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CFRW
CFRW (1290 AM) is a silent radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Owned by Akash Broadcasting. Its transmitter is located near Oak Bluff along Road 54 off McGillivray Boulevard.
On November 1, 1963, the station first signed on as CJQM. At the same time, FM sister station CJQM-FM also came on the air. The two stations simulcast an easy listening format. CJQM-AM-FM were owned by Winnipeg Broadcast Associates Ltd. (a division of Vancouver Broadcast Associates, the original owners of CHQM and CHQM-FM in Vancouver). CJQM originally broadcast on 1470 kHz with 5,000 watts.
Winnipeg Broadcast Associates sold both stations in 1965 to QM Winnipeg Ltd., which was later purchased by Radio Winnipeg Ltd. The call signs changed to CFRW and CFRW-FM (94.3 MHz) in 1969. Jim Pattison's CJOR Ltd. (the owner of Vancouver station CJOR) bought CFRW-AM-FM from the bankrupt Radio Winnipeg in 1970.
CFRW-AM-FM were purchased by CHUM Ltd. in 1974. CHUM got CFRW's frequency changed on June 13, 1977, to 1290 AM, and branding itself 13CFRW. The move provided a better signal, doubling the power to 10,000 watts. CHUM management also had the studios and office relocated. The station moved from the Confederation Building at 457 Main Street to the same studio across the street previously used by CKY. Meanwhile, CKY relocated to new studios in Polo Park. CFRW re-branded itself as 13 CFRW on June 13, 1977, airing a Top 40/CHR format.
Some notable personalities during the CHUM ownership years include Ron Able, Gary Christian, Dick Reeves, Tim "Trucker" Bradley, KC Foxxe, Ralph "Racoon" Carney, Franc Cappozolo, Lee Marshall, Stu Ferguson, Pat Cardinal, and Steve Jackson. Al Gibson was News Director with notables such as Byron Scott, George Gordon (formerly at CFTR Toronto), Tom Mark (formerly at CKNW Vancouver), and Jeff Murray (Feldman) as sports director. Bob Laine (popular disc jockey in CHUM's heyday, now deceased) was transferred to CFRW from CHUM to be station manager. Other notable on-air staff included Dan Williams, Larry Hennessey, Roger Kelly (Roger Kettyls), Eric Gordon, Al Stewart, Frank Roberts (Traffic), and Brian Stone (News).
From 1983 to 1991, the station was the radio broadcaster for Winnipeg Blue Bombers football, with play-by-play voices Ron Oakes, Mike Inglis, and Robb Glazier. From 1985 until 1987, Casey Kasem's American Top 40 was heard on CFRW.
CFRW played a contemporary music format until 1987, when it switched to soft rock, with a call sign and branding change to 1290 Fox CIFX. The station changed formats several more times, including to talk radio on May 8, 1995, and to adult standards in 1999.
On May 7, 2001, the station flipped to an all-sports format. It was one of several CHUM Ltd. stations in the now-defunct network known as "The Team", which only lasted one year.
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CFRW
CFRW (1290 AM) is a silent radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Owned by Akash Broadcasting. Its transmitter is located near Oak Bluff along Road 54 off McGillivray Boulevard.
On November 1, 1963, the station first signed on as CJQM. At the same time, FM sister station CJQM-FM also came on the air. The two stations simulcast an easy listening format. CJQM-AM-FM were owned by Winnipeg Broadcast Associates Ltd. (a division of Vancouver Broadcast Associates, the original owners of CHQM and CHQM-FM in Vancouver). CJQM originally broadcast on 1470 kHz with 5,000 watts.
Winnipeg Broadcast Associates sold both stations in 1965 to QM Winnipeg Ltd., which was later purchased by Radio Winnipeg Ltd. The call signs changed to CFRW and CFRW-FM (94.3 MHz) in 1969. Jim Pattison's CJOR Ltd. (the owner of Vancouver station CJOR) bought CFRW-AM-FM from the bankrupt Radio Winnipeg in 1970.
CFRW-AM-FM were purchased by CHUM Ltd. in 1974. CHUM got CFRW's frequency changed on June 13, 1977, to 1290 AM, and branding itself 13CFRW. The move provided a better signal, doubling the power to 10,000 watts. CHUM management also had the studios and office relocated. The station moved from the Confederation Building at 457 Main Street to the same studio across the street previously used by CKY. Meanwhile, CKY relocated to new studios in Polo Park. CFRW re-branded itself as 13 CFRW on June 13, 1977, airing a Top 40/CHR format.
Some notable personalities during the CHUM ownership years include Ron Able, Gary Christian, Dick Reeves, Tim "Trucker" Bradley, KC Foxxe, Ralph "Racoon" Carney, Franc Cappozolo, Lee Marshall, Stu Ferguson, Pat Cardinal, and Steve Jackson. Al Gibson was News Director with notables such as Byron Scott, George Gordon (formerly at CFTR Toronto), Tom Mark (formerly at CKNW Vancouver), and Jeff Murray (Feldman) as sports director. Bob Laine (popular disc jockey in CHUM's heyday, now deceased) was transferred to CFRW from CHUM to be station manager. Other notable on-air staff included Dan Williams, Larry Hennessey, Roger Kelly (Roger Kettyls), Eric Gordon, Al Stewart, Frank Roberts (Traffic), and Brian Stone (News).
From 1983 to 1991, the station was the radio broadcaster for Winnipeg Blue Bombers football, with play-by-play voices Ron Oakes, Mike Inglis, and Robb Glazier. From 1985 until 1987, Casey Kasem's American Top 40 was heard on CFRW.
CFRW played a contemporary music format until 1987, when it switched to soft rock, with a call sign and branding change to 1290 Fox CIFX. The station changed formats several more times, including to talk radio on May 8, 1995, and to adult standards in 1999.
On May 7, 2001, the station flipped to an all-sports format. It was one of several CHUM Ltd. stations in the now-defunct network known as "The Team", which only lasted one year.