Broadcast area | Edson Hinton Jasper Grande Cache |
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Frequency | 94.3MHz |
Branding | New Country |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | Stingray Group |
History | |
First air date | April 4,1968 (asCJYR) |
Former frequencies | 970kHz (AM) (1968–2007) |
Call sign meaning | C FoX Edson (former branding and broadcast area) |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
ERP | 11,000watts average 20,000 watts peak |
HAAT | 116.9 meters (384 ft) |
Links | |
Website | newcountrywest.ca |
CFXE-FM (94.3MHz) is a Canadianradio station licensed toEdson, Alberta. Owned byStingray Group, it broadcasts acountry format branded asNew Country. Alongside its main signal in Edson, the station maintains threerebroadcasters in northwestern Alberta;CFXH-FM inHinton,CFXP-FM inJasper, andCFXG-FM inGrande Cache. The station also maintains a satellite studio in Hinton, and broadcasts their afternoon show (12 Noon - 6PM) from Hinton.
CFXE signed on April 4, 1968, asCJYR on 970 kHz, with 10,000 watts power. In 2005, the station was bought by Newcap Broadcasting and was relaunched asThe Fox. In 2007, the station was moved to 94.3 MHz with 11,000 watts power.[1]
On September 29, 2010, the station receivedCRTC approval to move CFXE-FM's rebroadcast transmitter,CFXG (AM 1230) in Grande Cache, to the FM dial.[2] Grande Cache's new FM transmitter now operates at 93.3 MHz known asCFXG-FM.
In July 2017, the station rebranded asReal Country, and flipped tocountry.
On March 4, 2024, the station rebranded asNew Country to match the company's other country music stations.
City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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Grande Cache | CFXG-FM | 93.3 FM | 190watts | Query | 2010-722 |
Hinton | CFXH-FM | 97.5 FM | 530 vertical/1,200 horizontal watts | Query | 2003-616 |
Jasper | CFXP-FM | 95.5 FM | 95 watts | Query | 2003-619 |
53°38′47″N116°32′30″W / 53.64639°N 116.54167°W /53.64639; -116.54167
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