CFSL
{{short description|Radio station in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CFSL
| logo = Am1190 logo.png
| caption =
| format = Classic hits
| power = 10 kW (daytime)
5 kW (nighttime)
| class = B
| former_callsigns =
| former_frequencies = 1340 kHz
| owner = Golden West Broadcasting
| licensee =
| city = Weyburn, Saskatchewan
| area = Southeastern Saskatchewan
| branding = AM 1190
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = 1957
| language = English
| haat =
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning = Canada's Famous Soo Line
| affiliations = Toronto Blue Jays Radio Network
| sister_stations = CKRC-FM, CHWY-FM
| webcast = [http://goldenweststreaming.com/cfsl_stream_new/ Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.am1190radio.com/ am1190radio.com]
}}
CFSL (1190 kHz is a Canadian radio station licensed to Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Owned by Golden West Broadcasting, it broadcasts a classic hits format serving the southeast portion of the province. The station shares studios with CKRC-FM and CHWY-FM at 305 Souris Avenue in downtown Weyburn.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discoverweyburn.com/contact/contact-us|title = Contact Us}}
History
CFSL signed on in 1957 under the ownership of Soo Line Broadcasting Ltd., serving both Weyburn and Estevan (until the launch of its sister station CJSL in Estevan in 1961). Starting on 1340, the station moved to the current frequency at 1190 in the 1960s. When on 1340, CFSL was part of a study by the Federal Communications Commission in the United States, because a station in South Dakota, KIJV was looking to upgrade from 250 watts to 500 watts. The FCC found that KIJV would interfere with CFSL.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pd6uGlAU4GEC&dq=CFSL+1190&pg=PA189|work=Federal Communications Commission|date=July 8, 1975|title=Dakota Communications Ltd.|publisher=United States Government Printing Office}}
The station was listed as having deleted its allotment on 1340 in the 1960s which allowed KIJV to complete its upgrade. {{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xa9J3dSMMP4C&dq=CFSL+1190&pg=PA6024|work=Federal Register|page=6024|title=Canadian Standard Broadcasting Stations|date=1969|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration}}
The station carried a country music format in the 1990s.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=opr2GGhDTrYC&q=CFSL+1190|work=Country Music Association|title=The 1994 Country Music Association Radio Directory|date=1994|page=140}}
Soo Line Broadcasting, and both CJSL and CFSL would be acquired by Golden West Broadcasting in 1995. In 2006, CFSL would gain a sister FM station, CKRC-FM.
On November 15, 2023, both CFSL and CJSL flipped to classic hits, networking with all other Golden West AM stations in Saskatchewan. The country format moved to CHWY-FM.{{Cite web |title=CJ 1150 enters new era with legendary Rob Carnie leading the way |url=https://discoverestevan.com/articles/cj-1150-enters-new-era-with-legendary-rob-carnie-leading-the-way- |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=DiscoverEstevan}}{{Cite web |title=AM1190 enters new era with legendary Rob Carnie leading the way |url=https://www.discoverweyburn.com/articles/am1190-enters-new-era-with-legendary-rob-carnie-leading-the-way |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=DiscoverWeyburn}}
Programming
CFSL currently broadcasts a full service classic hits format. CFSL also carries Toronto Blue Jays baseball games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/schedule/blue-jays-radio-network|title = Blue Jays Radio Network| website=MLB.com }}
The station is often reported by DXers in Finland.{{cite web|url=https://www.westcentralonline.com/articles/dialing-up-classic-hits-radio-from-finland-|work=WestCentralOnline.com|date=February 6, 2023|author=Cooper Douglas|title=Dialing up Classic Hits Radio from Finland}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.am1190radio.com/|AM 1190}}
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/saskatchewan/cfsl-am/ CFSL] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CFSL}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1957
Category:1957 establishments in Saskatchewan
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