CJBX-FM is a
radio station
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in
London
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,
Ontario
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. Owned by
Bell Media
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, it broadcasts a
country
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format. Its studios are located at 1 Communications Road, along with
CIQM-FM
CIQM-FM is a radio station broadcasting at 97.5 FM in London, Ontario, Canada, branded as ''97.5 Virgin Radio''. The station airs a CHR/Top 40 format. CIQM is owned by Bell Media. CIQM's studios are located at 1 Communications Road along with ...
and
CFPL-DT
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while its
transmitter
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is located on Cromarty Dr near
Hwy 401 and Westchester Bourne east of London.
History
CJBX signed on the air on March 3, 1980, and has been a
country
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station for its entire history. Except for a brief time in the early 1990s when it was known as ''Country 92.7'', it had always been known as ''BX93''.
On May 28, 2019, the station rebranded as ''
Pure Country 93'', as part of a nationwide rebranding.
References
External links
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CJBX-FMat The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the
Canadian Communications Foundation
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Radio stations established in 1980
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1980 establishments in Ontario
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