| CKEA-FM | |
| City: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Area: | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Branding: | 95.7 Cruz FM |
| Airdate: | September 6, 2010 |
| Frequency: | 95.7 MHz (FM) |
| Format: | Mainstream rock |
| Erp: | 47,000 watts average 100,000 watts peak |
| Class: | C1 |
| Coordinates: | 53.4192°N -113.2414°W |
| Owner: | Harvard Media |
| Sister Stations: | CKPW-FM |
| Website: | 957cruzfm.ca |
| Callsign Meaning: | CK Edmonton, Alberta (broadcast area) |
CKEA-FM (95.7 MHz, 95.7 Cruz FM) is a radio station serving Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Media, it broadcasts a mainstream rock format. CKEA's studios are located on Calgary Trail in Edmonton, while its transmitter is located at Ellerslie Road and Provincial Highway 21, just southeast of Edmonton city limits.
As of February 28, 2021, CKEA is the 11th-most-listened-to radio station in the Edmonton market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.[1]
The station's license was approved by the CRTC in July 2009,[2] [3] and officially launched on September 6, 2010 as 95.7 The Sound, with an adult album alternative format. On March 25, 2011, at Noon, the station flipped to adult contemporary as Lite 95.7, soft launching with a weekend of Christmas music (promoting the station's intent to air all-Christmas music during future holiday seasons) before launching in earnest the following Monday.[4]
On December 27, 2013 at Noon, the station relaunched as 95.7 Cruz FM, with a format focusing on rock hits from the 1980s and later. The station's branding and format is modelled upon sister station CFWD-FM in Saskatoon, which adopted it the previous year.[5]