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Image:Z103.5 FM.jpg
City of license Orangeville, Ontario
Broadcast area Toronto, Ontario
Branding "Zee 103-dot-5"
Slogan Today's Hit Music!
Frequency 103. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station Orangeville ( 2006 population 26925 UA population 29110 is a Town in south-central Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. 5 (MHz)
First air date 1987
Format Contemporary Hit Radio
ERP 30,700 kW
Class C
Callsign meaning CI Dufferin Communications (Former owners)
Owner Evanov Communications
Website http://www.z1035.com/

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CIDC (Z103. Halifax Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following Municipalities Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM a Regional municipality and CKHZ-FM ( Z1035) is a Rhythmic / Dance Top 40 Radio station serving The Halifax Metropolitan area. 5) is a Rhythmic/Dance Top 40 radio station that serves Central Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. Hot Dance Airplay is a monitored dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Central Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario. The Greater Toronto Area (locally abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous Metropolitan area in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Although they are licensed to Orangeville, and still have a transmitter there, the station's studios are located in Toronto. Orangeville ( 2006 population 26925 UA population 29110 is a Town in south-central The station is owned by Evanov Communications. Evanov Communications, formerly Evanov Radio Group, is a Canadian radio broadcasting company It fills the market's Top 40 niche and includes a certain degree of dance music in its playlists, similar to CKOI-FM in Montreal. CKOI-FM is a French language Canadian Radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The station can be heard as far south as St. Catharines and north to Georgian Bay. Georgian Bay (French baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada.

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History

An application was made to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a radio station to serve Orangeville after the community felt it did not receive adequate warning after the area was struck by a tornado on May 31, 1985. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Orangeville is the name of several places In Australia: Orangeville New South Wales In Canada: Orangeville CRTC approval was given for the station on September 10, 1986. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The station's frequency allocation was moved from Guelph to Orangeville to allow for the service. Orangeville is the name of several places In Australia: Orangeville New South Wales In Canada: Orangeville CIDC was launched on May 1, 1987 on 103. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) 5 FM with an ERP of 50,000 watts from a site located northwest of the town. In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. The height of the hill (527. 3 m/1,730 ft) and tower (98. 1 m/322 ft) made the station antenna (0. 6 m/2 ft) higher above sea level than the CN Tower. The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and tourist Tower standing tall

On September 28, 1994, the CRTC approved the ownership transfer of Dufferin Communications from its shareholders to CKMW Radio Ltd. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) , operator of Brampton multicultural station CIAO (AM). CIAO is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 530 AM in Brampton Ontario. The station was branded Hot 103 point 5 in 1995, (later calling it hot 103 dot 5) playing only dance music. The station then began adding more R&B and pop tracks to its Top 40/dance playlist in February 1998, and was renamed Hits 103. 5.

On July 28, 2000, approval was given to relocate the transmitter site from 6 km west of Orangeville town hall to 11 km east of Orangeville town hall and decrease the stations power from 50,000 watts to 30,700 watts. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Orangeville is the name of several places In Australia: Orangeville New South Wales In Canada: Orangeville The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second.

On January 1, 2001, the station was renamed in imitation of New York station Z100 and became known as Z103. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York WHTZ, also known as Z100, is a Radio station that serves New York City metropolitan area, broadcasting on the FM band at a Frequency 5 (pronounced "zee"), though they retained their CIDC call letters.

Until the summer of 2006, Z103. 5 was the only radio station in Canada that played dance music since Energy 108 changed formats. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. CING is a Canadian Radio station, which broadcasts at 953 FM in Hamilton Ontario. It should be noted that it was the only Top 40 station left in Toronto after Kiss 92 became Jack FM in 2003. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. CJAQ is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 925 FM in Toronto Ontario. Jack-FM is the Moniker and on-air Brand of 49 Radio stations in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. For a brief period in 2001, CKDX-FM also played dance music but poor ratings led it to switch to an oldies format. CKDX is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 885 FM in the Greater Toronto Area. Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977

In the summer of 2006, Evanov launched a new station in Halifax, Nova Scotia patterned after CIDC. CKHZ-FM ( Z1035) is a Rhythmic / Dance Top 40 Radio station serving The Halifax Metropolitan area. Metropolitan Halifax (2006 pop 282924) often referred to as Metro Halifax, or inaccurately Halifax, is the urban part of the Halifax Regional Municipality It uses the Z103. 5 moniker but features a different logo and slogan. In Halifax Regional Municipality, this is the first station of its kind. See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital

Programming

The station airs the syndicated Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and American Top 40 on the weekends. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Rick Dees is an American comedic performer entertainer and radio personality best known for his #1 internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an internationally- syndicated, independent

From 5 a. m. to 9 a. m. weekdays, Z103. 5 broadcasts the Scott Fox & The Z103. 5 Morning Show.

Despite the decrease in dance music, the station's highest rated program continues to be The Drive @ 5 Street Mix with DJ Danny D. The show is mixed live with vinyl records and Compact Discs. A similar show, The Power Mix with DJ Spence Diamonds, used to air three nights a week. The show, which featured urban music, was cut in fall of 2007.

Z103. 5 also had a weekly show on Sundays called the Freestyle Frenzy, hosted by Z103. 5 veteran Tony Monaco. It was solely a show of freestyle music and mixes. Freestyle or Latin Freestyle, also called Latin Hip Hop in its early years is a form of Electronic music that is heavily influenced by Latin American It aired from June 4, 1995 to January 2004, then Evanov Communications, who owns the station, cancelled it and made the time slot available for regular programming, which would become Ryan Seacrest's American Top 40 countdown. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Evanov Communications, formerly Evanov Radio Group, is a Canadian radio broadcasting company Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / radio host and Television American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an internationally- syndicated, independent

On-air hosts

Concerts and live-to-air programs

The station annually hosts a number of live concert events. Past and present concerts include the Hot Rush (created in 1993, now Summer Rush), Euro-Freestyle Invasion (now Euro Invasion), and Partymania. Most of the concerts are sold-out because they are mostly filled with performances by dance artists that usually don't get much publicity. Interestingly, its sister station in Halifax also started holding a similar Summer Rush concert in 2007, usually around the same time as its Toronto sibling.

The station also hosts live-to-airs from various Toronto-area nightclubs three or four nights per week. Wednesdays have been wayback playbacks from Club Menage since 2002 (hence the term Wayback Wednesdays). Thursdays are live from Sugar Daddy's in Mississauga, playing the best R&B, Hip-Hop, Reggae, and Reggaeton. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Reggaeton (also spelled reggaetón, and known as reguetón and reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular Friday live-to-air is currently undecided between 10pm and 1am, but between 1am and 3am is live-to-air at Le Skratch in Oshawa. Saturday nights broadcast live from The Guvernment, after a more than decade-long run at club Paparazzi came to an end in 2003, and short-lived live-to-airs at Distrikt and Runway 224. The Guvernment is the name of a Nightclub complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sundays, it's the live-to-air partymix from Afterlife.

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