CFEQ-FM
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| Broadcast area | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Branding | "FREQ 107" |
| Slogan | "Winnipeg's New Rock Alternative" |
| First air date | 2001 |
| Frequency | 107.1 MHz (FM) |
| Format | Modern Rock |
| ERP | 918 W |
| Owner | Kesitah Inc. |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | FREQ 107 |
CFEQ-FM, also known as FREQ 107, is a modern rock radio station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. FREQ 107's music collection contains over 5% of local artists. They broadcast at 918 watts.
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[edit] History
FREQ 107 began as a Christian radio station. It flipped, while keeping its conditions regarding "positive message" content, to a modern alternative rock format. The reasons behind the flip seemed to be so the independent station could better compete with other larger stations in Winnipeg, including those owned by Corus, CHUM, Standard and Rogers. While some listeners felt that they would lose out a unique radio station, the strategy appears to have worked as FREQ has been progressively gaining ratings. They have also employed a grassroots "street team" called the 'FREQ Army', whose membership is now in the thousands. However, FREQ 107 is still a comparatively low-rated radio station in the Classic Rock and Top 40 driven Winnipeg market.
During the format change, FREQ 107 had planned to use billboards to create awareness of the station using the phrase What the FREQ?, with the letters in F.R.E.Q. being added gradually over time. However, due to backlash over billboards that initially said What the F---?, FREQ 107 stopped their campaign and billboards directly went to the entire phrase.
[edit] Logos
The original FREQ 107 logo
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[edit] FREQ Army
The FREQ Army is FREQ 107's street team. They go all over Winnipeg promoting FREQ 107 in various ways.
Commanding Officers
- Rob Nash
- Lindsay
[edit] Current DJ's
- April (Darkside)
- Billy Jaye (Drive Home)
- Dave Lewis (Mornings)
- Drew (Weekends)
- Duncan (Middays)
- Hustler (Mornings/Saturday Sports)
- Gen Jones (Evenings)
- Gordo Fry (Drive Home/The Buzz)
- Lawless (Saturday Sports)
- Zelmer (Darkside)
[edit] Current Schedule
Weekdays
- Darkside 12-6am
- Lewis & Hustler 6-10am
- FREQ On Shuffle 10am-12pm
- Middays 12-4pm
- Drive Home 4-6pm
- The Buzz w/ Gordo 6-7 pm
- Evenings 7pm-12am
Weekends
- Continuous FREQ Music 6-12am
- April 12-6pm
- Drew 6pm-Midnight
- Zelmer Midnight-6am (Darkside)
[edit] Notable Former DJs
- Brian Cook
- Crash Carter
- Dick Rivers
- Holly
- Rob Nash
- Steve "Slacker" Morgan
[edit] External links
Station/Frequency: CKSB-FM 89.9 | CKXL 91.1 | CITI 92.1 | CKIC 92.9 | CHIQ 94.3 | CHVN 95.1
CKUW 95.9 | CJKR 97.5 | CBW-FM 98.3 | CJZZ 99.1 | CFWM 99.9 | CHNK 100.7 | CJUM 101.5
CKY-FM 102.3 | CKMM 103.1 | CFQX 104.1| CJNU 104.7 | CICY 105.5 | CFEQ 107.1 | CJWV 107.9
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