CBR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.1 FM in Calgary, Alberta. It broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio 2 network. CBR'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 in 1975.
The jazz program Tonic, hosted by Tim Tamashiro, originates from CBR-FM. It previously hosted only the weekend version until the retirement of Montreal-based weekday host Katie Malloch in 2012.
CBR is a Canadian clear-channel radio station, broadcasting at 1010 AM in Calgary, Alberta. It broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network. CBR's studios are located on Westmount Boulevard Northwest just west of downtown Calgary, while its transmitters are located in Southeast Calgary.
CBR's daytime signal covers most of the southern two-thirds of Alberta. It can be heard at city-grade strength from Red Deer to Lethbridge, and provides secondary coverage as far as Edmonton to the north and several counties on the Montana-Alberta border to the south. At night, it covers most of the western half of North America.
As of spring 2013, CBR was the second most listened-to radio station, the most listened-to AM radio station, in the Calgary market.
The station was launched in 1964. Before then, Calgary had been one of the last major markets in Canada without an owned-and-operated CBC radio station. Originally, Calgary's CBC outlet had been private affiliate CFAC. From 1948 to 1964, CBX in Edmonton doubled as Calgary's CBC station as well, serving the southern two-thirds of the province from its transmitter at Lacombe (halfway between the two cities). The new station took over CBX's old frequency at 1010 AM and its clear-channel designation, while CBX was reoriented to be Edmonton's CBC station. The call sign CBR was previously used by CBC Radio Vancouver from 1937 to 1951.