First chain

Situation

The station is available on the Canadian territory, but its cover is not as wide as that of CBC Radio One, because only the provinces of the Quebec and the Ontario lay out of more than one production center. Elsewhere, each province, or a group of provinces in the case of the Seaboard provinces, is covered by only one station with several transmitters. The network reaches 90% of the French-speaking people of Canada.

The network can, according to the market, to diffuse in AM or FM. The First Chain diffuses also Première More by the satellite Sirius and also on the cable via Galaxie.

History

Certain French programs are diffused by the CRCM starting from 1933, but the French-speaking network is officially created the December 11th 1937 with the launching of CBF.

In 1938 the station develops in a new network with the launching of CBV with Quebec and CBJ with Chicoutimi. This same year appears for the first time the serial the pension Velder which lasts until in 1942 and is réssucitée in the Années 1950 in a televisual format. In 1939 the series the beautiful stories of the countries of In-high (adapted novel a man and its sin ) begins its diffusion.

During the first month of the Second world war, Radio-Canada diffuses 24 hours a day and presents the news coming from Europe. This same year the network retransmet for the first time of its history a match of hockey of the Canadian of Montreal.

In 1940 another series radiophonic starts: Young jet set . In 1941 the network creates its own section of information, whereas before it depended on the journalists of the Canadian Presse. In parallel two new radios with Short waves appear for the French-speaking people living out of Quebec. During Années 1940 the expansion of the network in Quebec is due to the affiliation of private stations.

In 1942 the network refuses to give speaking time to the partisans of Not with the referendum instituting the conscription in Canada. However the French-speaking people of Canada vote Non mainly.

In 1946 the network launches the future CBFX-FM, an experimental radio station in frequency modulation with Montreal, and knows for the first time a diffusion out of Quebec with the appearance of CKSB as affiliated private to Saint-Boniface (Manitoba).

In 1948 the series Aunt Lucille and the emission the Ideas goes from there start. The same year three studios of the building King' S Hall of Montreal are destroyed by an explosion, leading Radio-Canada to centralize its services in only one building, on the boulevard Dorchester.

In 1952 the network becomes autonomous direction of Radio-Canada to Toronto. Previously, any decision relating to the programs was to be taken by the drafting of Toronto.

During the Années 1960 the network extends, acquires CJBC in Toronto in October 1964, lance CBOF in Ottawa the same year, and CBUF with Vancouver in 1967. In 1965 Dye stick Payette lance its first emission, Place with the women .

The network eliminates publicity for the tobacco in 1969 then any commercial publicity in 1974, except those for the meetings of the team of hockey of the Canadians of Montreal (transferred to Radiomédia in 1997). In 1973 Pierre Trudeau inaugurates the House of Radio-Canada which gathers the services of Radio-Canada. During the remainder of the years 1970 the station starts to directly acquire the private radios which are affiliated to him, a process slowed down by financial problems during the years 1980.

The network is famous the First Chain in 1997. In 1999 Radio-Canada is addressed to the Conseil of broadcasting and Canadian telecommunications to obtain the authorization of launching of a third station all-information in Montreal on frequency 690 free AM left by CBF which moved towards the FM. The request is rejected, but Radio-Canada made call near the federal court of call, which confirms the decision of first authority.

In 2002 last private stations affiliated with the First Chain, i.e. CKVM with City-Marie and CFLM with Tuque leave the network. The area from now on is served by CHLM with Rouyn-Noranda), station FM affiliated to the network, acquired by the network in 2004. Currently the First Chain has all the stations diffusing its programs.

Internet

Comfort of listening

In addition to being diffused on the tape FM (95,1) since 1999, the First Chain of Radio-Canada acts as innovation in the Internet. Initially using the Reader Windows Media to diffuse its contents, SRC lance in June 2007 its console entirely programmed in Flash. The new formula of the console of listening remotely allows the diffusion of the emissions (radio and tele) on fast Internet of way and concentrates the entirety of its contents media at only one place. (See).

Baladodiffusion

Towards the end of the year 2005, Radio-Canada launches the diffusion of its contents in Baladodiffusion (via the flow RSS) and becomes thus the first French-speaking media of mass in America to use this novel mode of transmission. Consequently, the company of state allows the remote loading of certain emissions in baladodiffusion, such as Present indicative, Bande with share and the First with the chart. For the season 2007, the First Chain proposes more than ten emissions to be carried on a walkman or to download directly in its personal computer.

Emissions

By 4 ways
Macadam forgotten Tribes
remarkable
Bande with share
Sunday Magazine

the French-speaking bookstore

It is the much better morning

Radio-Canada
Baladodiffusion

External bond

First Chain
Console of listening
the baladodiffusion

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