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London Radio Station May Be Shut Down
It's Fanshawe College's CIXX-FM, a long time stalwart on the campus that broadcasts at 106.9 and calls itself "The X." The university, in the middle of a financial crisis, says it can no longer afford to support the outlet and unless a buyer or another deal can be made, it will be forced to go off the air.
Fans and volunteers of the station are hoping it can still be saved, discussing the possibility of being merged with Western University's own campus broadcaster.
But so far, things are not looking good.
CIXX is a historic station - it's been on the air for 50 years and is said to be the first instructional campus entity in Canada.
Fanshawe recently ended its radio course, which has turned out a ton of great Canadian broadcasting talent. There are fears that the medium's time may be running out and this is just the latest shot across the bow.
The final deadline for a resolution isn't far away - the station could go silent as soon as Nov. 14th.
Fanshawe College getting rid of radio station 106.9 The X, citing financial pressures
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How many campus stations are left?
A few at the college level, most of which will likely pivot to general community radio - they include Loyalist's CJLX 91.3 Belleville "91X", Algonquin's CKDJ 107.9 Ottawa, as well as Conestoga's CJIQ 88.3.
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The malayalam station should maybe apply to move to 106.9.
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As a Fanshawe grad, very sad to hear. 6X debuted not long after I left in 1976. In my time, we had “Radio Fanshawe” pumping through the campus halls. With memorable jingles like, “When you’re walking down the hall, you know you’ve got it all, at Radio Fanshawe!” — and — “When you’re not in your car, you know just where you are, at Radio Fanshawe!”
-- Chris Mayberry
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I was wondering the same for Humber College’s 96.9FM. Students are finishing off their program this fall but the radio course has been canceled so no new students starting this fall.
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I was wondering the same for Humber College’s 96.9FM. Students are finishing off their program this fall but the radio course has been canceled so no new students starting this fall.
Good question. There's no point in having a station for students to learn on if there are no students. What a shame.
Campus radio was a great place to learn and experiment and you'll never find a better place to make mistakes and correct them. I was glad to have had that experience at what was then called "U of T. Radio," which we illegally called "CKRV," short for "Radio Varsity."
Among the people I "worked" with there (it was totally voluntary) was a young teenager named Kevin Nelson. He was Jay Nelson's kid and you could tell he had a lot of talent even at 16. He later become the long running morning man at Majic FM in Ottawa before his untimely death in 2011. He was only 52. 
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I was wondering the same for Humber College’s 96.9FM. Students are finishing off their program this fall but the radio course has been canceled so no new students starting this fall.
If Radio Humber shut down, I could listen to 97Rock again in my car. For me that would be a win/win.
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Or you could listen online to my alma mater, CITR FM at UBC.
It is still very much alive and thriving.
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Or you could listen online to my alma mater, CITR FM at UBC.
It is still very much alive and thriving.
Mine, too, though it was CYVR-650 (closed circuit and Carrier Current) in my day.
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RA: I remember that UofT station on Rogers Cable FM in the 70's. Not sure when it was dropped though, but would assume the launch of CIUT (1987?) would have replaced it.
Mace: You are probably not going to be too happy with the mobile reception of 97 Rock if Radio Humber should go away. The antenna site they now use at Elmwood Ave. is directional and has a reduced signal towards Toronto, when compared to their previous site. Otherwise, if you are near the lake or there is tropo, then it comes in decent with RDS display.