CFRN (AM)
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| City of license | Edmonton, Alberta |
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| Broadcast area | Alberta capital region |
| Branding | The Team 1260 |
| Slogan | Edmonton's Sports Radio |
| Frequency | 1260 kHz (AM) |
| Format | sports |
| Owner | Astral Media |
| Website | The Team 1260 |
CFRN is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Astral Media and broadcasting at 1260 AM, the station airs a sports format, branded as The Team 1260. Originally launched in 2002 as a part of The Team national sports radio network, the Team 1260 had to quickly adapt to life without the national network when CHUM pulled the plug on the national sports network in August 2002.
The Team 1260 features more hours of local sports broadcasting than any other radio station in the Edmonton market. While not broadcasting local programming, the Team 1260 broadscasts content from ESPN Radio, the Fan Radio Network (including Prime Time Sports) and other syndicated programming such as the Jim Rome Show.
The station's studios are located at 18520 Stony Plain Road in Edmonton, where it shares studio space with its former sister station, CTV O&O CFRN-TV.
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[edit] Daily Local Programming
More on Sports - featuring former Edmonton Oilers PR guy and Moose Jaw Warriors play-by-play man Bryn Griffiths and the voice of the fan, long time local radio celebrity Jake Daniels, More on Sports runs Monday thru Friday from 6:00 am to 9:00 am. Light topics ranging from sports to manhood take listeners through their morning commute. Interestingly, More on Sports is the only show broadcasted on the Team 1260 that includes the news. More on Sports is produced by Squeaky Brad. Team 1260 is also home to the "chair of pessimism".
Way Offside - Jake Daniels brings listeners the odd from the world of sports each weekday morning from 9:00 to 10:00.
Total Sports - former University of Alberta sports information officer, Edmonton Sun columnist and hockey junky Bob Stauffer is joined by guest-hosts including former Edmonton Sun beat reporter Robin Brownlee, the National Post columnist Mark Spector, TSN Edmonton reporter and former Kamloops Blazers player Ryan Rishaug, Global Television sports broadcaster Dean Millard and other media and sports insiders. Running weekdays from 3:00 to 6:00 (or later on Edmonton Oilers' gamedays) Stauffer brings the hot local sports topics to the Edmonton airwaves with no shortage of opinion.
Just a Game website - Jason Gregor really brings it with callers, guests and hard hitting sports talk each weekday evening from 9:00 pm to midnight. There isn't a sports topic that Gregor won't discuss.
[edit] Other Local Programming
Ultimate Soccer website - former professional soccer player Soccer Steve discusses "the beautiful game" with local soccer fans twice weekly.
Krush Sports Performance Show website - former Toronto Blue Jays and current Edmonton Eskimos strength and conditioning coordinator Jeff Krushell and co-host Craig Moonen discuss topics related to sports performance in this weekly show.
Over the Plate - Edmonton Chill executive Nick the American (aka Nick Padow) discusses mostly baseball but also NFL football, the NBA and NCAA college sports on his one hour show billed as "the only sports show in Canada dedicated entirely to baseball".
The Pipeline Show website - Global TV's Dean Millard and Hockey's Future columnist Guy Flaming examine hockey prospects, with a focus on the Edmonton Oilers, in this weekly show.
[edit] Live Local Sports
Edmonton Oil Kings - The Team 1260 is the radio voice of the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings. A.J. Jakubec will call the play-by-play.
Edmonton Rush Lacrosse - The Team 1260 is the radio voice of the NLL's Edmonton Rush. Jason Gregor calls the play-by-play.
Edmonton Cracker-Cats - The Team 1260 was formerly the radio voice of the Golden Baseball League's Edmonton Cracker-Cats. Al Coates called the play-by-play.
Spruce Grove Saints- Select Spruce Grove Saints hockey of the AJHL. Al Coates has the call.
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