CFEX-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CFEX-FM
| logo = CFEX-FM logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| branding = X92.9
| format = Modern rock
| affiliations =
| airdate = January 1, 2007
| area = Calgary Metropolitan Region
| callsign_meaning = CFE X (station branding)
| erp = 100 kWs
| haat = {{convert|342.2|meters}}
| class = C
| owner = Harvard Media
| website = [https://www.x929.ca/ x929.ca]
}}
CFEX-FM (92.9 FM, "X92.9") is a radio station in Calgary, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Media, it broadcasts a modern rock format. 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.
As of Summer 2022, CFEX is the 7th-most-listened-to radio station in the Calgary market according to a PPM data report released by Numeris.{{Cite web |url=https://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=37459 |title=Winter 2020 PPM Data |access-date=2021-04-01 }}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2006/db2006-321.htm|title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-321|publisher=CRTC|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}
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 a Thanksgiving game in Detroit in November 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.archive.thegauntlet.ca/story/x-x-treme-now|title=X is for X-treme!!! For now...|website= The Gauntlet|language=en|access-date=2018-09-02}}{{Cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/Poor+Chad+Kroeger+Despite+Nickelback+five+Juno+nominations+there+Calgary+radio+station+offering+Nickelback+Guarantee/1250832/story.html|title=Poor Chad Kroeger and co. Despite Nickelback's five new Juno nominations, there is a Calgary radio station offering a "No Nickelback Guarantee."|first=Shaughn|last=Butts|work=Ottawa Citizen|access-date=2018-09-02|language=en-ca}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/rather-drink-bleach-than-listen-to-nickelback-133221788.html|title='Rather drink bleach than listen to Nickelback'|date=2011-11-04|work=Winnipeg Free Press|access-date=2018-09-02}}{{cite news | url=https://leaderpost.com/Entertainment/Debate+over+Nickelback+rages/1255161/story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707090335/http://www.leaderpost.com/Entertainment/Debate%2Bover%2BNickelback%2Brages/1255161/story.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2009-07-07 | title=Debate over Nickelback rages on | accessdate=2009-02-15 | newspaper=Regina Leader-Post | date=2009-02-05 | first=Vanessa | last=Farquharson }}
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.{{cite web|title=Calgary Radio Station X92.9 Plays 'It's The End Of The World' By R.E.M. All Day To Mark Mayan Calendar|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/21/calgary-radio-station-x92-_n_2347526.html|website=Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|accessdate=14 July 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.x929.ca/}}
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/alberta/alberta-south/CFEX-FM CFEX-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CFEX-FM}}
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