Broadcast area | Greater Victoria |
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Frequency | 1070 kHz (AM) |
Branding | CFAX 1070 |
Programming | |
Format | News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | |
CHBE-FM, CIVI-DT | |
History | |
First air date | September 11, 1959 |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
Power | 10 kWs |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070 |
CFAX (1070 AM) is a news/talk radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was independently run until September 30, 2004, when it was taken over by Canadian media company CHUM Limited. Its sister station is CHBE-FM, which began broadcasting in 2000. It is now owned by Bell Media through its Bell Media Radio division.
The station moved into the same building as CIVI-TV, also owned by Bell Media, in March 2008. It is located at the corner of Pandora Avenue and Broad Street across from Victoria City Hall. CFAX's transmitter is located on the Trial Islands.
The station placed 3rd in the fall 2018 Numeris Diary Survey for Victoria.[1]