CFED-FM

CFED-FM
Edmonton, Alberta;
Broadcast area	Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Frequency	97.9 MHz (FM)
Branding	Radio Cité 97,9
Programming
Format	Community radio
Ownership
Owner	Société de la radio communautaire du Grand Edmonton
History
First air date	October 6, 2018
Technical information
Class	A1
ERP	113 watts
HAAT	38 metres
Links
Website	CFED-FM

CFED-FM (Radio Cité 97,9) is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, broadcasting at 97.9 FM.^[1] A francophone community radio station for the city's Franco-Albertan community, the station was launched in 2018 by the Société de la radio communautaire du Grand Edmonton.^[2]

The station's license was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in January 2017.^[3] During the station's planning phase, it received nearly $700,000 in startup grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage.^[4]

The station went on the air on October 6, 2018. Its schedule incorporates both locally produced programming and programs syndicated from the Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada and Radio France Internationale.^[5]

References

^ "Radio Cité will Launch in Edmonton this Fall". Vue Weekly, August 22, 2018.
^ "Radio-Cité prend forme". Ici Radio-Canada Alberta, October 13, 2017.
^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-3". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, January 6, 2017.
^ "Ottawa octroie 700 000 $ à Radio Cité, la radio en devenir du Grand Edmonton". Ici Radio-Canada Alberta, December 18, 2017.
^ "Radio Cité, la radio franco-albertaine, bientôt sur les ondes" Archived 2018-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Le Franco, August 23, 2018.

External links

Official website
History of CFED - Canadian Communications Foundation
CFED-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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[1] "Radio Cité will Launch in Edmonton this Fall". Vue Weekly, August 22, 2018.

[2] "Radio-Cité prend forme". Ici Radio-Canada Alberta, October 13, 2017.

[3] "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-3". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, January 6, 2017.

[4] "Ottawa octroie 700 000 $ à Radio Cité, la radio en devenir du Grand Edmonton". Ici Radio-Canada Alberta, December 18, 2017.

[5] "Radio Cité, la radio franco-albertaine, bientôt sur les ondes" Archived 2018-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Le Franco, August 23, 2018.

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