CFXW-FM

CFXW-FM (96.7 MHz, Boom 96.7) is a radio station in Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, and is transmitted on 96.7 FM in Whitecourt and on 98.1 FM in Fox Creek.^[1] Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a classic hits format.

CFXW-FM

Whitecourt, Alberta
Broadcast area	Whitecourt Fox Creek
Frequency	96.7 MHz (FM)
Branding	Boom 96.7
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Stingray Group
History
First air date	1974 as CFYR
Call sign meaning	C FoX Whitecourt (former branding and broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	9,000 watts
HAAT	382.5 meters (1,255 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	54.142°N 115.684°W / 54.142; -115.684
Links
Website	boom967.com

History

The station was originally on the AM dial as CFYR, until it received CRTC approval to move to 96.7 FM in 1996, then launched as CFYR-FM.^[2]

In 2005, CFYR received CRTC approval to operate a transmitter at Whitecourt on the frequency 96.7 FM to replace CFYR-FM and launch as a stand-alone station with the callsign CFXW-FM.^[3]

On October 7, 2013, Newcap submitted an application to add a new FM transmitter at Fox Creek (CFXW-FM-1) to rebroadcast CFXW-FM at 98.1 MHz with 610 watts.^[4] This rebroadcaster was approved on January 23, 2014.^[5] The 98.1 transmitter is still used as a repeater for CFXW today.

On July 7, 2017, the station flipped from active rock (as 96.7 The Rig) to classic hits, branded as Boom 96.7.