| Broadcast area | Nipissing District |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.9MHz |
| Branding | 101.9 The Fox |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CKAT,CHUR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1922 (AM) 1996 (FM) |
Former frequencies | 930kHz (AM) (1922–1941) 1230 kHz (1941–1942) 600 kHz (1942–1996) |
Call sign meaning | "Fox" (current branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| Links | |
| Website | www.thefoxnorthbay.com |
CKFX-FM (101.9MHz) is a Canadianradio station inNorth Bay, Ontario. The station airs amainstream rock format under the brand name101.9 The Fox. The station uses the same general format as, and shares some programming with,CJRQ-FM inSudbury andCJQQ-FM inTimmins.
The station was originally launched inIroquois Falls in 1922, asCFCH, a corporate communications service forlumber camps owned byAbitibi Power and Paper Company. It was subsequently acquired byRoy Thomson in 1930, and moved to North Bay. The station originally launched in North Bay at 930 on theAM dial, moving to 1230 in 1941 and then to 600 in 1942. CFCH was on the FM dial at 106.3 MHz for a brief period in the 1940s and 1950s.[1] The 106.3 MHz frequency is now occupied byCFXN-FM.
In 1960, Thomson's Northern Broadcasting acquired the city's television station,CKGN, which also adopted the CFCH callsign. In 1976, Northern also acquired theFM stationCKAT. Thomson subsequently sold Northern Broadcasting to a local business consortium in 1974. In 1980, the stations were sold toTelemedia.
CFCH was an affiliate of theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation'sTrans-Canada Network and then ofCBC Radio, until 1976 whenCBCN-FM launched.
On August 16, 1996, Telemedia swapped the stations in a move similar to its 1990 switch involvingCKSO andCIGM inSudbury. CKAT took over CFCH's AM frequency, and CFCH moved to the FM station, adopted its current CKFX-FM callsign and a new branding102 FM The Fox. (The former CFCH callsign recently belonged to aradio station out inChase, British Columbia. The heritage CFCH call sign returned in North Bay at a radio station (asCFCH-FM) that was launched byVista Broadcast Group at 90.5 FM on June 15, 2021).
In 2002, Telemedia sold the stations toStandard Broadcasting, who shortly sold them toRogers Communications.
In June 2013, Rogers Communications rebranded102 FM The Fox to101.9 The Fox and changing the slogan from "North Bay's Best Rock" to "World Class Rock."
On June 7, 2016, the station was rebranded101.9 Rock.
CKFX and its co-branded sister stations in Sudbury and Timmins currently air a mixture of locally-hosted dayparts with syndicated programming, including theBrock & Dalby morning show fromCIKR-FM Kingston,[2] and the internationally syndicatedGreg Beharrell Show in the evenings.[3]
On June 28, 2024, Rogers dropped the101.9 Rock branding and resurrected the original 1990sThe Fox branding. Rogers had also resurrected the original 1990s brandings forCJQQ-FM Timmins (asQ92) andCJRQ-FM Sudbury (asQ92).[4]
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