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Government-owned and licensed public commercial radio stations in Canada, fiscal year ended March 31, 1927

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Government-owned and licensed public commercial radio stations in Canada, fiscal year ended March 31, 1927
  Situation Range
    nautical miles
Government-owned stations    
East coast    
Ashe Inlet (Depot C), N.W.T . Hudson Strait 250
Chidley (Depot A), Que. Hudson Strait 250
Nottingham Island (Depot B) Hudson Strait 250
Cape Bauld, Nfld. Newfoundland 100
Cape Ray, Nfld. Newfoundland 100
Belle Isle, Nfld.2 Belle Isle Straits 250
Point Amour, Nfld.* Belle Isle Straits 150
Cape Race, Nfld.* North Atlantic 400
Grindstone Island, Que.* Gulf of St. Lawrence (Magdalen Islands) 200
Fame Point, Que.* Gulf of St. Lawrence 250
Clarke City, Que.* Gulf of St. Lawrence 250
Health Point lightship Gulf of St. Lawrence 150
Father Point, Que.* St. Lawrence River 250
Grosse Isle, Que.* St. Lawrence River 100
Quebec, Que.* St. Lawrence River 150
Montreal, Que.* St. Lawrence River 200
North Sydney, N.S.* North Sydney, N.S. 100
Halifax dockyard2 Halifax, N.S. -
Lurcher lightship Nova Scotia 100
Sambro Outer Bank Lightship South Coast, N.S. 25
Seal Island Nova Scotia 100
Sable Island, N.S. North Atlantic 300
Saint John, N.B.2 Red Head, N.B. 250
Saint John, N.B. Saint John, N.B. 200
Direction finding stations    
Canso Nova Scotia 150
Cape Race Newfoundland 250
Chebucto Nova Scotia 150
Saint John New Brunswick 150
St. Paul Island Nova Scotia 150
Yarmouth Nova Scotia 150
Belle Isle Belle Isle Straits 250
Great Lakes    
Port Arthur, Ont.* Port Arthur, Ont. 350
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.* Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 350
Tobermory, Ont.* Entrance Georgian Bay, Ont. 350
Midland, Ont.* Georgian Bay, Ont. 350
Point Edward, Ont.* Lake Huron 350
Port Burwell, Ont.* Lake Erie 350
Toronto, Ont.* Toronto Island, Ont. 350
Kingston, Ont.* Barriefield Common 350
West coast    
Vancouver Vancouver, B.C. 150
Merry Island Merry Island, B.C. 50
Bamfield British Columbia 50
Carmanah British Columbia 50
Cape Beale British Columbia 50
Tofino British Columbia 50
Gonzales Hill, B.C. (Victoria) Victoria, B.C. 250
Point Grey, Vancouver, B.C. Entrance Vancouver Harbour 150
Cape Lazo, B.C. Strait of Georgia, near Comox, B.C. 350
Estevan Point, B.C. West Coast, Vancouver Island, B.C. 500
Dead Tree Point, B.C. South of Graham Island, Q.C.I. 200
Digby Island, Prince Rupert, B.C. Digby Island, entrance Prince Rupert Harbour 250
Alert Bay, B.C. Cormorant Island, B.C. 350
Bull Harbour, B.C. Hope Island, Vancouver Island, B.C. 350
Direction finding station    
Pachena Pachena Point, B.C. 200
Hudson Bay    
Port Nelson1 Hudson Bay 750
The Pas, Man.1, 3 For communication with Port Nelson only 750
Licensed public commercial stations    
Vancouver Near Vancouver, B.C. 7,000
Vancouver Near Vancouver, B.C. 7,000
Vancouver Near Vancouver, B.C. 7,000
Winnipeg Winnipeg, Man. -
Edmonton Edmonton, Alta. -
Drummondville Drummondville, Que. 7,000
Drummondville Drummondville, Que. 7,000
Drummondville Drummondville, Que. 7,000
Louisburg Nova Scotia 1,500
Louisburg Nova Scotia 1,500
Louisburg Nova Scotia 1,500
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928.