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| Broadcast area | Hamilton, Ontario |
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| Branding | The New Country 95. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec 3 |
| Frequency | 95. Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. 3 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 1976 |
| Format | country music |
| ERP | 26. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about Broadcast radio, for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF 1 kW |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Website | CING |
CING is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 95. Corus Entertainment Inc () is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. 3 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population The station airs a country music format branded as The New Country 95. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. 3.
CING was launched in 1976 by Burlington Broadcasting, at 107. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 9 FM. Initially an oldies station licensed to Burlington, the station switched to a dance music format in 1991, after several months of adding new-age music to its mixture of classical and middle-of-the-road music. 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 Burlington ( 2006 population 164415 is a city located at the western end of Lake Ontario This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The station applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) a number of times in the 1980s for frequency changes in the hopes of better reaching the more lucrative Toronto market, but was denied each time. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
Energy 108 era
In 1997, the station was acquired by Shaw Communications. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Shaw Communications is a Canadian Telecommunications company that provides telephone internet and television services Following the change in ownership, Energy's format shifted from dance music to mainstream CHR. Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and Dance, rap, hip-hop, rock, and pop all received equal airplay. A minor name change also took place, with Energy 108 changing to Energy Radio. Under Shaw's ownership, several other stations in Ontario, including CKDK in Woodstock, CHAY in Barrie and CKGE in Oshawa, became rebroadcasters of CING's Energy Radio format. CKDK, branded as 1039 The Hawk, is a Radio station owned by Corus Entertainment and based in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Woodstock (2006 population 35480 is a City and the county seat of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario CHAY-FM is a radio station based in Barrie Ontario broadcasting with 100000 watts at 93 CKGE-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 949 FM in Oshawa, Ontario. Shaw's radio operations were, in turn, spun off to the Corus Entertainment division in 1999. Corus Entertainment Inc () is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
In 2001, CING and Hamilton's CJXY swapped frequencies. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. CJXY is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 1079 FM and serving the Hamilton Ontario market but licensed to the nearby city of Burlington CING moved to its current 95. 3, and CJXY took over the 107. 9 signal. The frequency switch brought with it a change in the network's sound, with the mainstream CHR format making way for a hot adult contemporary format. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in With CING now available over a wider geographic area, the other stations dropped their CING simulcasts in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The new format mirrored the format of Toronto's market leader, 104.5 CHUM FM, which sealed Energy's fate. CHUM-FM is a Canadian Radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario and operated by CTVglobemedia. In August 2002, the station adopted its current country format. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- Country 95.3/CING-FM website
- History of CING-FM from the Canadian Communications Foundation
- Project Dance: Remembering CING-FM
- FM 108 Remembered
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