Retro Radio Dial: 1953 Canada AM Radio
| kc |
Call |
Location |
Province |
| |
| 540 | CBK | Watrous | SK |
| 550 | CKPG | Prince George | BC |
| | CFNB | Fredericton | NB |
| | CHLN | Three Rivers | PQ |
| 560 | CJKL | Kirkland Lake | ON |
| | CFRA | Ottawa | ON |
| 570 | CJEM | Edmunston | NB |
| 580 | CKCH | Edmonton | AB |
| | CKY | Winnipeg | MB |
| | CJFX | Antigonish | NS |
| | CKPR | Fort Williams | ON |
| | CFCL | Timmins | ON |
| | CKEY | Toronto | ON |
| 590 | CFAR | Flin Flon | MB |
| | VOCM | St Johns | NF |
| | CKRS | Jonquiere | PQ |
| 600 | CJOR | Vancouver | BC |
| | CFCH | North Bay | ON |
| | CFCF | Montreal | PQ |
| | CFQC | Saskatoon | SK |
| 610 | CJAT | Trail | BC |
| | CHNC | New Carlisle | PQ |
| 620 | CKTB | St Catherines | ON |
| | CKCK | Regina | SK |
| 630 | CKOV | Kelowna | BC |
| | CKRC | Winnipeg | MB |
| | CFCO | Chatham | ON |
| | CFCY | Charlottetown | PE |
| 640 | CBN | St John’s | NF |
| 680 | CHFA | Edmonton | AB |
| | CHLO | St Thomas | ON |
| | CKGB | Timmins | ON |
| 690 | CBF | Montreal | PQ |
| 710 | CKVM | Ville Marie | PQ |
| 730 | CKAC | Montreal | PQ |
| 740 | CBL | Toronto | ON |
| 790 | CBY | Corner Brook | NF |
| | CKSO | Sudbury | ON |
| 800 | CKOK | Penticton | BC |
| | VOWR | St Johns | NF |
| | CKLW | Windsor | ON |
| | CKFI | Fort Francis | PQ |
| | CJAD | Montreal | PQ |
| | CHRC | Quebec City | PQ |
| | CHAB | Moose Jaw | SK |
| 850 | CKRD | Red Deer | AB |
| 860 | CJBC | Toronto | ON |
| 900 | CJVI | Victoria | BC |
| | CHML | Hamilton | ON |
| | CHNO | Sudbury | ON |
| | CJBR | Rimouski | PQ |
| | CHLT | Sherbrooke | PQ |
| | CKBI | Prince Albert | SK |
| 910 | CFJC | Kamloops | BC |
| | CBO | Ottawa | ON |
| | CHRL | Roberval | PQ |
| 930 | CJCA | Edmonton | AB |
| | CFBC | St John | NB |
| | CJON | St Johns | NF |
| 940 | CJIB | Vernon | BC |
| | CBM | Montreal | PQ |
| | CJGX | Yorktown | SK |
| 950 | CKNB | Campbelltown | NB |
| | CHBD | Saskatoon | SK |
| 960 | CFAC | Calgary | AB |
| | CHNS | Halifax | NS |
| | CKWS | Kingston | ON |
| 970 | CKCH | Hull | ON |
| 980 | CKWX | Vancouver | BC |
| | CFPL | London | ON |
| | CBV | Quebec City | PQ |
| | CKVL | Verdun | PQ |
| | CKRM | Regina | SK |
| 990 | CBW | Winnipeg | MB |
| 1000 | CKBW | Bridgewater | NS |
| 1010 | CBX | Edmonton | AB |
| | CFRB | Toronto | ON |
| 1050 | CFGP | Grande Prairie | AB |
| | CHUM | Toronto | ON |
| 1060 | CFCN | Calgary | AB |
| 1070 | CHOK | Sarnia | ON |
| | CBA | Sackville | NB |
| 1080 | CHED | Edmonton | AB |
| 1090 | CFJB | Brampton | ON |
| 1130 | CBU | Vancouver | BC |
| 1140 | CKXL | Calgary | AB |
| 1150 | CKX | Brandon | MB |
| | CHSJ | St John | NF |
| | CKOC | Hamilton | ON |
| 1220 | CJOC | Lethbridge | AB |
| | CKCW | Moncton | NB |
| | CJRL | Kenora | ON |
| | CKSM | Shawinigan Falls | PQ |
| 1230 | CHWK | Chilliwack | BC |
| | CKDM | Dauphin | MB |
| | VOAR | St John | NF |
| | CKEC | New Glasgow | NS |
| | CFHR | Hay River | NT |
| | CKBB | Barrie | ON |
| | CJBQ | Belleville | ON |
| | CKSF | Cornwall | ON |
| | CFPA | Port Arthur | ON |
| | CKLD | Thetford Mines | PQ |
| | CKVD | Val d’Or | PQ |
| | CFRG | Gravelbourg | SK |
| 1240 | CKLN | Nelson | BC |
| | CJAV | Port Alberni | BC |
| | CFPR | Prince Rupert | BC |
| | CKGO | Eastview | ON |
| | CKLB | Oshawa | ON |
| | CJRW | Summerside | PE |
| | CKLS | La Sarre | PQ |
| | CKTS | Sherbrooke | PQ |
| | CJCS | Stratford | PQ |
| 1250 | CKSB | St Boniface | MB |
| | CKBL | Matane | PQ |
| 1260 | CFRN | Edmonton | AB |
| 1270 | CHAT | Medicine Hat | AB |
| | CJCB | Sydney | NS |
| | CFGT | St Joseph d’Alma | PQ |
| 1280 | CJMS | Montreal | PQ |
| | CKCV | Quebec City | PQ |
