CFNS was a Canadian radio station that broadcast in

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from 1952 to 1973. A private affiliate of

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, it was owned by Radio-Prairies-Nord Ltée, and was the fourth French-language radio station in western Canada. CFNS originally aired at 1170 AM and broadcast with 1,000 watts. It and CFRG in

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were purchased by Radio-Canada in 1973 to become a

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of Regina's new

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. In 1975, the

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(CRTC) approved CFNS to relocate to 860 kHz, change transmitter sites, and increase its power to 10,000 watts. The transmitter, which now has the call sign CBKF-2, still operates as a rebroadcaster of CBKF.

References

External links

CBKF-2 (AM)
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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