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CFXW-FM

Coordinates: 54°08′31″N 115°41′02″W / 54.142°N 115.684°W / 54.142; -115.684
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CFXW-FM
Broadcast areaWhitecourt
Fox Creek
Frequency96.7 MHz (FM)
BrandingBoom 96.7
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerStingray Group
History
First air date
1974 as CFYR
Call sign meaning
C FoX Whitecourt (former branding and broadcast area)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP9,000 watts
HAAT382.5 meters (1,255 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
54°08′31″N 115°41′02″W / 54.142°N 115.684°W / 54.142; -115.684
Links
Websiteboom967.com

CFXW-FM (96.7 MHz, Boom 96.7) is a radio station in Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, and is transmitted on 96.7 FM in Whitecourt and on 98.1 FM in Fox Creek.[1] Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a classic hits format.

History

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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.[2]

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.[3]

On October 7, 2013, Newcap submitted an application to add a new FM transmitter at Fox Creek (CFXW-FM-1) to rebroadcast CFXW-FM at 98.1 MHz with 610 watts.[4] This rebroadcaster was approved on January 23, 2014.[5] The 98.1 transmitter is still used as a repeater for CFXW today.

On July 7, 2017, the station flipped from active rock (as 96.7 The Rig) to classic hits, branded as Boom 96.7.

References

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  1. ^ "Contact Us".
  2. ^ Decision CRTC 96-2
  3. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-208
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-17, CFXW-FM Whitecourt – New transmitter at Fox Creek, CRTC, January 23, 2014
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