC
public broadcaster
United States
Mexico
AM band
kHz
Maritimes
CBA
Sackville, New Brunswick
Quebec
Montreal
CKAC
CBF
CBM
Ontario
Toronto
CBL
CFRB
Manitoba
Winnipeg
CKY
Alberta
CJCA
Edmonton
CBX

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