During the 1940s, the possibility of a French radio station in Alberta galvanized the imagination to such an extent that 45,000 Franco-Albertans easily raised $ 140,000 to help set up their own radio station. In spite of a rallying campaign opposed to French on the airwaves, CHFA was inaugurated in Edmonton at the Garneau Theatre on June 20, 1949. The station continued to broadcast as a private station until 1973. As the operating costs became excessively high, CBC/Radio-Canada bought CHFA and is still operating it today. (France Levasseur-Ouimet, D’année en année, 2001)
