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, R&B and dance hits.

The station is operated and programmed by students in Fanshawe College's School of Contemporary Media.

Journalism-Broadcast students operate under the title "XFM News" and provide newscasts for the station.

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.