CFQX-FM (104.1

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, ''QX104'') is a

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. It is licensed to Selkirk and serves the

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. CFQX broadcasts a

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and is owned by the

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. The studios are at 177 Lombard Avenue in downtown Winnipeg. CFQX has an

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(ERP) of 100,000

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s, the maximum for most Canadian stations. The

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is off Pineridge Road near Garven Road in the Rural Municipality of Springfield.

History

The station

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the air on . CFQX was an

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station, originally broadcasting on 92.9 FM. It played quarter-hour sweeps of instrumental music with some soft vocals. The station was mostly

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. It changed to

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in 1986. In 1987, the station received approval to move from 92.9 FM to 104.1 FM. In 1997, CFQX was granted a license amendment to move from 104.1 FM to 95.3 FM. However, that frequency change was never implemented. On September 2, 2011,

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applied to increase CFQX-FM's

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from 138.4 to 147.5 metres to give it better coverage. It also sought to relocate its transmitter site. All other technical parameters remained unchanged. This application was approved on November 15, 2011.Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-567
/ref> As a part of Astral Media's sale to

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, the

announced a deal on May 16, 2013. It would acquire CFQX-FM and CHIQ-FM from Astral and Bell respectively for an undisclosed amount. The sale gave the Jim Pattison Group its first stations in Manitoba, and made CFQX a

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to CHIQ. On December 20, 2013, the CRTC approved Jim Pattison's acquisition of CFQX-FM and CHIQ-FM, the acquisition was closed in early 2014.

References

External links

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