CKEA-FM (95.7

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, ''95.7 Cruz FM'') is a

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serving

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. Owned by Harvard Media, it broadcasts a

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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 February 28, 2021, CKEA is the 11th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.

History

The station's license was approved by the CRTC in July 2009, and officially launched on September 6, 2010 as ''95.7 The Sound'', with an

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format. On March 25, 2011, at Noon, the station flipped to

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as ''Lite 95.7'', soft launching with a weekend of

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(promoting the station's intent to air all-Christmas music during future holiday seasons) before launching in earnest the following Monday. On December 27, 2013 at Noon, the station relaunched as ''95.7 Cruz FM'', with a format focusing on rock hits from the 1980s and later''.'' The station's branding and format is modelled upon sister station

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, which adopted it the previous year.

References

External links

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