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Wildfires cause several CBC Manitoba transmission towers to lose power

Due to the ongoing wildfires, transmitters in Denare Beach, Island Falls, Pelican Narrows and Pukatawagan have lost power. Lynn Lake is still on and Flin Flon came back over the weekend.

Here are some other ways to access CBC radio programming

Photo of the outside of CBC building on Portage Ave.
During tower outages, listeners can tune in to CBC Radio One on the CBC Listen app at cbc.ca/listen and on the local section of the CBC News app. (CBC)

Due to the ongoing wildfires, transmitters in Denare Beach, Island Falls, Pelican Narrows, and Pukatawagan have lost power. Lynn Lake is still on, and Flin Flon came back over the weekend.

How to listen to CBC Radio One during service interruptions:

  • Download the CBC News app and listen to live radio broadcasts.
  • Visit CBC Listen or download the CBC Listen app to catch live radio or listen to on-demand audio programming.
  • Listen to live programming on CBC Lite, a low-bandwidth version of our website.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to supporting our listeners through these issues to ensure they can continue to access important local and national CBC radio content.