CFSX is an AM radio station in Stephenville,

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, broadcasting at 870

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. Originally launched as a repeater on November 13, 1964, it opened its own studios in 1970. The station is owned by

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. It is an affiliate of VOCM. In 1985, CFSX moved from 910 to its current frequency, 870. In September 2016, CFSX was shut down by Newcap Radio without any notice. The station is now a full-time repeater of

CFCB CFCB (570 kHz) is an AM radio station in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It broadcasts at a power of 10,000 watts by day and 1,000 watts at night. Owned by Stingray Group, CFCB first went on the air on October 3, 1960. The statio ...

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, changing its identity to ''VOCM''. Before then, CFSX operated as a daytime station, and served as a nighttime repeater to CFCB. CFSX also operated repeat transmitters in two locations: *

CFGN-FM CFGN-FM is an FM broadcasting, FM radio station in Channel-Port aux Basques, Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting at 96.7 Hertz, MHz. Originally launched as a repeater on August 7, 1971 at 1230 Hertz, kHz, it opened it ...

96.7 in

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(Originally a full-time repeater of CFCB) * CFCV-FM 97.7 in St. Andrew's From 1973 to the 1990s, CFGN and CFCV operated independently of CFSX and CFCB in the daytime, and served as CFCB's nighttime and weekend repeater until it became a daytime repeater of CFSX. On April 2, 2001, the sale of Humber Valley Broadcasting Co. Ltd. to Newcap Inc. was approved.Decision CRTC 2001-208
/ref> This included CFSX, as well as: *

Corner Brook * CFDL-FM Deer Lake * CFNW Port aux Choix * CFNN-FM St. Anthony * CFGN Port-aux-Basques * CFCV-FM St. Andrew's * CFLN Goose Bay * CFLW Wabush * CFLC-FM Churchill Falls

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* * Fsx Fsx FSX Radio stations established in 1964 {{Newfoundland-radio-station-stub