CKEX-FM

CKEX-FM (100.7 MHz) is a radio station in Red Deer, Alberta. Owned by Harvard Media, it broadcasts a modern rock format branded as X 100.7.

CKEX-FM

Red Deer, Alberta
Broadcast area	Red Deer County
Frequency	100.7 MHz
Branding	X 100.7
Programming
Format	Modern rock
Ownership
Owner	Harvard Media
Sister stations	CKIK-FM
History
First air date	August 6, 2010
Former call signs	CKRI-FM (2010–2018)
Call sign meaning	CKE X (station branding)
Technical information
Class	C1
ERP	Vertical and horizontal polarization: 50,000 watts average 100,000 watts peak
HAAT	161 meters (528 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	52.256°N 113.813°W / 52.256; -113.813
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	xreddeer.com

History

CKRI-FM 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, which was modelled after its Edmonton sister station CKEA-FM. In January 2018, the station flipped to modern rock as X100.7, which is modelled after Calgary sister station CFEX-FM. The station changed its call letters to CKEX-FM.

References

1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-287

External links

• X 100.7
• CKEX-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CKEX-FM in the REC Canadian station database