The Canadian broadcasting corporation's radio service in Canada

THE Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is a public corporation established by act of parliament to carry on a national broadcasting service in Canada. The purpose of the CBC is to provide radio and television service for the whole of the nation; to develop Canadian programs and to bring in selected programs from other countries, to make this service available to as many Canadians as can possibly be reached, giving all as uniform a service as possible in English or in French, the two principal languages in Canada. Among the varied broadcasting systems followed by different countries throughout the world, the Canadian system is unique in its use of privately owned and publicly owned radio and television stations as essential parts of an integrated national operation. The continual need to expand the radiobroadcasting coverage in order to provide service to listeners in the remote areas of Canada, to maintain and improve the existing service, and to keep additional expenditures to a minimum has brought about a changing pattern of technical operation which is discussed in this paper.