CFRN (AM)
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| City | Edmonton, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Edmonton Capital Region |
| Frequency | 1260 kHz |
| Branding | TSN 1260 Edmonton |
| Slogan | The Evolution of Sports Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | TSN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bell Media (Bell Media Radio) |
| Sister stations | CFBR-FM, CFMG-FM, CFRN-DT |
| History | |
| First air date | April 17, 1927 as CHMA |
| Former frequencies | 580 kHz (1927-1934) 1260 kHz (1934-1936) 960 kHz (1936-1941) |
| Call sign meaning | CF Rice and Nielsen |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A (Regional) |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Transmitter coordinates | 53°27′8.3″N 113°40′52.6″W / 53.452306°N 113.681278°WCoordinates: 53°32′30.5″N 113°38′29″W / 53.541806°N 113.64139°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | TSN 1260 Edmonton |
CFRN is a Canadian Class A, 50,000 watt (directional at night) radio station in Edmonton, Alberta; CFRN is unusual in that it is a Class A (protected nighttime skywave) AM station on a regional frequency.[1] Owned by Bell Media and broadcasting on 1260 AM, the station airs an all-sports format, branded as TSN Radio 1260. The station's studios are located at 18520 Stony Plain Road in Edmonton, where it shares studio space with its sister station, CTV O&O CFRN-TV. Both stations continued to share space after the radio and TV operations were sold to different owners in the 1980s, but were united in 2013 by Bell's acquisition of Astral Media.
CKHJ in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is the only other commercial radio station in Canada which broadcasts on 1260 AM; it broadcasts 10,000 watts day and night, with a directional (three-tower) antenna. The other two Canadian stations on 1260 AM (CBPM & CBPU) are weather stations, which are owned by The Meteorological Service of Canada. Both of those weather stations broadcast with a power of 30 watts.
History[edit]
In 1927, the station originally launched as CHMA at 580 AM. In the 1930s, CHMA became CFTP.
During the 1930s, the station changed its calls from CFTP to its current call sign, CFRN. Later that decade, the station moved to its current frequency, 1260 AM.
In 1936, the station moved from 1260 to 960 AM. In 1941, CFRN moved back to 1260 AM.
On July 1, 1998, CFRN flipped from adult standards to oldies, debuting Standard Radio's new oldies network, with CISL in Vancouver, delivered via Anik satellite. The new oldies network replaced the former Satellite Radio Network service.
Notable Broadcasters[edit]
- Bryan Fustukian (as Vik Armen)
Switch to sports radio[edit]
In June 2002, CFRN flipped to sports radio as The Team 1260, as an affiliate of CHUM Radio's The Team network. However, the network folded shortly afterwards. CFRN would maintain its branding as The Team as a locally programmed format, while adding syndicated programs such as Prime Time Sports and The Jim Rome Show. In 2007, Standard Radio was acquired by Astral Media. In turn, Astral Media was acquired by Bell Media on July 5, 2013—the acquisition re-united CFRN with its sister television station, and with The Team's former owned-and-operated stations.[2][3]
On September 30, 2013, CFRN was re-branded as a part of Bell's TSN Radio network, as TSN Radio 1260, introducing a new lineup of local afternoon programming.[4]
Local programming[edit]
Daily[edit]
| Day | Time Slot | Program Name | Host | Co-Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | 06:00 - 10:00 | The Nielson Show | Dustin Nielson | Eric Holt (Lieutenant Eric) |
| Weekdays | 10:00 - 12:00 | The Lowdown with Lowetide | Allan Mitchell (Lowtide) | |
| Weekdays | 12:00 - 14:00 | The Dave Jamieson Show | Dave Jamieson | Matthew Iwanyk |
| Weekdays | 14:00 - 18:00 | The Jason Gregor Show | Jason Gregor | Jason Strudwick |
| Edmonton Eskimo Gameday Broadcasts | Varies | Montorio Homes Green and Gold Kickoff and Post-game Shows | Matthew Iwanyk and Hernan Salas | |
| Saturdays | Krush Performance Show | Jeff Krushell | ||
| Sundays | 09:00 | The Golf Show | Murray McCourt and Curtis Stock | |
| Saturdays | 10:00 | The Basketball Show | Paul Sir | |
| Oil Kings Report | Andrew Peard | |||
| Edmonton Oilers Game Days | Varies | Don Wheaton on Whyte Pregame Show | Matt Kassian |
Other Programming[edit]
- Fitness Guys - Hosted by Jeff Woods and Paul Plakas, Saturday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
- Saturday Sports Extra - Hosted by Allan Mitchell and Paul Almeida, Saturday from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- The Jim Rome Show - Hosted by Jim Rome, Weekdays from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Former shows and games[edit]
- The Mark Spector Show - Hosted by Mark Spector
- Cracker-Cats Show - Hosted by Al Coates
- Sports-Xtra - Hosted by Tony Fiorello and Ron Rimer
- Edmonton Cracker-Cats live play-by-play - Games were carried on the Team 1260 during the first two years of the franchise. Al Coates handled the play by play
- Total Sports - Hosted by Bob Stauffer; featuring the 'Total Sports Dream Team' of co-hosts
- What's Going On - Hosted by Jason Jones, Corey Graham and Nadine Woudstra
- Sports Talk - Hosted by John Short
- More on Sports - featuring play-by-play veteran Bryn Griffiths and Jake Daniels (the "voice of the fan").
- Way Offside - Hosted by Jake Daniels
- The Pipeline Show - Hockey program hosted by Global Edmonton's Dean Millard and columnist Guy Flaming
- The Ultimate Soccer Show - Soccer program hosted by "Soccersteve" Steve O'Boyle - http://soccersteve.com/ Canadian National team Fifa game announcer. Radio/TV Soccer host http://soccersteve.com/
Live sports[edit]
TSN Radio 1260 is the flagship station for the following teams' radio broadcasts:
- Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL hockey)
- Spruce Grove Saints AJHL hockey (select games)
- University of Alberta Golden Bears football and hockey games (select games)
The station will also air national programming from the TSN Radio network.
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2015-10-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "CRTC approves Bell/Astral deal with conditions". Toronto Star. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "CRTC approves Bell-Astral merger". CBC. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "TSN Radio hits the air in Ottawa and Edmonton". TSN.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- CFRN AM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFRN in the REC Canadian station database