CKEX-FM
CKEX-FM is a radio station in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Broadcasting, it broadcasts an alternative rock format branded as X 100.7 FM.
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| City | Red Deer, Alberta |
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| Frequency | 100.7 (MHz) (FM) |
| Branding | X 100.7 FM |
| Slogan | Red Deer's Alternative |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Harvard Broadcasting |
| CKIK | |
| History | |
First air date | August 6, 2010 |
Former call signs | CKRI (2010-2018) |
Call sign meaning | CKEX (station branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | vertical polarization: 50 kWs average 100 kWs peak horizontal polarization: 50 kW average 100 kW peak |
| HAAT | 161 meters (528 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 52.256°N 113.813°W |
| Links | |
| Website | www.xreddeer.com |
History
CKRI received approval by the CRTC on October 17, 2008, along with other new applications to serve Red Deer.[1]
CKRI launched on August 6, 2010 as 100.7 The River, with an adult contemporary format. In August 2014,the station flipped to adult hits as 100.7 Cruz FM (modelled upon Edmonton sister station CKEA-FM). In January 2018, the station flipped to alternative rock as X100.7 (modelled upon Calgary sister station CFEX-FM). The station changed its call letters to CKEX-FM.
References
External links
- Official website
- CKEX-FM history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKRI-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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