CBCX-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts Radio-Canada's Ici Musique network at 89.7 FM in Calgary, Alberta. CBCX's studios are located in the Cambrian Wellness Centre, northwest of downtown Calgary, while its transmitter is located at Old Banff Coach Road and 85 Street Southwest in Calgary.
The station also has a class A rebroadcaster CBCX-FM-1 in Edmonton at 101.1 MHz, with a power of 3,931 watts, and its transmitter located at .
Both of the station's transmitters were licensed in 2002 and launched in early 2003.
On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Radio-Canada planned to close down the AM transmitter of Edmonton's Première Chaîne outlet, CHFA, and swap frequencies between its nested repeater in Edmonton, CHFA-10-FM (101.1), and the much-stronger CBCX-FM-1 (90.1).Canadian Radio News at Facebook, January 20, 2011. This application was approved on June 22, 2012.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-343 , New FM radio station in Edmonton CBCX-FM-1 Edmonton and CHFA-10-FM Edmonton – Technical amendments, CRTC, June 22, 2012
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CBCX-FM history - Canadian Communications Foundation