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CIWE-FM (89.3 MHz, "89.3 The Raven") is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA), it broadcasts a freeform format targeting Central Alberta's First Nations communities.

History

Following the collapse of the Aboriginal Voices Radio Network (which broadcast on 89.3 MHz in Edmonton as CKAV-FM-4), the CRTC pursued new applicants for indigenous radio stations to fill its frequencies. The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society, owner of the Edmonton-based CFWE radio network, was granted licenses in Calgary and Edmonton.[1] While the Calgary station would air a country music format in the mold of CFWE, the proposed Edmonton outlet would play "anything but country"—in the words of AMMSA founder Bert Crowfoot—as well as indigenous-language and indigenous music-oriented specialty programming.Шаблон:R

AMMSA prioritized constructing the Calgary station, CJWE-FM, which went on air in April 2018.Шаблон:R[2] The wait would be nearly three years longer in Edmonton; CIWE had been planned to launch in April 2020,Шаблон:R but the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta prompted AMMSA to seek a one-year extension.[3][4] Its transmission tower, named for long-time AMMSA board member Noel McNaughten, is located Шаблон:Convert north of Spruce Grove.Шаблон:R

The station began test broadcasts on January 11, 2021. On February 1, 2021, CIWE officially launched as 89.3 The Raven; it primarily plays classic rock and pop hits, as well as genre- and decade-based specialty shows (such as blues rock, hip hop, and R&B). Indigenous programming is carried in the Cree, Dene, Nakota, and Michif languages.[5][3]

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External links

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