CFCW (AM)

CFCW
Broadcast areaCentral Alberta
Frequency840 kHz (AM)
Branding840 CFCW
Programming
FormatTraditional country
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
OwnerStingray 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
ClassB
Power50,000 watts (day)
40,000 watts (night)[1]
Transmitter coordinates
52°57′40″N 112°57′36″W / 52.96111°N 112.96000°W / 52.96111; -112.96000
Links
Websitecfcw.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.

  1. ^ "AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". Archived from the original on 2017-02-24.
  2. ^ Radio ME Edmonton Topline numeris.ca [dead link]