CFEX-FM

CFEX-FM is a radio station serving Calgary, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Broadcasting, it broadcasts an alternative rock format branded as X92.9. CFEX's studios are located along the Red Mile on 17 Avenue SW in Calgary, while its transmitter is located on Old Banff Coach Road in western Calgary.

CFEX-FM
CityCalgary, Alberta
Frequency92.9 MHz
BrandingX92.9
SloganCalgary's Alternative
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
Ownership
OwnerHarvard Broadcasting
History
First air dateJanuary 1, 2007
Technical information
ClassC
ERP100 kW
HAAT342.2 meters (1,123 ft)
Links
WebsiteX92.9

As of Spring 2018, CFEX is ranked #7 in the Calgary market ratings by Numeris.

History

In 2006, the CRTC approved an application by Harvard Broadcasting for a new FM radio station in Calgary, which would broadcast an alternative rock format.[1]

The station officially launched at midnight on January 1, 2007 as X92.9, hosting a free New Year's Eve concert at the University of Calgary's Mac Hall featuring Hot Hot Heat. Owing to the group's mixed reception, the station promoted a "No Nickelback Guarantee" in comparison to its main rival, CJAY-FM. Its stance against the band has gained national attention on several occasions, including its endorsement of a petition for the NFL to not have the band perform at halftime during an American Thanksgiving game in Detroit in 2011.[2][3][4][5]

CFEX's studios

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.[6]

gollark: - it funds the BBC, but you have to pay it if you watch *any* live TV, or watch BBC content online- it's per property, not per person, so if you have a license, and go somewhere without a license, and watch TV on some of your stuff, you are breaking the law (unless your thing is running entirely on battery power and not mains-connected?)- it costs about twice as much as online subscription service things- there are still black and white licenses which cost a third of the priceBut the enforcement of it is even weirder than that:- there are "TV detector vans". The BBC refuses to explain how they actually work in much detail. With modern TVs I don't think this is actually possible, and they probably can't detect iPlayer use, unless you're stupid enough to sign up with your postcode (they started requiring accounts some years ago).- enforcement is apparently done by some organization with almost no actual legal power (they can visit you and complain, but not *do* anything without a search warrant, which is hard to get)- so they make up for it by sending threatening and misleading letters to try and get people to pay money
gollark: Hold on, I wrote a summary ages ago.
gollark: TV licenses aren't EXACTLY that, they're weirder.
gollark: The UK does free terrestrial TV, I don't think satellite is much of a thing here.
gollark: They were initially meant to be reducing the number of people going, in the UK.

References
  1. "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-321". CRTC. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. "X is for X-treme!!! For now..." The Gauntlet. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  3. Butts, Shaughn. "Poor Chad Kroeger and co. Despite Nickelback's five new Juno nominations, there is a Calgary radio station offering a "No Nickelback Guarantee."". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  4. "'Rather drink bleach than listen to Nickelback'". Winnipeg Free Press. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  5. Farquharson, Vanessa (2009-02-05). "Debate over Nickelback rages on". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  6. "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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