CFED-FM

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CFED-FM
Broadcast area Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Frequency 97.9 MHz (FM)
BrandingRadio Cité 97,9
Programming
Format Community radio
Ownership
OwnerSociété de la radio communautaire du Grand Edmonton
History
First air date
October 6, 2018
Technical information
Class A1
ERP 113 watts
HAAT 38 metres
Links
Website CFED-FM

CFED-FM (Radio Cité 97,9) is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, broadcasting at 97.9 FM. [1] A francophone community radio station for the city's Franco-Albertan community, the station was launched in 2018 by the Société de la radio communautaire du Grand Edmonton. [2]

The station's license was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in January 2017. [3] During the station's planning phase, it received nearly $700,000 in startup grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage. [4]

The station went on the air on October 6, 2018. Its schedule incorporates both locally produced programming and programs syndicated from the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada and Radio France Internationale. [5]

References

53°31′21″N113°28′07″W / 53.5224906°N 113.4685655°W / 53.5224906; -113.4685655