CFCW (AM)
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| City | Camrose, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Central Alberta |
| Frequency | 840 kHz (AM) |
| Branding | 840 CFCW |
| Programming | |
| Format | Traditional country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Stingray Group |
| CFCW-FM, CIRK-FM, CKRA-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | November 2, 1954 |
Former frequencies | 1230 kHz (1954-1961) 790 kHz (1961-2015) |
Call sign meaning | Canada's Finest Country and Western |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) 40,000 watts (night)[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 52°57′40″N 112°57′36″W / 52.96111°N 112.96000°WCoordinates: 53°31′21″N 113°37′40″W / 53.52250°N 113.62778°W |
| Links | |
| Website | cfcw.com |
CFCW (840 AM) is a radio station licensed to Camrose, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a traditional country format targeting Camrose, Central Alberta, and the Edmonton Capital Region. The station shares studios with its local sister station CFCW-FM at 5708 48 Avenue in Camrose. The station also originates programming from Stingray's Edmonton studio at West Edmonton Mall, alongside its metropolitan sister stations CIRK-FM and CKRA-FM.
CFCW is currently ranked #7 and the 3rd most listened-to AM station in the market according to the Winter 2018/2019 Numeris data report.[2] Most of the station's listeners live in rural areas outside Edmonton.
History[]
- CFCW started on November 2, 1954, on 1230 kHz, with 250 watts power.
- In 1958, the station increased transmitter power up to 1,000 watts.
- In 1961, the station changed frequencies to 790 kHz, with 10,000 watts power.
- In 1976, the station increased transmitter power again to 50,000 watts, serving the Edmonton area as well.
- CFCW is notable for being the only station in Canada to air Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 in the 1980s.
- In 2005, CFCW-FM signed on.
- On August 1, 2015, CFCW moved from 790 to 840 AM.
On July 28, 2008, Newcap applied to amend the license by changing its frequency to 840 kHz.[3] The application was approved;[4] however, the move was essentially voided when the station then at 830 kHz in Wainwright was denied permission to move to FM.[5] The Wainwright station ultimately re-applied for and got permission to move to FM;[6] as a result, in spring 2015, CFCW began advertising a pending move to 840. On August 1, 2015, CFCW officially moved from to 840 with nighttime power reduced to 40,000 watts to protect the cross-continent clear-channel service of WHAS, in Louisville, Kentucky.
References[]
- ^ https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=189392
- ^ http://assets.numeris.ca/Downloads/2018-19_03_Radio_ME_EdmontonToplineRadio.pdf
- ^ Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-69
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-310
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-343
- ^ "ARCHIVED – CKKY Wainwright – Conversion to the FM band; CKWY-FM Wainwright – Technical change". 23 April 2013.
External links[]
- CFCW
- CFCW AM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFCW in the REC Canadian station database
- CFCW on Radio-Locator
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