CFCN-DT
CFCN-DT, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 29), is a CTV owned-and-operated television station located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station is owned by Bell Media, it is sister to cable-exclusive CTV Two Alberta (based in Edmonton, alongside sister station CFRN). CFCN's studios are located on Patina Rise Southwest, near Calgary's Coach Hill neighborhood, and its transmitter is located near Old Banff Coach Road/Highway 563.
The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge, broadcasting on VHF channel 13. This station can also be seen on (corporate sister through parent company Bell Canada) Bell TV channel 243 and in high definition on channel 1131, Rogers Cable channel 111, and Shaw Cable channel 3 and in high definition on digital channel 210. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 317 (Classic) or 016 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 016 (Classic) or 515 (Advanced).
History
CFCN first signed on the air on September 9, 1960; owned by the Love family, along with CFCN-AM (1060 kHz., now CKMX). It was the first independent television station in Canada. It became a charter member of the Canadian Television Network, now CTV, on October 8, 1961. In 1967, Maclean-Hunter bought the CFCN stations. In 1968, CFCN's semi-satellite in Lethbridge began operation, leasing tower space for its transmitter from CJLH-TV (channel 7, now CISA-TV).
CFCN
CFCN may refer to the radio call signs:
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CKMX
CKMX is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting on 1060 AM in Calgary, Alberta. Owned by Bell Media, the station broadcasts a comedy radio format as Funny 1060AM. CKMX's studios are located on Centre Street in Eau Claire, while its transmitters are located near Southeast Calgary.
History
The station dates back to 1921, when W. W. Grant set up an experimental station in High River, which aired the first radio concerts in western Canada. In 1922, Grant moved the station to Calgary and adopted the calls CFCN. He was granted a commercial license—the second in Calgary, after CFAC—on May 18. It was a phantom station affiliate of the Canadian National Railway radio network and later of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Dominion Network. In 1947, the station moved to its current AM frequency at 1060 kHz. It can be heard on shortwave on 6030 kilohertz (via its repeater CFVP, reaching western North America.
It became CKMX in the Fall of 1994 when Maclean-Hunter sold it to Standard Broadcasting while retaining ownership of sister station CFCN-TV, and switched the format to hot adult contemporary (which would shift to alternative rock in mid-1993) under the name Mix 1060 from contemporary hit radio as AM106. On December 1, 1995, the station adopted an adult standards format; this ended in 2005, when the station adopted a classic country music format. It had the distinction of being the last radio station in Canada to broadcast a continuous classic country format (other stations in Canada carry classic country, such as CJDL and CFCW, but their formats are more properly described as "traditional country," since those stations also carry contemporary hits in their playlists). According to the Fall 2011 PPM data report, released by BBM Canada, Classic Country AM 1060 was ranked #15 for the Calgary market. Standard Broadcasting would be acquired by Astral Media in 2007, and in turn by Bell Media in 2013. The Bell purchase reunited CKMX with its former television sister.
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