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radio station
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licensed to
Camrose, Alberta
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History
The area around Camrose was first settled by Europeans around 1900. At that time ...
. Owned by
Stingray Group
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Central Alberta
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Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
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, and the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
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. The station shares studios with its local sister station
CFCW-FM
CFCW-FM (98.1 MHz, ''New Country 98.1'') is a radio station licensed to Camrose, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Radio, it broadcasts a country format.
The station began broadcasting in 2003 with a country formatWest Edmonton Mall
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, 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. 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
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in the 1980s.
*In 2005,
CFCW-FM
CFCW-FM (98.1 MHz, ''New Country 98.1'') is a radio station licensed to Camrose, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Radio, it broadcasts a country format.
The station began broadcasting in 2003 with a country formatthe station then at 830 kHz in Wainwright was denied permission to move to FM. The Wainwright station ultimately re-applied for and got permission to move to FM; as a result, in spring 2015, CFCW began advertising a pending move to 840. On August 1, 2015, CFCW officially moved from 790 to 840 with nighttime power reduced to 40,000 watts to protect the cross-continent clear-channel service of WHAS, in
Louisville, Kentucky
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