CIXM-FM is a Canadian

Canada

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 radio station

Radio station

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 that broadcasts a country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 format at 105.3 FM in Whitecourt

Whitecourt, Alberta

Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. The station is branded as XM 105, and was founded and formerly owned by Edward & Remi Tardif. The current owner is Fabmar Communications, owners of CJVR-FM

CJVR-FM

CJVR-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 105.1 FM in Melfort, Saskatchewan. Owned by Fabmar Communications, the station airs a country music format. It is located with sister station CKJH at 611 Main Street.-History:...

 and CKJH in Melfort

Melfort, Saskatchewan

Melfort is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately southeast of Prince Albert, northwest of Saskatoon and north of Regina.According to The World Gazetteer, its population as of 2004 was 5,400...

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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CIXM was granted a license by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 2005, and signed on the air on September 18, 2006.

External links

• XM 105
• CIXM History at Canadian Communications Foundation
  Canadian Communications Foundation
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