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Government-owned and licensed public commercial radio stations in Canada, fiscal year ended March 31, 1927
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| 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 |
| * Indicates stations owned by the government but operated by the Marconi Co. | ||
| 1. Temporarily closed. | ||
| 2. This is the same station as that listed under Direction finding stations below, but is included under two headings to indicate its two functions. It is counted only as a D/F station in the summary table (71). | ||
| 3. The station at The Pas is a land station. | ||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928. | ||
