WATCH: CBC Radio 1550 AM moves to FM
CBC Windsor's Steven Bull explains the radio station's move from AM to FM
CBC News
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 2:55 PM ET
Last Updated: Oct 1, 2011 9:54 AM ET
Friday night marked an historic change to radio in Windsor.
At midnight, CBC Radio's AM signal, 1550, went off the air after 61 years. Programming was moved to the FM dial at 97.5 in Windsor and 91.9 in Essex County.
The CBC's Steven Bull has a retrospective look at 1550 AM and explains the move to FM.
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