| 1310 | CKOY | Ottawa | ON |
| 1320 | CKNW | New Westminster | BC |
| | CJSO | Sorel | PQ |
| 1330 | CBH | Halifax | NS |
| 1340 | CKDA | Victoria | BC |
| | CJOB | Winnipeg | MB |
| | CKMR | Newcastle | NB |
| | CJLS | Yarmouth | NS |
| | CFYK | Yellowknife | NT |
| | CKOX | Woodstock | ON |
| | CHAD | Amos | PQ |
| | CJNT | Quebec City | PQ |
| 1350 | CJDC | Dawson Creek | BC |
| | CBT | Grand Falls | NF |
| | CHOV | Pembroke | ON |
| | CHGB | St.Anne de la Pocatiere | PQ |
| | CKTR | Three Rivers | PQ |
| 1380 | CKPC | Brantford | ON |
| | CKLC | London | ON |
| | CFDA | Victoriaville | PQ |
| 1400 | CKCL | Truro | NS |
| | CKFH | Toronto | ON |
| | CJFP | Riviere du Loup | PQ |
| | CKRN | Rouyn | PQ |
| 1410 | CKMO | Vancouver | BC |
| | CHLP | Montreal | PQ |
| 1420 | CKOM | Saskatoon | SK |
| 1430 | CHEX | Peterborough | ON |
| 1450 | CFBM | Brochet | MB |
| | CBG | Gander | NF |
| | CHEF | Windsor | NS |
| | CFJR | Brockville | ON |
| | CJOY | Guelph | ON |
| | CFOR | Orilla | ON |
| 1460 | CJNB | North Battleford | SK |
| 1470 | CFOS | Owen Sound | ON |
| 1490 | CKEN | Kentville | NS |
| | CHAK | Aklavik | NT |
| | CKCR | Kitchener | ON |
| | CFRC | Kingston | ON |
| | CJIC | Sault St Marie | ON |
| 1550 | CBE | Windsor | ON |
| 1570 | CHUB | Nanaimo | BC |
| | CBI | Sydney | NS |
| 1580 | CBJ | Chicoutimi | PQ |
| 1600 | CHVC | Niagara Falls | ON |
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| * Stations in bold are the dominant broadcasters in Canada in 1953.
They had antenna systems and transmitter powers authorized for wide coverage of their programs. |
It Happened 1953
| Population: | 14.845m |
| |
| Governor-General | Vincent Massey |
| Prime Minister | Louis St Laurent |
| Premier: | Alberta | Ernest Manning |
| | British Columbia | WAC Bennett |
| | Manitoba | Douglas Campbell |
| | New Brunswick | Hugh John Flemming |
| | Newfoundland | Joey Smallwood |
| | Nova Scotia | Angus Macdonald |
| | Ontario | Leslie Frost |
| | Prince Edward Isl | J Walter Jones/Alex Matheson |
| | Quebec | Maurice Duplessis |
| | Saskatchewan | Tommy Douglas |
| |
| Queen Elizabeth II coronation |
| Korean War ends |
| Frederick Allan ‘Rick’ Moranis [actor/DJ] born |
| Arrivals: |
| |
| Playboy magazine |
| Pat Benetar |
| Pierce Brosnan |
| Alex Van Halen |
| Cyndi Lauper |
| Kim Bassinger |
| |
| Departures: |
| |
| Hank Williams |
| Joseph Stalin |
| Alice Prin ‘Kiki de Montparnasse’ |
| Django Reinhardt |
| Rene Fonck |
| Dylan Thomas |
| Registered Broadcasting Receivers: 2.33m |
Favorite Movies of 1953: Your Personal Collection
Top 20 Singles
| | Artist | Song |
|---|
| |
| 1 | Percy Faith | The Song from Moulin Rouge |
| 2 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | Vaya Con Dios |
| 3 | Patti Page | [How Much is] That Doggie in the Window |
| 4 | Eddie Fisher | I’m Walking Behind You |
| 5 | Ames Brothers | You, You, You |
| 6 | Teresa Brewer | Till I Waltz Again with You |
| 7 | Les Baxter | April in Portugal |
| 8 | Perry Como | No Other Love |
| 9 | Perry Como | Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes |
| 10 | Frankie Lane | I Believe |
| 11 | Pee Wee Hunt | Oh |
| 12 | Frank Chacksfield | Ebb Tide |
| 13 | Nat King Cole | Pretend |
| 14 | Richard Hayman | Ruby |
| 15 | Stan Freberg | St George and the Dragonet |
| 16 | The Hilltoppers | PS I Love You |
| 17 | The Gaylords | Tell Me You’re Mine |
| 18 | Julias La Rosa | Eh Cumpari! |
| 19 | Tony Bennett | Rags to Riches |
| 20 | Doris Day | Anna |
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Top 5 Music Albums: Your Personal Collection
Reflecting on Canada
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