CFXW-FM

CFXW-FM
City Whitecourt, Alberta
Branding 96.7 The Rig
Slogan Whitecourt's rock station!
Frequency 96.7 MHz
First air date 1974 as CFYR
Format Active rock
ERP 9 kWs
HAAT 382.5 meters (1,255 ft)
Class C1
Transmitter coordinates Coordinates: 54°08′31″N 115°41′02″W / 54.142°N 115.684°W / 54.142; -115.684
Callsign meaning C FoX (former branding) Whitecourt
Owner Newcap Broadcasting
Website www.therig.ca

CFXW-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an active rock format at 96.7 FM in Whitecourt, Alberta. The station is branded as 96.7 The Rig and is currently owned by Newcap Broadcasting.

History

The station was originally on the AM dial as CFYR, until it received CRTC approval to move to 96.7 FM in 1996, then launched as CFYR-FM.[1]

In 2005, CFYR received CRTC approval to operate a transmitter at Whitecourt on the frequency 96.7 FM to replace CFYR-FM and launch as a stand-alone station with the callsign CFXW-FM.[2]

On October 7, 2013, Newcap submitted an application to add a new FM transmitter at Fox Creek to rebroadcast CFXW-FM at 98.1 MHz with 610 watts. [3] This rebroadcaster was approved on January 23, 2014. [4]

References

  1. Decision CRTC 96-2
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-208
  3. 2013-1316-3, Application by Newcap Inc. to add a transmitter at Fox Creek, AB - a rebroadcaster of CFXW-FM, Whitecourt, AB. CRTC, October 7, 2013
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-17, CFXW-FM Whitecourt – New transmitter at Fox Creek, CRTC, January 23, 2014

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