CBEF
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| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
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| Branding | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | May 18, 1970 |
Former frequencies | 540 kHz (1970–2013) |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Essex County French |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Class | A (Clear-channel) |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°12′56″N 82°55′15″W / 42.2156°N 82.9208°W |
| Links | |
| Website | Ici Radio-Canada Première |
CBEF (1550 kHz) is a non-commercial French-language public radio station in Windsor, Ontario. It airs the programming of Société Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network.
CBEF is a Class A station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 1550 AM, the only full power station on this frequency in Canada. Most clear channel stations broadcast with 50,000 watts, the maximum permitted for Canadian AM stations, but CBEF transmits with 10,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna, located off Talbot Road (Route 3) in Tecumseh, Ontario. CBEF is also heard on three FM rebroadcasters in Southern Ontario: a nested rebroadcaster also in Windsor, CBEF-2-FM on 105.5 MHz, as well as 101.5 in Sarnia and 103.1 in Leamington.
CBEF was launched on May 18, 1970, as Windsor's first French-language radio station. It originally broadcast on AM 540, until taking over the 1550 frequency in 2013.