CKEA-FM
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City | Edmonton, Alberta |
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Broadcast area | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
Frequency | 95.7 MHz (FM) |
Branding | 95.7 Cruz FM |
Programming | |
Format | Rock-leaning adult hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Harvard Broadcasting |
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History | |
First air date | September 6, 2010 |
Call sign meaning | CK Edmonton, Alberta (broadcast area) |
Technical information | |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 47,000 watts average 100,000 watts peak |
HAAT | 210 meters (690 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 53°25′9″N 113°14′29″W / 53.41917°N 113.24139°W |
Links | |
Website | 957cruzfm.ca |
CKEA-FM (95.7 MHz, 95.7 Cruz FM) is a radio station serving Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Broadcasting, it broadcasts an rock-leaning adult hits format. CKEA's studios are located on Calgary Trail in Edmonton, while its transmitter is located at Ellerslie Road and Provincial Highway 21, just southeast of Edmonton city limits.
As of Feb 28, 2021, CKEA is the 11th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[1]
History[]
The station's license was approved by the CRTC in July 2009,[2][3] and officially launched on September 6, 2010 as 95.7 The Sound, with an adult album alternative format. On March 25, 2011, the station flipped to adult contemporary branded as Lite 95.7,[4]
On December 27, 2013, the station flipped to a rock-leaning adult hits format as 95.7 Cruz FM. The station's branding and format is modelled upon sister station CFWD-FM in Saskatoon, which adopted it the previous year.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Winter 2021 PPM Data". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-438, Use of frequency 95.7 MHz by the new FM radio station in Edmonton, CRTC, July 23, 2009
- ^ "Industry Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ 95.7 The Sound Edmonton Gets Lite
- ^ "Lite 95.7 Edmonton Shifts To Cruz". RadioInsight. 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
External links[]
- 95.7 Cruz FM
- CKEA-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKEA-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- Radio stations in Edmonton
- Oldies radio stations in Canada
- Harvard Broadcasting radio stations
- Radio stations established in 2010
- 2010 establishments in Alberta
- Alberta radio station stubs