CBN (AM)

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**CBN**

Broadcast area	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Branding	CBC Radio One St. John's
First air date	November 14, 1932 as VONF
Frequency	640 kHz (AM)
Format	News/Talk
Callsign meaning	CB for CBC, N for Newfoundland
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Website	http://www.cbc.ca/nl/

CBN is a radio station broadcasting at 640 kHz (AM) from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is the local Radio One station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

CBN was founded in 1932 as VONF and was owned and operated by the Dominion Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the Avalon Telephone Company (now part of Aliant). In 1934, it merged with a former competitor, VOGY, which had also launced in 1932. The VONF callsign was retained. On March 13, 1939, the Dominion Broadcasting Company was absorbed by the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, the pre-Confederation public broadcaster as its first radio station. BCN was absorbed by the CBC on March 31, 1949 when Newfoundland joined Canada.

Local programming currently includes:

The (St. John's) Morning Show with Jeff Gilhooly – weekdays, 6:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Radio Noon with Anne Budgell – weekdays, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
On the Go with Ted Blades – weekdays, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
The Fisheries Broadcast with John Furlong – weekdays, 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.; claims to be the longest continuously-running radio program in North America
ByCatch – weekdays, 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Weekend Arts Magazine (or Weekend AM) with Angela Antle – weekends, 6:00 - 9:30 a.m.
The Performance Hour with Jamie Fitzpatrick – Saturday, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Musicraft with Francesca Swann – Sunday, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.