CICX-FM

CICX-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = CICX-FM


area = Orillia, Ontario
branding = KICX 106
slogan =
airdate = 1943
frequency = 105.9 MHz (FM)
format = country music
erp = 50 kW
class =
owner = Larche Communications
website = [http://www.kicx106.com/ CICX-FM]
callsign_meaning =

CICX is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 105.9 FM in Orillia, Ontario. The station airs a country format under the KICX-FM brand.

The station was originally launched in 1943, broadcasting at 1450 AM in Nobel, with the call sign CFPS. Following the end of World War II, the station's owner, Gordon Ellesworth Smith, wanted to affiliate the station with CBC Radio's Dominion Network, but without a feed line to get CBC programming to the station, this was not possible in Nobel — so in the summer of 1945, the station was shut down and moved to Orillia, where it relaunched on September 3 as AM 1450 CFOR. The station joined the Dominion Network the following year.

In 1954, the station moved to AM 1570.

In 1957, a fire destroyed the station's transmitter building, but with help from other broadcasters, the station was back on the air within a day. Later that year, the station increased its signal power to 10,000 watts daytime and 5,000 watts nighttime. Bob Hope, who was in Toronto performing at the Canadian National Exhibition, visited CFOR on September 4 of that year to officially launch the station's new transmitter.

In 1964, the station dropped its CBC affiliation, and was sold to a consortium that included Maclean-Hunter. In 1967, Maclean-Hunter became the station's sole owner.

In 1976, the station was reacquired by local owners, who in turn sold it to Telemedia in 1980.

In 1993, the station moved to the FM band at 105.9 MHz, adopting its current call sign and a country music format. Prior to CFOR's move from the AM band at 1570 kHz to the FM band at 105.9 MHz (as CICX) in 1993, the 105.9 FM frequency was formerly occupied by the CBC, known as CBCO which moved to its current 91.5 FM frequency. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/eng/Decisions/1992/DB92-783.htm Decision CRTC 92-783 ] ]

In 1996, the station switched to an adult contemporary format using the EZ Rock brand. (The former CFOR call letters that were used in Orillia, now belong to an FM radio station out of Maniwaki, Québec).

In 2002, when Telemedia was acquired by Standard Broadcasting, CICX was one of the stations Standard immediately resold to Rogers Communications. With the transaction, Rogers switched the station's branding to 105.9 Lite FM.

In August, 2003, the station switched to an adult hits format as Jack FM.

On June 4, 2007, Larche Communications announced a deal with Rogers to acquire CICX in exchange for Larche's existing CIKZ in Kitchener. The transaction, which was approved by the CRTC on December 24, 2007, will make CICX a sister station to CICZ in nearby Midland.

On March 3, 2008, the country music format from CICZ at 104.1 FM in Midland, Ontario moved up to CICX 105.9 FM, and CICZ flipped to a rock music format. [ [http://www.kicx104fm.com/index.php?set_language=en&cccpage=moving] ]

On May 21, 2008, the station was given approval to change the authorized contours by decreasing the average effective radiated power from 43,000 watts to 10,600 watts, by increasing the effective antenna height and by relocating the antenna. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2008/db2008-110.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-110 ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.kicx106.com/ CICX-FM]
* [http://www.kicxfm.com KICX-FM]
* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=314&historyID=107 CFOR/CICX History at Canadian Communications Foundation]
*RecnetCanada|CICX-FM


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • CICZ-FM — Infobox Radio Station name = CICZ FM airdate = 1959 (AM) 1994 (FM) frequency = 104.1 MHz (FM) area = Midland, Ontario format = classic rock owner = Larche Communications erp = 20 kW branding = 104.1 The Dock slogan = class = B website =… …   Wikipedia

  • Larche Communications — is a Canadian media company, which currently owns a number of radio stations, in the province of Ontario.Based in Midland, the company currently operates CICZ in Midland and CICX in Orillia. CICX was acquired by the company in 2007 in a swap with …   Wikipedia

  • Orillia — For the former community in Washington State, see Orillia, Washington. City of Orillia Waterfront of Orillia Nickname(s): The Sunshine City …   Wikipedia

  • List of radio stations in Ontario — The following is a list of radio stations in the Canadian province of Ontario, as of 2011[update]. Note that stations are listed by their legal community of license, which in some cases may not be the market with which the station is associated… …   Wikipedia

  • EZ Rock — Telemedia was later acquired by Standard Broadcasting in 2002, and Standard in turn was acquired by Astral Media in 2007. The branding has also been retained to date on four Telemedia stations that Standard sold to Rogers Communications shortly… …   Wikipedia

  • Telemedia — Infobox Company company name = Telemedia company company type = Private genre = foundation = 1968 founder = Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien location city = location country = location = origins = key people = area served = industry = Media products =… …   Wikipedia

  • CIKZ-FM — Infobox Radio station name = CIKZ FM area = Waterloo, Ontario branding = KIX 106 slogan = airdate = 2004 frequency = 106.7 MHz (FM) format = country music erp = 5 kW class = owner = Rogers Media website = [http://www.kix106online.com/ CIKZ FM]… …   Wikipedia

  • Télémédia — Logo de Télémédia Création 1968 Personnages clés Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (fondateur) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Télémédia Group — Télémédia Logo de Télémédia Création 1968 Personnages clés Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (fondateur) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • CKLG-FM — (96.9 Jack FM) Allgemeine Informationen Empfang analog terrestrisch, Kabel, Satellit Webradio Sendegebiet Vancou …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”