One of my other hobbies, besides DXing, is collecting old road maps, especially those published by oil companies from the 1940s up through the 1970s. Many of these maps contain radio station lists, which are interesting in and of themselves, for radio history buffs.
One map in my collection is an official map of Nova Scotia, dated 1993 ( I get to Nova Scotia a lot, as my wife is from there). This map contains a listing of Nova Scotia AM and FM stations, as most maps do, but with an interesting addition. On the map itself are about a dozen “boxes” with listings of other AM and FM stations that do not show up on any of the station lists from 1993. I suspect most of these other stations are the low-powered CBC AM outlets, that are just about extinct in eastern Canada. I only know of two such stations left in the Maritimes, in McAdam, New Brunswick on 600 and in St. Stephen, New Brunswick on 990 (which I always tune into when I cross the border), both with 40 watts. This map seems to list several such stations that were in operation in Nova Scotia in 1993. I don’t know if all such stations are listed, but it is an interesting piece of radio history to collect info about these low-powered CBC relay stations on AM. This map lists the following presumed low-powered CBC AM relays. I am guessing about the locations, as the boxes are printed beside the town where the transmitter was located. Quinan (near Yarmouth), CBAF-8 on 600 Sheet Harbour or Canso, CBAZ on 1230. There is a text box listing this station beside both Sheet Harbour and Canso. Larrys River, CBAU on 1370 Arichat (presumed, this is the closest town to this text box) (on southern Cape Breton Island), CBAF-13 on 610 Cheticamp, CBHE on 1380 Wedgeport, CBAF-7 on 990 I have quite a few official Nova Scotia maps but these listings only appear on the 1993 edition, as far as I know. John Cereghin Smyrna DE www.pilgrimway.org/dx _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
