CFRN (AM)

CFRN was a Class A, 50,000-watt (directional at night) radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

CFRN was unusual in that it was a Class A (protected nighttime skywave) AM station on a regional frequency.

[1] Owned by Bell Media and broadcasting on 1260 AM, the station last aired a sports format, branded as TSN 1260 Edmonton.

As of February 28, 2021, CFRN was the 17th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.

[9] On September 13, 1936, the station moved to 960 kHz,[10] where it remained until March 29, 1941, when it returned to 1260 (as part of NARBA) and boosted power from 100 to 1,000 watts.

[25] On June 14, 2023, as part of a mass corporate restructuring at Bell Media, the company shut down six of their AM radio stations nationwide, including CFRN.

The station ended regular programming at 9 a.m. that day, airing a looped message about the impending shutdown, which lasted until the completion of the signoff.