CBCX-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts

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network at 89.7 FM in

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. CBCX's studios are located in the Cambrian Wellness Centre, northwest of

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, 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

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at 101.1 MHz, at 3,931

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s. 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 have plans to close down the AM transmitter of Edmonton's

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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). This application was approved on June 22, 2012.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-343
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'', June 22, 2012

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