CFEX-FM

CFEX-FM

City	Calgary, Alberta
Branding	X92.9
Slogan	Calgary's Alternative
Frequency	92.9 MHz
First air date	January 1, 2007
Format	Alternative rock
ERP	100 kW
HAAT	342.2 meters (1,123 ft)
Class	C
Callsign meaning	C F E X92.9
Owner	Harvard Broadcasting
Website	X92.9

CFEX-FM is an alternative rock station serving Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CFEX's studios are located on 17th Avenue Southwest in Calgary, while its transmitter is located on Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.

In 2006, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved a licence for Harvard Broadcasting to start a FM station.^[1]As of Fall 2014, CFEX is ranked #13 in the Calgary market ratings.^[2]

X92.9 went on the air January 1, 2007 at midnight with a live to air performance with Hot Hot Heat. The on-air lineup debuted one week later on January 8. The station is also home to a "No Nickelback Guarantee".^[3] The station's slogan is "Calgary's Alternative".

X92.9 studios on 17th Avenue

X92.9 has a streetside studio at the corner of 17th Avenue and 2nd Street in SW Calgary in an area known as The Red Mile. Listeners can watch the DJs and assorted guests through very large windows.

X92.9 occasionally hosts Takeovers where a band will perform for listeners and on air plus play the songs they want to hear on the radio station. Some of the artists who've done X Sessions include Queens of the Stone Age, Silversun Pickups, The New Pornographers, Taking Back Sunday, Strata, Attack in Black, Tegan and Sara, Tokyo Police Club, Wintersleep, Our Lady Peace, Arkells and Ill Scarlett.

On December 21, 2012, in honour of the alleged Mayan apocalypse, CFEX stunted by playing R.E.M.'s song "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" all day long, interspersed with "Get to Know a Mayan" and "Apocalypse Survival Tips" segments.^[4]

References

↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-321, Alternative Rock FM radio station in Calgary, CRTC, August 2, 2006
↑ Fall 2014 Calgary Numeris Ratings
↑ Farquharson, Vanessa (2009-02-05). "Debate over Nickelback rages on". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
↑ "Calgary Radio Station X92.9 Plays 'It's The End Of The World' By R.E.M. All Day To Mark Mayan Calendar". Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

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Radio stations in Calgary, Alberta

AM	CFFR 660 CJLI 700 CHQR 770 CFAC 960 CBR 1010 CKMX 1060

SW	CFVP 6.03 MHz

FM	CKAV-3 88.1 (defunct) CJSI 88.9 CBCX 89.7 CKMP 90.3 CJSW 90.9 CJAY 92.1 CFEX 92.9 CKUA-1 93.7 CHKF 94.7 CKWD 95.3 CHFM 95.9 CJAQ 96.9 CHUP 97.7 CIBK 98.5 CBR-1 99.1 VF5001 100.3 CKUV 100.9 CKCE 101.5 CBR 102.1 CFXL 103.1 CBRF 103.9 CKOV 104.5 CKRY 105.1 CIRI 106.5 CKYR 106.7 CFGQ 107.3 VF5002 107.9

Specialty services	Sur Sagar Radio Sur Sangam Radio

HD Radio	105.1-1 105.1-2

Alberta radio markets Banff Calgary Edmonton Fort McMurray Grande Prairie Lethbridge Lloydminster Medicine Hat Red Deer See also List of radio stations in Alberta

Coordinates: 51°04′21″N 114°15′38″W / 51.07250°N 114.26056°W / 51.07250; -114.26056

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