CFFR

CFFR is a Canadian AM radio station broadcasting at 660 kHz in Calgary, Alberta and began broadcasting on January 10, 1984. As of April 3, 2006, it operates in an all-news format, branded 660 News. It is a Class B, 50,000 watt station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 660 AM. CFFR's studios are located on 7th Avenue Southwest in downtown Calgary, while its transmitters are located near Okotoks.

CFFR
CityCalgary, Alberta
Broadcast areaCalgary Metropolitan Region
Southern Alberta
Frequency660 kHz (AM)
Branding660 News
SloganCalgary's All-News Radio
Programming
FormatNews
Ownership
OwnerRogers Media
(Rogers Media, Inc.)
CFAC, CHFM-FM, CJAQ-FM, CJCO-DT, CKAL-DT
History
First air date
January 10, 1984
Call sign meaning
Calgary's Finest Family Radio
Technical information
ClassB
Power50,000 watts
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website660citynews.com

Previously, CFFR had operated a Gold Based Adult Contemporary station entitled 66 CFR. "CFR" initially stood for "Calgary Family Radio" (with the additional "F" in the call sign being incidental), and later for "Calgary Flames Radio", although game coverage moved to sister station CFAC upon its relaunch as all-sports. The first song they played was at 7:16 am, was "A Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles after signing on with a sound of a clock ticking, CFFR's announcements with the same early 1980's jingles as CFTR in Toronto, and various number 1 songs from 1964 to 1983; and it was an ode to the work they had done just to get the station up and running. "66 CFR" during its early years played various hits from the late 1950s to the 1980s.[1] The last song played before the format change was "We Built This City" by Starship.[2] The announcement of 66 CFR leaving the air was accompanied by the closing chord of the Beatles' "A Day in the Life", which had also been the first sound heard at the start of the production piece introducing the station.

CFFR was ranked #14 in the Fall 2011 PPM Data report released by BBM Canada.[3]

Past station logos

References
  1. 66 CFR Sign On 25 Years ago .. January 10, 1984
  2. 660 News Launch
  3. "Fall 2011 Calgary PPM Ratings". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2011-12-12.


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