CKEA-FM

CKEA-FM (95.7 MHz, 95.7 Cruz FM) is a radio station serving Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Media, it broadcasts a mainstream rock format. CKEA's studios are located on Calgary Trail in Edmonton, while its transmitter is located at Ellerslie Road and Provincial Highway 21, just southeast of Edmonton city limits.

CKEA-FM

Edmonton, Alberta
Broadcast area	Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Frequency	95.7 MHz (FM)
Branding	95.7 Cruz FM
Programming
Format	Mainstream rock
Ownership
Owner	Harvard Media
Sister stations	CKPW-FM
History
First air date	September 6, 2010
Call sign meaning	CK Edmonton, Alberta (broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	47,000 watts average 100,000 watts peak
HAAT	210 meters (690 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	53°25′9″N 113°14′29″W
Links
Website	957cruzfm.ca

As of February 28, 2021, CKEA is the 11th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.^[1]

History

The station's license was approved by the CRTC in July 2009,^[2][3] and officially launched on September 6, 2010 as 95.7 The Sound, with an adult album alternative format. On March 25, 2011, at Noon, the station flipped to adult contemporary as Lite 95.7, soft launching with a weekend of Christmas music (promoting the station's intent to air all-Christmas music during future holiday seasons) before launching in earnest the following Monday.^[4]

On December 27, 2013 at Noon, the station relaunched as 95.7 Cruz FM, with a format focusing on rock hits from the 1980s and later. The station's branding and format is modelled upon sister station CFWD-FM in Saskatoon, which adopted it the previous year.^[5]