CFCW-FM

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CFCW-FM
New Country Camrose Logo.png
Frequency 98.1 MHz (FM)
BrandingNew Country 98.1
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Westwood One
Camrose Kodiaks
Ownership
Owner Stingray Radio
CFCW, CIRK-FM, CKRA-FM, CKJR
History
First air date
September 30, 2005
Call sign meaning
taken from its AM sister station
Technical information
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 132 meters (433 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
53°01′05″N112°50′20″W / 53.018°N 112.839°W / 53.018; -112.839
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website newcountry981.com

CFCW-FM (98.1 MHz, New Country 98.1) is a radio station licensed to Camrose, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Radio, it broadcasts a country format.

The station began broadcasting in 2003 with a country format [1] that had moved over to CKRA-FM in Edmonton in 2005 to make room for the adult hits format on 98.1 FM, known at the time as 98.1 CAM-FM. As of November 30, 2017, the country format returned to the station now rebranded as New Country 98.1.

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References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-615, FM radio station in Camrose, CRTC, December 19, 2003