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CHFX-FM
Halifax, Nova Scotia;
Broadcast area	Halifax Regional Municipality
Frequency	101.9 MHz (FM)
Branding	FX101.9
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Maritime Broadcasting System
Sister stations	CHNS-FM
History
First air date	November 1947 as CHNS-FM
Call sign meaning	Country HaliFaX (format and broadcast area)
Technical information
Class	C
ERP	91,000 watts; horizontal polarization only
HAAT	230.5 meters (756 ft)
Links
Website	fx1019.ca

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CHFX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 101.9 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The station currently plays a country format branded on-air as FX101.9. CHFX's studios are located at 90 Lovett Lake Court, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park. The station is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System, which also owns sister station CHNS-FM. The station has been on the air since November 1947.

Current hosts[edit]

Frankie Hollywood & MJ (FX Mornings) ^[1]
Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40^[2]

References[edit]

^ "On-Air". FX101.9. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
^ "On-Air". FX101.9. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

External links[edit]

FX101.9
CHFX-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
CHFX-FM in the REC Canadian station database

44°39′03″N 63°39′25″W / 44.65083°N 63.65694°W / 44.65083; -63.65694

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[1] "On-Air". FX101.9. Retrieved 2019-10-31.

[2] "On-Air". FX101.9. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

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+{{short description|Radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia}}
-{{Infobox radio station |
+{{more citations needed|date=December 2017}}
-  name      = CHFX-FM|
+{{Infobox radio station
-  image     = [[Image:fx1019halifax.png]]|
-  city      = [[Halifax Regional Municipality]]|
+| name             = CHFX-FM
+| logo             = [[File:CHFX Halifax 1019.svg|200px]]
-  branding  = FX101.9|
+| city             = [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]
-  slogan    = Today's Country|
+| area             = [[Halifax Regional Municipality]]
-  share= {{gain}} 6.8% - Rank: 1. Based On BBM Ratings Fall 2014|
+| branding         = FX101.9
-  airdate   = November 1947 as CHNS-FM|
-  frequency = 101.9 [[MHz]] ([[FM radio|FM]])|
+| airdate          = November [[1947 in radio|1947]] as '''CHNS-FM'''
+| frequency        = 101.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
-  format    = [[Country music]]|
-  erp       = |
+| format           = [[Country music|Country]]
+| erp              = 91,000 [[watt]]s<br>[[horizontal polarization]] only
-  class     = |
+| haat             = {{convert|230.5|meters}}
-  owner     = [[Maritime Broadcasting System]]|
+| class            = C
-  sister_stations = [[CHNS-FM]]|
+| owner            = [[Maritime Broadcasting System]]
-  website   = [http://www.fx1019.ca/ FX101.9]|
+| sister_stations  = [[CHNS-FM]]
-  callsign_meaning = '''C HFX''' (short for Halifax)|
+| website          = [https://www.fx1019.ca/ fx1019.ca]
+| callsign_meaning = '''C'''ountry '''H'''ali'''F'''a'''X''' (format and broadcast area)
 }}
-'''CHFX-FM''' is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 101.9 FM in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. The station currently plays a [[country music]] format branded on-air as '''FX 101.9'''. CHFX's studios are located at 90 Lovett Lake Court, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in [[Clayton Park, Nova Scotia|Clayton Park]]. The station is owned by [[Maritime Broadcasting System]] which also owns sister station [[CHNS-FM]]. The station has been on the air since November 1947.
+'''CHFX-FM''' is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 101.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]. The station currently plays a [[country music|country]] format branded on-air as ''FX101.9''. CHFX's studios are located at 90 Lovett Lake Court, while its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive in [[Clayton Park, Nova Scotia|Clayton Park]]. The station is owned and operated by the [[Maritime Broadcasting System]], which also owns sister station [[CHNS-FM]]. The station has been on the air since November [[1947 in radio|1947]].
+==Current hosts==
-Based on the current format, CHFX-FM competes with [[CKHZ-FM]].
+* Frankie Hollywood & MJ (FX Mornings) <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fx1019.ca/on-air/|title=On-Air|work=FX101.9|access-date=2019-10-31|language=en}}</ref>
-==See also==
+* [[Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fx1019.ca/on-air/|title=On-Air|work=FX101.9|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en}}</ref>
-* [[Denyse Sibley]]
+==References==
+<references />
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.fx1019.ca/ FX101.9]
+* {{Official website|http://www.fx1019.ca/|FX101.9}}
-* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=663&historyID=263 CHFX-FM history] at [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
+* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/nova-scotia/CHFX-FM CHFX-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
 * {{RecnetCanada|CHFX-FM}}
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 [[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
 [[Category:1947 establishments in Nova Scotia]]
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