[View the story "CBC KW launched today - w00t!" on Storify ]CBC KW launched today - w00t! Storified by CBC KW · Mon, Mar 11 2013 09:18:29
This is what a radio station looks like in the wee hours right before launch. #kw http://pic.twitter.com/F29sajAbonMike McCulloch
"Good Morning! It's Monday, March 11th, 3 minutes before 6. I'm Craig Norris, here with the maiden voyage of CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's brand new show 'The Morning Edition'!"
I was so focused listening to @CBCKW891 this morning I missed my exit off the Expressway! #lateforwork I blame #cbckw891 LOL loved the showDorothy McCabe
Just finished listening to the launch of @CBCKW891. Made my morning so much better!Rebecca Yardley
Really enjoyed @CBCKW891 this morning on the way to work now I am following at http://www.cbc.ca/kitchener-waterloo/Matthew VanderMeer
Fantastic to have awoken to the sounds of @CBCKW891 this morning. Congratulations on the launch to all involved.Mark Connolly
@CBCKW891 welcome Craig and Andrea! Great listening to you this morningSPCKW
Exciting that CBC Radio has a new station in #WRAwesome! http://www.cbc.ca/kitchener-waterloo/ Welcome to the community @CBCKW891.Sandra M. Reimer
I just tuned in to @CBCKW891! Coolest thing I will do all week.Sean Campbell
We uncovered a nugget of news this morning when Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr told Craig Norris on air this morning that Kitchener council will consider the question of attracting a casino to the city later this month.
Kitchener casino vote coming this month - Kitchener-Waterloo - CBC NewsKitchener council will begin the process later this month of officially deciding whether it wants to pursue a casino in the city, says Ma...
And reporter Matthew Kang had an exclusive report on how LRT plans will cut the route of the Waterloo Central Railway.
Popular Waterloo tourist train route cut short by LRT plan - Kitchener-Waterloo - CBC NewsThe historic passenger trains of the Waterloo Central Railway will not be able to travel through Uptown Waterloo starting as early as nex...
Our team posted some photos of inside the station. You can see our studio right at the back with the green light above the door:
CBCKW launches "The Morning Edition" 89.1FM+interactive on-line, serving Waterloo Region. Well done! http://yfrog.com/octk4injSusan Marjetti
First show is over now @CBCKW891 crew have morning news meeting. http://pic.twitter.com/OF5IqY6YkZMarissa Nelson
Out to meet the fans after show's debut @craignorriscbc #cbckw891 http://pic.twitter.com/nOrDYdKbGAJudy Lee
And you posted some photos too:
@craignorriscbc @andreabellemare The new people I will be sharing my mornings with. @CBCKW891 #kw #CBCKW http://pic.twitter.com/V7QOpSI2uATed Ferris
Welcome to #kwawesome @CBCKW891 we're so happy to have you. http://pic.twitter.com/QJ7CvvBqrOClare Hitchens
My son was THRILLED to win a @CBCKW891 shirt! He's a true #CBCkid! #cbckw Pen winning kids were happy too! ;) http://pic.twitter.com/kVndcuxLnSDaisy Arseneault
You told us that you liked the local content:
So happy to finally have a CBC stn w local content and good reception!! @CBCKW891Aimee Whitefoot
Was great to hear local content on @CBCKW891 this morning. #WRawesome #cbckw891KW Assc.of REALTORS®
Congrats to @CBCKW891 for your successful launch today! Wow, our very own CBC station! #cool!Jesse Parent
And Metro Morning host Matt Galloway teased us.
Good luck @craignorriscbc and crew @CBCKW891! Don't let the early-morning fool you - the red light means go.Metro Morning
@craignorriscbc @CBCKW891 welcome! Great to have you guys on the air! #redlightmeansMark de Graaf
.@metromorning Sorry, Matt, but there's this new guy, Craig, and...um, well, he lives a lot closer. Hope we can still be friends. @CBCKW891Anthony Reinhart
@ajreinhart I won't take it personally... you're still in the family.Metro Morning
Good Morning @cbckw891 excited to have you for morning commute. Don't worry Matt I will be tuning into podcasts of @metromorning #cbc4lifePatrick Kelly, CMA
Uh oh now I need 2 radios one for @metromorning and one for @CBCKW891 Old habits die hard.Dwight Storring
@dwightstorring @CBCKW891 Excellent. Double up.Metro Morning
And then we made big news! First we trended in Waterloo Region.
Hey look! We're trending in #KW @CBCKW891 http://pic.twitter.com/pcE51VLLVNMarissa Nelson
Then we went Canada-wide.
CBC KW, @cbckw891 is now trending in Canada http://trendsmap.com/caTrendsmap Canada
@CBCKW891 Waterloo Region CBC morning show - trending across Canada on Twitter!Rebecca Short
You visited us at our tent out front of the station:
Rain won't stop us! Come on out to say hi for launch of cbckw891 #kitchener #waterloo http://instagr.am/p/WtzwpZhN1C/Marissa Nelson
And we played the name game. We asked what you're called if you live in Cambridge or Waterloo. Are you a Cambridger? A Waterloovian? The actual term for these names is, as noted by Darcy Casselman below, a demonym. We got some great suggestions.
@CBCKW891 just heard you are asking for what you call people from Cambridge & Waterloo. What about all 3 cities? Camkitcherloo?melodieholmes
@CBCKW891 ha...nothing for Waterpudlians?melodieholmes
@CBCKW891 About the name, K-Dubber has a nice ring to it!dunkalunk
Hey whoah @CBCKW891! Who you calling Waterloons? We got that one covered. http://waterloons.com #wecanallbewaterloons #wrawesomeChris Klein
The demonym for Waterloo is "Waterloovian." Wikipedia backs me up on this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym @CBCKW891Darcy Casselman
@CBCKW891 local name? I've always been a fan of "k-dubbers"Jason Walker
Twitter is already filled with this, but I'll say it once more - Welcome @CBCKW891 to KW, and good morning! :)Shubhagata Sengupta
We held a contest to win tickets to a performance at the World Figure Skating Championships down the 401 in London. Graeme and Laura Stemp-Morlock won, but thanks to everyone who raced down to our station with skates in hand!
Congrats to Graeme and Laura Stemp-Morlock, 1st to bring skates to @CBCKW891 win tkts to World Figure Skate Champion http://pic.twitter.com/EPKgg19hABJudy Lee
Mary-Ellen Lather from Waterloo raced @DTKitchener in minutes to show us her skates. @cbckw891 #WRAwesome http://pic.twitter.com/KujfQzL7WTJudy Lee
Congrats to Laura Grunder from Waterloo who came to #cbckw891 with her skates for tkts to the Figure Skating Champ http://pic.twitter.com/N04ILsUWr4Judy Lee
