CBCT-FM
CBCT-FM is a Canadian non-commercial public radio station airing a news-talk radio format. It is the CBC Radio One station for all of Prince Edward Island, with studios and offices on University Avenue in Charlottetown.
CBCT-FM has an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most Canadian FM stations. The transmitter is on a CBC-owned tower on Strathgartney Hill near Prince [Edward Island Route 1] in Churchill, [Prince Edward Island|Churchill], about west of Charlottetown. Repeater stations are in Elmira and St. Edward.
Programming
Two local programs are produced by CBCT-FM on weekday morning and afternoon drive times. Island Morning with Mitch Cormier is the wake-up show and Mainstreet with Steve Bruce is heard on the drive home. At 12 p.m. on weekdays, Maritime Noon airs from CBHA-FM Halifax, and heard on all CBC Radio One stations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. On Saturday and Sunday, Bill Roach at CBHA-FM hosts Weekend Mornings.History
CBCT-FM was launched in 1977 on 96.9 MHz. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio programming aired on private affiliate CFCY, as well as a repeater of CBA Moncton that broadcast at low power on 103.1 FM. In 1985, CBCT-FM's frequency was changed to 96.1.While most CBC Radio One stations trace their histories to an AM radio station, CBCT-FM has always broadcast on the FM band in Charlottetown.