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CFCY-FM
CFCY-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.1 FM in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, with a country format branded on-air as 95.1 CFCY. The station is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System.
The station was first launched by radio pioneer Keith Rogers on August 15, 1924 as 10AS on 250 meters. In 1925, the station was granted a full license as CFCY, broadcasting at 960 AM. It is among the oldest radio stations in Canada. In 1931, it moved to 580 AM, and then to its final AM frequency at 630 in 1933.
Originally known as "The Friendly Voice of the Maritimes", the location in the centre of the Gulf of St. Lawrence allowed CFCY's 5,000-watt daytime signal to reach portions of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and New England as well as most of the Maritime provinces.
The station has roots in traditional country music, bringing "Don Messer" to national recognition throughout the 1940s and 1950s. National broadcasts over the CBC network from CFCY led to the Messer group gaining stature as the "most popular group in Canada during the mid-20th century", eventually helping the group make their successful jump from radio to television.
Rogers wanted to expand into television, but died in 1954. His company, Island Broadcasting, passed on to his family including his widow Flora, and daughter Betty Rogers Large as well as son-in-law Bob Large. They brought television to the Island when CFCY-TV launched on July 1, 1956.
The CFCY stations were both CBC affiliates. However, in 1969, CFCY-TV was sold directly to the CBC as CBCT-TV.
After celebrating 50 years of broadcasting in 1974, The radio station stopped being a CBC affiliate in 1977, when the company opened CBCT-FM in Charlottetown; at that time, Island Broadcasting was renamed Eastern Broadcasting. The station was then sold to Maritime Broadcasting in 1986.
As a change from the varied mix of music, a weekly community feature, "Farm Radio Forum", was produced by the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture. The staff would also interview tourist as they waited for the ferry after visiting the Island. The station's format saw very little competition until the arrival of FM radio which led to rebranding in a country music format in 1996.
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CFCY-FM
CFCY-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.1 FM in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, with a country format branded on-air as 95.1 CFCY. The station is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System.
The station was first launched by radio pioneer Keith Rogers on August 15, 1924 as 10AS on 250 meters. In 1925, the station was granted a full license as CFCY, broadcasting at 960 AM. It is among the oldest radio stations in Canada. In 1931, it moved to 580 AM, and then to its final AM frequency at 630 in 1933.
Originally known as "The Friendly Voice of the Maritimes", the location in the centre of the Gulf of St. Lawrence allowed CFCY's 5,000-watt daytime signal to reach portions of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and New England as well as most of the Maritime provinces.
The station has roots in traditional country music, bringing "Don Messer" to national recognition throughout the 1940s and 1950s. National broadcasts over the CBC network from CFCY led to the Messer group gaining stature as the "most popular group in Canada during the mid-20th century", eventually helping the group make their successful jump from radio to television.
Rogers wanted to expand into television, but died in 1954. His company, Island Broadcasting, passed on to his family including his widow Flora, and daughter Betty Rogers Large as well as son-in-law Bob Large. They brought television to the Island when CFCY-TV launched on July 1, 1956.
The CFCY stations were both CBC affiliates. However, in 1969, CFCY-TV was sold directly to the CBC as CBCT-TV.
After celebrating 50 years of broadcasting in 1974, The radio station stopped being a CBC affiliate in 1977, when the company opened CBCT-FM in Charlottetown; at that time, Island Broadcasting was renamed Eastern Broadcasting. The station was then sold to Maritime Broadcasting in 1986.
As a change from the varied mix of music, a weekly community feature, "Farm Radio Forum", was produced by the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture. The staff would also interview tourist as they waited for the ferry after visiting the Island. The station's format saw very little competition until the arrival of FM radio which led to rebranding in a country music format in 1996.