CKEA-FM

CKEA-FM (95.7 MHz, 95.7 Cruz FM) is a radio station serving Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Media, it broadcasts a rock-leaning classic hits format. CKEA's studios are located on Calgary Trail in Edmonton, while its transmitter is located at Ellerslie Road and Provincial Highway 21, just southeast of Edmonton city limits.

CKEA-FM
Broadcast areaEdmonton Metropolitan Region
Frequency95.7 MHz (FM)
Branding95.7 Cruz FM
Programming
FormatRock-leaning classic hits
Ownership
OwnerHarvard Media
CKPW-FM
History
First air date
September 6, 2010
Call sign meaning
CK Edmonton, Alberta (broadcast area)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP47,000 watts average
100,000 watts peak
HAAT210 meters (690 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
53°25′9″N 113°14′29″W
Links
Website957cruzfm.ca

As of Feb 28, 2021, CKEA is the 11th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[1]

History

The station's license was approved by the CRTC in July 2009,[2][3] and officially launched on September 6, 2010 as 95.7 The Sound, with an adult album alternative format. On March 25, 2011, at Noon, the station flipped to adult contemporary branded as Lite 95.7, launching with a weekend of Christmas music to promote that it would do so every holiday season afterwards under the format.[4]

On December 27, 2013 at Noon the station flipped to a rock-leaning adult hits format as 95.7 Cruz FM, joining an increasing number of Harvard stations across Canada in doing so. The station's branding and format is modelled upon sister station CFWD-FM in Saskatoon, which adopted it the previous year.[5] The first songs as Cruz were a double-side play of "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions", both by Queen.

References
  1. "Winter 2021 PPM Data". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-438, Use of frequency 95.7 MHz by the new FM radio station in Edmonton, CRTC, July 23, 2009
  3. "Industry Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  4. 95.7 The Sound Edmonton Gets Lite
  5. "Lite 95.7 Edmonton Shifts To Cruz". RadioInsight. 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-11.


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