CFCW (AM)

CFCW (840 AM) is a radio station licensed to Camrose, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a country music format targeting Camrose, Central Alberta, and the Edmonton Capital Region. The station shares studios with its local sister station CFCW-FM at 5708 48 Avenue in Camrose. The station also originates programming from Stingray's Edmonton studio at West Edmonton Mall, alongside its metropolitan sister stations CIRK-FM and CKRA-FM.

For CFCW's FM sister station, see CFCW-FM.
CFCW
CityCamrose, Alberta
Broadcast areaCentral Alberta, Edmonton Capital Region
Frequency840 kHz
Branding840 CFCW
SloganAlberta's Country Legend
Programming
FormatTraditional country
Ownership
OwnerStingray Group
CFCW-FM, CIRK-FM, CKRA-FM
History
First air date
November 2, 1954
Former frequencies
1230 AM (1954-1961)
790 AM (1961-2015)
Call sign meaning
Canada's Finest Country and Western
Technical information
ClassB
Power50,000 watts (day)
40,000 watts (night)[1]
Transmitter coordinates
52°57′40″N 112°57′36″W
Links
Websitewww.cfcw.com

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.[2] Most of the station's listeners live in rural areas outside Edmonton.

History
Former logo
  • 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.
  • In 2005, CFCW-FM signed on.
  • On August 1, 2015, CFCW moved from 790 to 840 AM.

On July 28, 2008, Newcap applied to amend the licence by changing its frequency to 840 kHz.[3] The application was approved;[4] however, the move was essentially voided when the station then at 830 kHz in Wainwright was denied permission to move to FM.[5] The Wainwright station ultimately re-applied for and got permission to move to FM;[6] as a result, in spring 2015, CFCW began advertising a pending move to 840. On August 1, 2015, CFCW officially moved from to 840 with nighttime power reduced to 40,000 watts to protect the cross-continent clear-channel service of WHAS, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Former logo of CFCW at 790 kHz

References
  1. https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=189392
  2. http://assets.numeris.ca/Downloads/2018-19_03_Radio_ME_EdmontonToplineRadio.pdf
  3. Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-69
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-310
  5. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-343


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