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

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

  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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