CFCA (AM)

CFCA
Defunct
Frequency770 kHz (AM)
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatFull service
Ownership
OwnerToronto Daily Star
History
First air date
June 22, 1922
Last air date
September 1, 1933
Former frequencies
400 metres (750 kHz)[1]
Call sign meaning
Canada's Finest Covers America
Technical information
Power100 watts

CFCA was the first regularly broadcasting licensed radio station in Toronto and was one of the first in Canada. Owned by the Toronto Daily Star it is notable for hosting the first live play-by-play ice hockey broadcast on February 8, 1923.[2] The station went on the air in June 1922 and closed permanently in 1933.

  1. ^ "Kilohertz to Meters Conversion Charts".
  2. ^ "Hockey play-by-play was born in Toronto 90 years ago". Toronto Star, February 8, 2013.