CKEA-FM

CKEA-FM
City	Edmonton, Alberta
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
Sister stations	CKPW-FM
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

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[1] "Winter 2021 PPM Data". Retrieved 2021-04-17.

[2] Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-438, Use of frequency 95.7 MHz by the new FM radio station in Edmonton, CRTC, July 23, 2009

[3] "Industry Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-23.

[4] 95.7 The Sound Edmonton Gets Lite

[5] "Lite 95.7 Edmonton Shifts To Cruz". RadioInsight. 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-11.

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