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{{short description|Radio station in London, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo             = CIXX FM.png
| name             = CIXX-FM
| frequency        = 106.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] ([[FM broadcasting|FM]])
| city             = [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]]
| format           = [[Campus Radio]]/[[Rhythmic Top 40]]
| owner            = Radio Fanshawe
| airdate          = October 31, 1978
| erp              = 3 [[watt|kW]]s
| haat             = {{convert|38|meters}}
| branding         = 106.9 The X
| class            = A
| webcast          = [http://www.fanshawec.ca/EN/Broadcasting_Properties/29361/listenlive.asp Listen Live]
| website          = [http://www.1069thex.com/ 1069thex.com]
| callsign_meaning = Related to the station's former branding (6'''X'''-FM)
}}

'''CIXX-FM''' is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 106.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] in [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]]. It is licensed as a community-based campus radio station by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC), and airs a [[rhythmic top 40]] format featuring [[Hip hop|hip-hop]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[dance music|dance]] hits.

CIXX broadcasts at an [[effective radiated power]] of 3&nbsp;[[watt|kW]] from [[Fanshawe College]]'s "M" building, which effectively covers the City of [[London, Ontario|London]] and some areas outside the city.

The station is operated and programmed by students in [[Fanshawe College]]'s School of Contemporary Media. [[Radio broadcasting|Radio Broadcasting]] students work in on-air announcing, [[Talk radio|talk programming]], [[writing]], [[Production (economics)|production]], [[Programming (music)|music programming]], [[sales]], and [[Promotion (marketing)|promotions]]. News stories, full interviews, [[image]]s, events and contests are all placed on the station's website.

Journalism-Broadcast students operate under the title "XFM News" and provide newscasts for the station. These students work through three different 5-week rotations each semester. They are required to either be a [[Journalist|Reporter]], [[News presenter|Newscaster]], or Documentary Producer. On the reporting rotation students are required to attend events and conduct one-on-one interviews to help produce two local stories each day. As a Newscaster each student takes turns [[broadcasting]] at the top of the hour mixing local, national, and international stories using Newsroom [[software]]. As a Documentary Producer most students produce three 4-minute radio features each week.

When the station was branded as ''6XFM'' during the late 1990s and early 2000s, students of the Radio Broadcasting program from [[Fanshawe College]] would rotate as hosts of weekly live-to-air broadcasts from various bars and nightclubs throughout the City of [[London, Ontario|London]].

==Notes==
Fanshawe College also operates three other radio stations:
*CFRL Radio <ref>[http://www.cfrlradio.com/ www.cfrlradio.com]</ref>
*The Falcon <ref>[http://www.thefalcon.ca/ www.thefalcon.ca]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.1069thex.com/ 106.9 The X]
* [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-south-western/CIXX-FM CIXX-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
* {{RecnetCanada|CIXX-FM}}

{{London, Ontario radio}}

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[[Category:Radio stations in London, Ontario|Ixx]]
[[Category:Rhythmic Top 40 radio stations in Canada|IXX]]
[[Category:Fanshawe College]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1978]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Ontario]]


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