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CFRN (AM)
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CFRN is a Canadian
clear-channel radio station
in Edmonton
, Alberta
. Owned by Astral Media
and broadcasting at 1260 kHz on the AM radio dial, the station airs an all-sports
format, branded as The Team 1260. It is the only sports station owned by Astral Media
, and was also the only sports station owned by its former owner, Standard Broadcasting
.
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.
format of sister station CISL
in Vancouver
. As a part of The Team national sports radio network, Team 1260 had to quickly adapt to life without the national network when CHUM pulled the plug on the national sports network in August 2002.
The Team 1260 features more hours of local sports broadcasting than any other radio station in the Edmonton market. While not broadcasting local programming, the Team 1260 broadscasts content from ESPN Radio
, the Fan Radio Network (including Prime Time Sports
) and other syndicated programming such as the Jim Rome Show.
The station's studios are located at 18520 Stony Plain Road in Edmonton, where it shares studio space with its former sister station
, CTV
O&O
CFRN-TV
.
The Team 1260 also features live coverage of the following:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
clear-channel radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. Owned by Astral Media
Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
and broadcasting at 1260 kHz on the AM radio dial, the station airs an all-sports
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format, branded as The Team 1260. It is the only sports station owned by Astral Media
Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
, and was also the only sports station owned by its former owner, Standard Broadcasting
Standard Broadcasting
Slaight Communications is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company was first formed as Slaight Broadcasting in 1971, when owner J. Allan Slaight acquired CFGM in Richmond Hill...
.
History
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
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
to oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
, debuting Standard Radio's new oldies network, with CISL
CISL (AM)
CISL is a Canadian adult standards radio station, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The station broadcasts on the AM band at 650 kilohertz. It is one of Canada's few remaining successful music stations on the AM dial. The calls in its moniker are generally pronounced "C-Isle".-History:CISL...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, delivered via Anik satellite. The new oldies network replaced the former Satellite Radio Network service.
The Team 1260
The Team 1260 came into being in 2002 with the change to the sports radio format. Prior to that, CFRN had been simulcasting the oldiesOldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format of sister station CISL
CISL (AM)
CISL is a Canadian adult standards radio station, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The station broadcasts on the AM band at 650 kilohertz. It is one of Canada's few remaining successful music stations on the AM dial. The calls in its moniker are generally pronounced "C-Isle".-History:CISL...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. As a part of The Team national sports radio network, Team 1260 had to quickly adapt to life without the national network when CHUM pulled the plug on the national sports network in August 2002.
The Team 1260 features more hours of local sports broadcasting than any other radio station in the Edmonton market. While not broadcasting local programming, the Team 1260 broadscasts content from ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
, the Fan Radio Network (including Prime Time Sports
Prime Time Sports
Prime Time Sports is a sports radio talk show produced from the studios of The FAN 590 in Toronto, Canada. The show is hosted by Bob McCown.The program is broadcast weekdays from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on The FAN 590...
) and other syndicated programming such as the Jim Rome Show.
The station's studios are located at 18520 Stony Plain Road in Edmonton, where it shares studio space with its former sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
, CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
O&O
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
CFRN-TV
CFRN-TV
CFRN-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Edmonton, Alberta. It is an owned and operated station of the CTV Television Network....
.
Daily
- Nielson and Chase in the Morning - featuring Dustin Nielson and Kyle Chase ; Monday to Friday from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
- Inside Hockey - featuring Dustin Nielson; Monday to Friday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
- The Mark Spector Show - featuring Mark Spector from Rogers Sportsnet from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- The Jason Gregor Show - Hosted by Jason Gregor, weekdays from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (this show formerly had the 9 to Midnight time slot). Jason has regular weekly co-hosts including TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
reporter Ryan RishaugRyan RishaugRyan Rishaug is a sports broadcaster with TSN. For TSN, he serves as an ice reporter, on the NHL on TSN and covers Edmonton for SportsCentre...
, and journalist Robin BrownleeRobin BrownleeRobin Brownlee is a Canadian hockey writer and columnist. He covers the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League for the Canadian Press and Oilersnation.com and appears regularly on The Team 1260 sports radio in Edmonton...
. - Edmonton Sports Night Live - Hosted by Corey Graham and Marlow Weldon, weeknights from 9:00 PM to Midnight; on Oiler and Eskimo game nights, the show consists primarily of post-game coverage.
Weekly or bi-weekly
- Nation Radio - Hosted by Allan Mitchell, AKA Lowetide Saturdays at 12 Noon
- Krush Sports Performance Show - Hosted by Jeff Krushell, Craig Moonen; weekly
- The Pipeline Show - Hockey program hosted by Global EdmontonCITV-TVCITV-DT is a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Known on air as Global Edmonton, the station is owned by Shaw Media, and is an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV and Shaw...
's Dean Millard and columnist Guy Flaming; weekly
Former Shows and Games
- Cracker-Cats Show - Hosted by Al Coates
- Sports-Xtra - Hosted by Tony Fiorello and Ron Rimer
- Edmonton Cracker-CatsEdmonton Cracker-CatsThe Edmonton Capitals are a professional baseball team based in Edmonton, Alberta. Known originally as the Edmonton Cracker-Cats, they began play in the Northern League in 2005 before switching to the Golden Baseball League in 2008. The team was sold to Daryl Katz in 2009, after which the team was...
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
Live sports
The Team 1260 is the flagship station for the following teams' radio broadcasts:- FC EdmontonFC EdmontonFC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
(NASLNorth American Soccer LeagueNorth American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
soccer) - Edmonton Oil KingsEdmonton Oil KingsThis article refers to the original Oil Kings franchises that existed until 1978. For the current team that began play in 2007, see Edmonton Oil Kings...
(WHLWestern Hockey LeagueThe Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
hockey) - Edmonton RushEdmonton RushThe Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...
(NLLNational Lacrosse LeagueThe National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
lacrosse) - Spruce Grove SaintsSpruce Grove SaintsThe Spruce Grove Saints are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada at the Grant Fuhr Arena, capacity 2,000....
AJHLAlberta Junior Hockey LeagueThe Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...
hockey (select games) - University of AlbertaUniversity of AlbertaThe University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
Golden Bears football and hockey games (select games)
The Team 1260 also features live coverage of the following:
- NFL FootballNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
(select games)
External links
- The Team 1260
- CFRN history at Canadian Communications FoundationCanadian Communications FoundationThe Canadian Communications Foundation is a history of Canadian broadcasting for radio and television chronicles and documents. It also provides a history of radio and television stations, including networks, programs, broadcasters and many others....