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| Broadcast area | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Branding | Bob FM |
| Slogan | "80's. 90's, & Whatever." |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1928 |
| Format | adult hits |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| Callsign meaning | Canada F Winnipeg Manitoba |
| Former callsigns | CJRW (1928-1940) CKRC (1940-1996) |
| Owner | CTVglobemedia (CHUM Radio Network) |
| Website | 99.9 Bob FM |
CFWM-FM is a radio station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The station, broadcasting at 99.9 FM, uses the on-air brand and format Bob FM. Its studio is located at 1445 Pembina Hwy.
CFWM-FM has sister stations, CURVE 94.3 and CFRW-AM in Winnipeg.
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History
The station was originally launched in 1928 as AM 800 CJRC. As with most early AM radio stations, it changed frequencies several times (see NARBA), permanently settling at 630 AM in 1935 and adopting the callsign CKRC in 1943.
In 1996, the station moved to the FM band and adopted its current callsign. It was then called Magic 99.9. It was acquired by CHUM Limited in 2001, and was the first station to adopt an adult hits format and the Bob FM brand (which has been credited as one of the inspirations behind the more famous Jack FM branding.)
In 2007 the station along with the other CHUM stations were sold to CTVglobemedia.
Alumni
Bob Washington, a personality on the station during the CKRC era, was well-known outside of Winnipeg as the "voice of K-tel", a Winnipeg-based "as seen on TV" company.[1]
References
External links
- 99.9 Bob FM
- CFWM-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFWM-FM
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