Broadcast area | Central Alberta |
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Frequency | 840 kHz (AM) |
Branding | 840 CFCW |
Programming | |
Format | Traditional country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stingray Radio |
CFCW-FM, CIRK-FM, CKRA-FM, CKJR | |
History | |
First air date | November 2, 1954 |
Former frequencies | 1230 kHz (1954–1961) 790 kHz (1961–2015) |
Call sign meaning | Canada's Finest Country and Western |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts (day) 40,000 watts (night)[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 52°57′40″N 112°57′36″W / 52.96111°N 112.96000°W |
Links | |
Website | cfcw.com |
CFCW (840 AM) is a radio station licensed to Camrose, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a traditional country format targeting Camrose, Central Alberta, and the Edmonton Metropolitan 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 studios at West Edmonton Mall, alongside its metropolitan sister stations CIRK-FM, CKRA-FM, and CKJR
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.