CFXU-FM

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CFXU-FM
Broadcast area	Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Branding	The Fox
Frequency	92.5 MHz (FM)
First air date	Early 2000s (origins go back to the 1970s)
Format	Campus radio
Callsign meaning	C Francis Xavier University
Owner	Radio CFXU Club
Website	http://theu.ca/comm/cfxu/

CFXU, branded as "the Fox", is a radio station broadcasting at 92.5 FM in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the campus radio station of St. Francis Xavier University.

The station was created in the early 1970s by various students who used old recycled radio equipment to broadcast out of MacPherson Hall and was called "VOX", Voice of X.

In 1981, CFXU began broadcasting in student residences at 690 kHz AM via carrier current. This system used the ordinary electrical wires of the university buildings as an antenna. Students in residence could listen using an AM radio receiver.

In the mid 1990s, CFXU also began broadcasting on through Eastlink cable's Antigonish system. Anyone with cable television could listen to the station through their television.

In October 1999 CFXU broadcast its signal over the internet by way of a streaming MP3 signal using Shoutcast. They were the first Canadian university radio station to do this.

In 2002 the station was granted a developmental FM license from the CRTC.

In late September 2006, the station was successful in its application to the CRTC for a campus community broadcast license and broadcast ability increase. This new license will enable the station to grow in size over the next 3 to 4 years.

The station is run on a day to day basis by a small but dedicated staff of full-time students and is funded by the St. FX Student Union.

[edit] External links

• Official site