NARBA list

[cheapman]

Does anyone know if there's a list of all the stations that changed dial positions in 1941 under NARBA?

 

[KeithE4]

Does anyone know if there's a list of all the stations that changed dial positions in 1941 under NARBA?

This probably belongs on the Classic Radio board, but here goes:

530-730: All stayed put, except for CFRB 690 Toronto (moved to 860, to 1010 in 1947) and CFPL 730 London (moved to 1570 - I'm not sure if this the current CFPL on 980).
740: New Canadian clear channel. CBL Toronto moved there from 840.
740-780: All moved up 10 kHz, to 750-790.
790-830: All moved up 20 kHz, to 810-850.
800: New Canadian clear channel. CKLW Windsor moved there from 1030.
850-870: All moved up 20 kHz, to 870-890.
880-970: All moved up 30 kHz, to 910-1000.
900: New Canadian clear channel.
980-1040: All moved up 40 kHz, with exceptions noted elsewhere in this post.
1010: KQW (now KCBS) San Francisco moved to 740 in 1947. CFCN (now CBR) Calgary moved to 1010.
1050: All moved to 1070.
1060: WBAL Baltimore moved to 1090. WJAG Norfolk NE moved to 1110, later traded with KFAB Omaha for 780.
1070-1150: All moved up 30 kHz, to 1100-1180.
1160: WOWO Ft. Wayne moved to 1190. WWVA Wheeling moved to 1170.
1180: KEX Portland OR moved to 1190. KOB (now KKOB) Albuquerque moved to 770. WDGY (now KFAN) Minneapolis moved to 1130. WINS New York moved to 1010.
1190: WOAI San Antonio moved to 1200. WSAZ (now WRVC) Huntington WV moved to 930. WATR Waterbury CTmoved to 1320.
1200-1450: All moved up 30 kHz, to 1230-1480.
1460-1490: All moved up 40 kHz, to 1500-1530.
1500: All moved to 1490.
1510: CKCR moved to 1490.
1530: W1XBS Waterbury CT to 1590, became WBRY (later WQQW, now dark), W9XBY Kansas City to 1550, became KITE (now dark).
1550: W2XR New York to 1560, became WQXR (now WQEW), W6XAI Bakersfield CA to 1560, became KPMC (now KNZR).
1540: New Bahamas clear channel.
1570 & 1580: New Canadian clear channel.
1590 & 1600: New regional channels.

There were no stations on 1520, 1540, or 1560-1600 prior to 3/29/41. 1530, & 1550 were allocated to experimental high-fidelity (20 kHz wide) stations in the U.S. prior to that date. Those stations became regular broadcast stations and received normal 4-letter callsigns.

Class IV (current Class C) channels 1200, 1210, 1310, 1370, 1420, and 1500 moved to 1230, 1240, 1340, 1400, 1450, and 1490, respectively.

 

[cheapman]

Thanks

 

[mimo]

CFCN and CBR have always been different stations...CFCN was at 1010 but moved to 1060, their calls have changed and they run a classic country format...CBR is part of the CBC, interestingly, the CBC had 1010 before in Edmonton, along with 740, I believe that was the one that moved to Calgary so it could have it's own CBC instead of the province-wide 740.

 

[Matt]

I thought Mexico was given clear channels as a result of this agreement, but I don't see them listed here. Any idea what stations were moved to accommodate the Mexicans on 640, 690 and any other clears they have?

Later....
Matt Smith
WGSR-TV

 

[davideduardo]

Does anyone know if there's a list of all the stations that changed dial positions in 1941 under NARBA?

http://www.davidgleason.com/Radio_Archives.htm has pre-NARBA lists of all US stations by frequency.

 

[davideduardo]

I thought Mexico was given clear channels as a result of this agreement, but I don't see them listed here. Any idea what stations were moved to accommodate the Mexicans on 640, 690 and any other clears they have?

640 is a US clear.

Mexican A or B clears are

540 (addeed in the 60's)
690, 730, 810, 900, 940, 1000, 1030, 1060, 1220, 1110, 1570, 1580, 1090, 1050, 990, 1190, 800