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== Transmitter == The transmitting antennas for CFRB are a prominent landmark along [[Lake Ontario]], a four-[[tower array]] in the [[Clarkson, Mississauga|Clarkson]] neighbourhood of [[Mississauga]]. The [[radio masts and towers|towers]] are visible from over 100 km away. They are used as a landmark for navigation by pilots, on approach to [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]], or to [[Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport|Toronto Island Airport]]. The antenna array consists of four vertical masts, 168 metres (550 feet) in height.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cfrb-am |title=CFRB-AM {{!}} History of Canadian Broadcasting |access-date=June 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801040059/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cfrb-am |url-status=dead }}</ref> CFRB was one of few stations to broadcast in [[AM stereo]], starting in 1984. However, since AM stereo never achieved wide acceptance, the station deactivated its stereo broadcasting system in the mid-1990s. The transmitter is located on Royal Windsor Drive, 200 meters west of the intersection of [[Lakeshore Road]] West (former King's Highway 2) and Southdown Road, at the coordinates {{Coord|43.505748|N|79.631786|W}}. === Shortwave relay === {{Infobox radio station | name = CFRX<br /><small>Shortwave repeater of CFRB, [[Toronto]]</small> | logo = | logo_size = | city = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | area = [[North America]] | branding = Newstalk 1010 | frequency = 6.07 [[Hertz|MHz]] (49 m shortwave) | airdate = {{Start date and age|1937|2|11|p=y|br=yes}} | format = [[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]] | power = 1 [[watt|kW]] | owner = [[Bell Media]] | sister_stations = CFRB, [[CKFM-FM]] | webcast = [https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010 Listen Live] | website = [https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010 iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010] }} '''CFRX''' is the international [[shortwave]] relay of CFRB. It transmits with a power of 1 [[watt|kW]] on 6.07 MHz in the 49-meter shortwave band. CFRX signed on the air on February 11, 1937, 10 years after CFRB began. In 1948, CFRB was considering discontinuing its shortwave relay when the station was planning the relocation of its transmitter from [[Aurora, Ontario|Aurora]] to a new complex at [[Clarkson, Ontario]] but decided to keep the CFRX transmitter and move it to Clarkson after receiving hundreds of letters from listeners.<ref name="rogers"/> CFRX is operated on the north end of the same site as CFRB's main transmitter building. The shortwave signal was originally directed to the northwest in order to provide service towards northern Ontario and western Canada. When a new transmitter was installed in the 2000s, it was made omni-directional with the intention of providing availability to Canadians travelling to or vacationing in the United States, particularly [[Snowbird (person)|snowbirds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://broadcasting-history.com/listing_and_histories/radio/cfrx-sw|title=CFRX-SW | History of Canadian Broadcasting|website=broadcasting-history.com}}</ref>
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