CJBC (AM)

CJBC
	Toronto, Ontario; Canada;
Broadcast area	Southern Ontario
Frequency	860 kHz
Branding	Ici Radio-Canada Première
Programming
Language	French
Format	Public radio; news/talk
Network	Ici Radio-Canada Première
Affiliations	CBC Dominion Network (1944–1962)
Ownership
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	CJBC-FM; CBLA-FM; CBL-FM; CBLT-DT; CBLFT-DT;
History
First air date	October 5, 1925
Former call signs	CKNC (1925–1933); CRCY (1933–1938); CBY (1938–1943);
Former frequencies	840 kHz (1925–1928); 690 kHz (January 1927); 580 kHz (1928–1931); 1030 kHz (1931–1935); 1420 kHz (1936–1941); 1010 kHz (1941–1948);
Call sign meaning	Jarvis Street Baptist Church (which set up an early radio station in Toronto)
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
Class	A (clear-channel)
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	43°34′30″N 79°49′3″W / 43.57500°N 79.81750°W
Repeater	90.3 CJBC-FM HD2 (Toronto)
Links
Website	ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere

CJBC (860 kHz) is a French language, non-commercial, public radio station in Toronto, Ontario. It is the Ici Radio-Canada Première Network's outlet for much of Southern Ontario. The studios are in the Canadian Broadcasting Centre on Front Street West in Downtown Toronto.

CJBC is a Class A station. It runs at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for Canadian AM stations. It uses a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on Auburn Road in Milton near Ontario Highway 401. CJBC programming is heard on five rebroadcasters around Southern Ontario.