CFCW-FM

CFCW-FM

Camrose, Alberta
Broadcast area	Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Frequency	98.1 MHz
Branding	New Country 98.1
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Westwood One Camrose Kodiaks
Ownership
Owner	Stingray Radio
Sister stations	CFCW, CIRK-FM, CKRA-FM, CKJR
History
First air date	September 30, 2005
Call sign meaning	taken from its AM sister station, CF Camrose Wetaskiwin
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, and serving the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. Owned by Stingray Radio, it broadcasts a country format.

History

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.

Previous logo

As of November 30, 2017, the country format returned to the station now rebranded as New Country 98.1.

References

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

External links

• New Country 98.1
• CFCW-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CFCW-FM in the REC Canadian station database