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CFXE-FM (94.3
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) is a Canadian
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licensed to
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. Owned by
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, it broadcasts a
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format branded as ''New Country''. Alongside its main signal in Edson, the station maintains three
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s in northwestern Alberta; CFXH-FM in Hinton, CFXP-FM in
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, and CFXG-FM in
Grande Cache Grande Cache is a hamlet in West-Central Alberta, Canada within and administered by the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located on Highway 40 approximately northwest of Hinton and west of Edmonton. Grande Cache overlooks the Sm ...
. The station also maintains a satellite studio in Hinton, and broadcasts their afternoon show (12 Noon - 6PM) from Hinton.


History

CFXE signed on April 4, 1968, as CJYR on 970 kHz, with 10,000 watts power. In 2005, the station was bought by Newcap Broadcasting and was relaunched as ''The Fox''. In 2007, the station was moved to 94.3 MHz with 11,000 watts power. On September 29, 2010, the station received
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approval to move CFXE-FM's rebroadcast transmitter, CFXG (AM 1230) in Grande Cache, to the FM dial.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-722
/ref> Grande Cache's new FM transmitter now operates at 93.3 MHz known as CFXG-FM. In July 2017, the station rebranded as ''Real Country'', and flipped to
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. On March 4, 2024, the station rebranded as ''New Country'' to match the company's other country music stations.


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