CIWE-FM

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CIWE-FM
Broadcast area Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Frequency 89.3 MHz
Branding89.3 The Raven
Programming
Format Freeform radio
First Nations community radio
Ownership
Owner Aboriginal Multi-Media Society
CFWE-FM-4
History
First air date
February 1, 2021
Call sign meaning
Disambiguation of CFWE-FM
Technical information
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 153.7 metres (504 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 53°38′44.88″N114°0′14.4″W / 53.6458000°N 114.004000°W / 53.6458000; -114.004000
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website ravenradio.ca

CIWE-FM (89.3 MHz, "89.3 The Raven") is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA), it broadcasts a freeform format targeting Central Alberta's First Nations communities.

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History

Following the collapse of the Aboriginal Voices Radio Network (which broadcast on 89.3 MHz in Edmonton as CKAV-FM-4), the CRTC pursued new applicants for indigenous radio stations to fill its frequencies. The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society, owner of the Edmonton-based indigenous network CFWE, was granted stations in Calgary and Edmonton. [1] While the Calgary station would air a country music format in the mold of CFWE, the proposed Edmonton outlet would play "anything but country"—in the words of AMMSA founder Bert Crowfoot—as well as indigenous-language and indigenous music-oriented specialty programming. [2]

AMMSA prioritized constructing the Calgary station, CJWE-FM, which went on air in April 2018. [2] [3] The wait would be nearly three years longer in Edmonton; CIWE had been planned to launch in April 2020, [2] but the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta prompted AMMSA to seek a one-year extension. [4] [5] Its transmission tower, named for long-time AMMSA board member Noel McNaughten, is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Spruce Grove. [2]

The station began test broadcasts on January 11, 2021. On February 1, 2021, CIWE officially launched as 89.3 The Raven; it primarily plays classic rock and pop hits, as well as genre- and decade-based specialty shows (such as blues rock, hip hop, and R&B). Indigenous programming is carried in the Cree, Dene, Nakota, and Michif languages. [2] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "CRTC grants licences for five radio stations to serve indigenous people in urban centres country wide". Turtle Island News . Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Laskaris, Sam (January 13, 2021). "The Raven radio station hits the airwaves in February". Windspeaker Radio. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Indigenous radio returns to Calgary airwaves". CTV News Calgary. April 30, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Mertz, Emily (February 1, 2021). "New Indigenous radio station The Raven launches in Edmonton: 'It was emotional'". Global News. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Radio & Podcast News – Vista's new North Bay 'Oldies' station approved". Broadcast Dialogue. May 28, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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