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16-799: As of Feb 28, 2021, CBX is the 3rd-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris . CBX started broadcasting September 8, 1948 on a frequency of 1010 kHz. It was the third of three 50,000-watt Trans-Canada Network AM radio stations to sign on in the Prairie Provinces (the others being CBK in Saskatchewan and CBW in Manitoba ). Prior to CBX's launch, Trans-Canada Network programming aired on commercial radio stations in Edmonton, namely CJCA , which continued to air CBC programming on

32-518: A 250-watt rebroadcaster operating on 740 kHz was launched in the city in 1953. This rebroadcaster had the call sign CBXA . Meanwhile, reception continued to be poor in Calgary. In order to provide a long-term solution to the station's reception issues, in 1964, the CBC launched separate radio stations for Calgary and Edmonton while also decommissioning the original CBX transmitter. Under the new setup, CBX

48-582: A joint venture which measures the Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal Anglo and Montreal Franco markets, the Ontario region and national ratings figures via Portable People Meters. Numeris is the senior partner in the joint venture, and also continues to independently monitor some markets — primarily the francophone television market in Quebec, and some smaller media markets — which are not served by

64-553: A secondary basis after CBX signed on. Although CBX's initial studios were located inside the Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton, the station's transmitter was located near Lacombe , roughly halfway between Edmonton and Calgary , in an attempt to serve the southern two-thirds of Alberta from a single transmitter. From the start, the CBX signal did not adequately cover either Edmonton or Calgary. To rectify this problem within Edmonton,

80-528: Is the main provider of ratings services. The company has traditionally used a diary -based system for tracking radio audience habits and this system is still used in most markets. In Montreal , Toronto , Vancouver , Edmonton and Calgary ratings are now measured using the Portable People Meter (PPM) technology. In television, Numeris is partnered with the American company Nielsen in

96-779: Is the sole provider of viewership numbers for television and radio broadcasters in Canada. Numeris was founded by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters on May 11, 1944 as the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement . In 1964, it became the first ratings service in the world to introduce computerized sample selection . In 2004, the organization began a joint venture with Nielsen Media Research to adopt its Portable People Meter system for television audience measurement. The organization officially shortened its name to BBM Canada in 2001; despite this, many outlets still referred to

112-1000: The Radio building on 51st Ave. had 48,000 square feet (4,500 m). The new combined facility has 38,700 total square feet. It is located at the Edmonton City Centre , on Winston Churchill Square . On March 16, 2006, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved the station's application to add a nested FM transmitter at 93.9 MHz in Edmonton to simulcast the AM programming. This relay, CBX-2-FM , officially began April 20, 2007. Local programs produced by CBX include Edmonton AM , and Radio Active . CBX also produces half-hourly news bulletins between 5:30 AM and 6:00 PM each weekday. Provincial or national news bulletins air on CBX outside of those hours. CBX also produces two music shows for

128-642: The distribution of royalties for music played by radio stations. Following the establishment of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , which served as both a broadcaster and regulator, the CAB lobbied for the establishment of an independent regulator of broadcasting in Canada, a goal achieved in 1958 with the formation of the Board of Broadcast Governors . The CAB worked with the BBG to assist in

144-432: The entire CBC radio networks: Saturday Night Blues and Canada Live air nationally on CBC Radio One/Sirius 137 and CBC Music, respectively. The last few BBM radio ratings measurements have shown CBX steadily climbing in audience share in Edmonton. As of the spring 2009 BBM measurement, CBX is the second-most listened to radio-station in Edmonton, behind news-talk radio station CHED . Edmonton AM also ranks second in

160-546: The establishment of private radio and television broadcasters. In the 1970s, the CAB lobbied against attempts by the BBG's successor, the CRTC , to implement policies for Canadian content . In 1998, the CAB established the Canadian Radio Music Awards . In January 2009, amid growing vertical integration and president Glenn O'Farrell stepping down, the CAB announced that it planned to restructure itself as

176-444: The following low-power AM transmitter, CBXH John D'Or Prairie. An FM transmitter operates at 102.5 as CBXH-FM . The AM transmitters were deleted once the new FM transmitters commenced operation. Numeris Numeris (formerly the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement , or BBM Canada ) is a Canadian audience measurement organization. Established on May 11, 1944 as a division of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters , Numeris

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192-588: The joint operation, through diaries. Canadian Association of Broadcasters The Canadian Association of Broadcasters ( CAB ) is a trade association representing the interests of commercial radio and television broadcasters in Canada. It is co-located with the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council in Ottawa . It was first established in 1925, with a goal to lobby for Canadian copyright law to contain provisions for

208-479: The morning, while Radio Active ranks fourth amongst the afternoon radio drive-time shows. On September 10, 2012, the CBC applied to move the following CBC low-power AM transmitters to FM. The CBC received approval on January 31, 2013 to convert the remaining AM transmitters to FM and the new transmitters will operate on these following frequencies: On October 25, 2013, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to delete

224-497: The organization under its previous name. In late December 2011, BBM sued Canadian technology company Research in Motion for trademark infringement , as it uses the "BBM" acronym to refer to its BlackBerry Messenger service. The organization alleged that it had received phone calls from users who believed that they were affiliated with RIM. RIM objected to the lawsuit, arguing that both companies were in unrelated industries. The suit

240-623: Was dismissed in 2012 by Canadian federal courts as being without merit. BBM Canada ultimately chose to adopt a different name. On June 19, 2014, BBM Canada re-branded as Numeris, unveiling a new logo designed by the agency Cundari, along with a new slogan, "Audiences Count". The company felt that the BBM name, especially given the continued use of its full name by media outlets, evoked visions of "surveys and bureaucracy" that were inconsistent with its modern operation. On August 28, 2022, Numeris ceased publication of TV Topline Reports. In radio, Numeris

256-478: Was reoriented to be Edmonton's CBC station and took over CBXA's frequency of 740 kHz from a newly-constructed 50,000-watt transmitting site near Beaumont. At the same time, CBR signed on as Calgary's CBC outlet, using CBX's old frequency of 1010 kHz. In 2004, CBC Edmonton operations moved into a new digital broadcast facility downtown, bringing all operations of Radio and TV under one roof. The old TV facility on 75th Street had 70,000 square feet (6,500 m), while

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