on august 20, 1992, the canadian radio-television and telecommunications commission (crtc) approved the sale of cfox and cklg from moffat communications ltd. to shaw communications. this was part of moffat's sale of its radio division. transfer of cklg/cfox to shaw was completed on september 1, 1992. shaw's broadcasting division became corus entertainment in 1999. when western international communications, owner of classic rocker cfmi, sold its radio stations to corus in 2000, cfox shifted from album oriented rock to alternative rock, aiming at rogers' former alternative rocker 104.9 xfm (ckvx-fm 104.9), which signed on december 31, 1999.