CHFT-FM (100.5 FM, "100.5 Cruz FM") is a radio station in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Media, it broadcasts an active rock format.
History
Initially owned by Newcap Radio, the station received CRTC approval on November 15, 2006[1] and launched on June 16, 2008 branded as 100.5 K-Rock.
On December 10, 2009, the station applied to the CRTC to increase their effective radiated power from 25,000 watts to 50,000 watts and received approval on June 9, 2010.[2]
On November 7, 2013, the CRTC approved an application by Harvard Broadcasting to acquire CHFT from Newcap Radio.[3]
On December 26, 2013, at 10 a.m, CHFT was rebranded as 100.5 Cruz FM, modelled after sister station CFWD-FM in Saskatoon.
In 2024, CHFT won the award for best small-market radio station at the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards.
On February 24, 2025, after stunting with a loop of "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley, the station flipped to active rock while maintaining the Cruz FM branding (promoted as The All-New Cruz FM). Harvard stated that the repositioning was meant to appeal to Fort McMurray's median young adult population and at-work listening, especially in workplaces (such as the oil sands) with limited access to streaming music; the change is specific to the Fort McMurray market, and other Cruz FM stations will maintain their existing mainstream rock positioning.[4]
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-628
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-358
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Thiessen, Connie (2025-02-24). "Harvard Media 'Rickrolls' Fort Mac ahead of CRUZ FM format tweak". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
External links
- 100.5 Cruz FM
- CHFT-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHFT-FM in the REC Canadian station database
56°41′03″N 111°19′47″W / 56.68417°N 111.32972°W
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