CFWE-FM

CFWE-FM
City Edmonton, Alberta
Broadcast area Alberta
Branding CFWE
Slogan Alberta's Best Country Variety
Format Country music, Aboriginal community radio
ERP 100.0 kW
HAAT 153.7 meters (504 ft)
Class C1
Owner Aboriginal Multi-Media Society
Website CFWE-FM

CFWE-FM is a Canadian radio station. Owned by the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society, it broadcasts a country music format targeting Alberta's First Nations communities.

Portions of CFWE's schedule feature blocks devoted to indigenous country music, presented in the Cree language. On weekends, CFWE also carries the syndicated Crook & Chase Countdown.

The station broadcasts from studios in Edmonton. and operates a network of rebroadcasters to service the province of Alberta. Prior to 2009, CFWE's primary transmitter was licensed to Lac La Biche (where it broadcasts on 89.9 MHz at 10 watts). Following a license amendment in late 2008, the station launched a new primary transmitter at the Edmonton-area community of Spruce Grove in 2009, operating on 98.5 FM. In the summer of 2016, 98.5 CFWE-FM Edmonton increased the effective radiated power from 9.3 kW to 100 kW.[1]

History

Owned by the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society, the station received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 1987 to launch on 89.9 FM in Lac La Biche.[2] Transmitters were later added at many other communities in northern Alberta.

CFWE-FM is a founding member of the Western Association of Aboriginal Broadcasters (WAAB). WAAB Members include Northern Native Broadcasting (BC), Northern Native Broadcasting (Yukon), Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (Saskatchewan) and Native Communications Incorporated (Manitoba). WAAB members meet regularly to develop program ideas, share resources and work to promote Aboriginal broadcasting throughout western and northern Canada.

In 2008, AMMSA received approval from the CRTC to add new transmitters at Edmonton and Fort McMurray.[3]

In September 2017, CFWE received approval to add a 100,000 watt transmitter on 105.7 FM in Grande Prairie, which will be used to supersede low-power transmitters serving the Horse Lake Reserve and Duncan's Band Reserve.[4]

Rebroadcasters

The station has an extensive network of rebroadcasters throughout the province.

Call signFrequencyCity of License
CFWE-FM-191.7 FMJoussard
CFWE-FM-289.3 FMPeigan Reserve
CFWE-FM-396.7 FMMoose Hills
CFWE-FM-498.5 FMEdmonton
CFWE-FM-594.5 FMFort McMurray
VF208489.9 FMCadotte Lake [5]
VF208589.9 FMConklin
VF208789.9 FMFort Chipewyan
VF209089.9 FMJohn D'Or Prairie
VF209190.5 FMLittle Buffalo
VF209289.9 FMLoon Lake
VF217689.9 FMBoyer River [6]
VF217789.9 FMBushe River
VF217889.9 FMJanvier
VF217989.9 FMChild Lake
VF218089.9 FMWabasca-Desmarais
VF218289.9 FMFort McKay
VF218389.9 FMGoodfish Lake
VF218689.9 FMTall Cree North
VF218789.9 FMPaddle Prairie
VF218889.9 FMPeavine
VF219088.7 FMSlave Lake
VF219189.9 FMTall Cree South
VF219289.9 FMSturgeon Lake
VF224189.9 FMAnzac [7]
VF224289.9 FMBeaver Lake
VF224389.9 FMDuncan's
VF224489.9 FMBuffalo Lake
VF225189.9 FMHeart Lake
VF225289.9 FMHorse Lake
VF225489.9 FMKikino
VF225589.9 FMPeerless Lake
VF225689.9 FMSandy Lake
VF225789.9 FMTrout Lake
VF225889.9 FMWhite Fish Lake

On November 7, 2012, the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta received approval from the CRTC to operate a new FM transmitter at Lac La Biche, Alberta, which will operate at 90.5 FM.[8] The new FM transmitter at Lac La Biche will rebroadcast the programming of CFWE-FM-4 Edmonton including the following low-power transmitters:

  • CFWE-FM Lac La Biche
  • VF2244 Buffalo Lake Settlement
  • VF2242 Beaver Lake Reserve
  • VF2254 Kikino Settlement
  • VF2183 Goodfish Lake Settlement

Upon commencement of operations of the new FM transmitter, the licensee will cease operations of its transmitters CFWE-FM, VF2244, VF2242, VF2254 and VF2183.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Decision CRTC 87-639
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-288
  4. ↑ "Broadcasting Decision 2017-326". CRTC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ Decision CRTC 89-712
  6. ↑ Decision CRTC 93-46
  7. ↑ Decision CRTC 94-58
  8. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-618 CFWE-FM-4 Edmonton – New transmitter at Lac La Biche, CRTC, November 7, 2012
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