x929 was a beauty for the first few years, but they really moved away from what made them unique and awesome.
They nailed an open niche in this city 10 years ago (or whenever they came into the scene); Nineties rock that was a little more alternative than what you'd hear on Cjay, and the same deal with current music.
Cjay was the top 40 rock hits station, and X929 played the more punk, alternative songs that cjay wouldn't touch.
Where X929 really strayed from what made them awesome is in the last few years they've really followed the soft, coffee shop style American indie scene and made it their bread and butter.
I don't know if they still use the phrase "Calgary's new rock alternative", but they've really ditched the rock aspect of their station. I mean it's still there, but they're not the alternative rock station they were a few years ago.
Really disappointing, as I used to almost always have them on, now it seems whenever I turn them on I hear an acoustic guitar playing some soft indie hit from the States.
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