- CFEX-FM
Infobox_Radio_station
name = CFEX-FM
slogan = "Calgary's New Rock Alternative"
branding = "X92.9"
frequency = 92.9MHz
format =modern rock
affiliations =
airdate =January 1 ,2007
location =Calgary ,Alberta
callsign_meaning = C
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X92.9
owner = Harvard Broadcasting
power = 100 kW (as of June 9, 2007)
website = http://www.x929.ca/CFEX-FM is a new
modern rock station servingCalgary ,Alberta ,Canada . In July2006 , theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved a licence forHarvard Broadcasting to start a newFM station.X92.9 went on the air
January 1 ,2007 at midnight with a live to air performance withHot Hot Heat . The on-air lineup debuted one week later onJanuary 8 . The station is also home to a "NoNickelback Guarantee". The station's slogan is "Calgary's New Rock Alternative" The station is the most musically adventurous commercial radio station in Canada.X92.9 currently features a morning show with humorous conversation, current events coverage, and commentary. The hosts are Fraser Tuff, Roger Kingkade and Candice Knihnitski. "The Show" runs from 6-10AM. The rest of the current on-air line-up includes:
Josh Holliday - Weekdays 2PM-7PM (He hosts the Rock Report from 6-7PM)
Lynch - Weekdays 10AM-2PM
Greg Beharrell - Thursday 7PM-11PM, Friday 7PM-12AM, Saturday 5PM-11PM, Sunday 1PM-6PM
Jay Osborne - Monday to Wednesday 7PM-11PM, Saturday 11AM-5PM, Sunday 8AM-1PMJames Callsen, also known to listeners as Newsboy, is the news director.
Chris Lynch is the Music Director
The Rock Report runs 6-7PM weekdays and is hosted by Josh Holliday. The show features music news, interviews, live performances, new music and more.
Xposure is a weekly indie music show which runs Sundays at 6PM, focusing on Canadian independent artists, with an emphasis on the Calgary scene. It's hosted by Malissa Dunphy. She also puts together a local indie feature which runs six times daily.
Project Punk is an hour of punk music hosted by Darren Ollinger on Sunday nights at 7PM.
Loveline is a syndicated program which runs Sundays through Thursdays from 11PM to 1AM.The show is hosted byKROQ 's Stryker andDr. Drew Pinsky , along with celebrity guests from music, television, movies and more. It's an open-line show focused on sex education, with a humorous bent. To reach the show check out their website at www.lovelineshow.com , or call 1-800-LOVE-191.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 X Sessions where a band will perform exclusively for listeners at The Beach Studios. 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 ,Tokyo Police Club ,Wintersleep andIll Scarlett .External links
* [http://www.x929.ca X92.9]
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