CFRY
CFRY (920 AM) is a simulcasting radio station that broadcasts country music. Licensed to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, the station serves the Central Plains region of Manitoba. The station is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting, and is located at 2390 Sissons Drive, along with CHPO-FM and CJPG-FM.
- This article is for the AM radio station. For its future FM sister station, see CHPO-FM.
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| City | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Central Plains Region, Manitoba |
| Frequency | 920 kHz (AM) |
| Slogan | Real country radio! |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Golden West Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | CJPG-FM, CFRY-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | October 18, 1956 (AM) September 7, 1995 (FM) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 25 kWs daytime 15 kWs nighttime |
| Repeater(s) | CHPO-FM 93.1 MHz (FM), Portage la Prairie |
| Links | |
| Website | www.cfryradio.ca |
It first began broadcasting in 1956 at 1570 kHz, before moving to its current dial position in 1966. An in-town repeater, CFRY-1-FM 93.1 MHz, was added in 1995.[1]
On October 2, 2013, Golden West received approval from the CRTC to convert CFRY-FM-1 to a separate station, using the same facilities and parameters as the repeater, though broadcasting at 27,000 watts.[2] When it began broadcasting, it carried a country format as CHPO-FM, while CFRY continued its country format.[3]
References
- Decision CRTC 95-676
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-533, English-language FM radio station in Portage la Prairie, CRTC, October 2, 2013
- Per Canadian Radio News' Facebook page
External links
- CFRY
- CFRY AM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFRY in the REC Canadian station database
- CHPO-FM in the REC Canadian station database
- Radio Locator information for CFRY-AM
- CFRY in the FCC's AM station database