CJXY-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Hamilton, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| format = Active rock{{Cite web |url=http://www.corusent.com/home/Radio/RadioBrands/tabid/1695/Default.aspx?BrandID=45# |title=Radio Brands |access-date=2015-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515102606/http://corusent.com/home/Radio/RadioBrands/tabid/1695/Default.aspx?BrandID=45# |archive-date=2015-05-15 |url-status=dead }}
| logo = Y108 Hamilton.png
| logo_size =
| owner = Corus Entertainment
| name = CJXY-FM
| airdate = 1948
| frequency = 107.9 MHz
| city = Burlington, Ontario
| area = Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Waterloo Region
Niagara Region
| erp = 26,100 watts
| haat = {{convert|205|meters}}
| class = B
| branding = Y108
| website = [http://www.y108.ca/ y108.ca]
| former_callsigns = CHML-FM (1948–1967)
CKDS-FM (1967–1991)
| former_frequencies = 94.1 MHz (1948-1960s)
95.3 MHz (1964–2001)
| sister_stations = CING-FM
| affiliations = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
}}
CJXY-FM (107.9 MHz) is a Canadian radio station serving the Hamilton, Ontario market, licensed to the suburb of Burlington. The station broadcasts an alternative-leaning active rock format as Y108. CJXY's studios are located on Main Street West (next to Highway 403) in Hamilton, while its transmitter is located atop the Niagara Escarpment near Cedar Springs Rd and No 1 Side Rd in Burlington.{{cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CJXY-FM |title=FCCdata.org - Powered by REC}}
History
The station was originally launched in 1948 as 94.1 CHML-FM, a simulcast of AM station CHML. The simulcast was subsequently dropped in the 1950s, leaving the station silent. The owners relaunched the FM signal on 95.3 in 1964, with distinct programming from its AM sister station. In 1967, the station adopted the new callsign CKDS-FM, in honour of company founder Kenneth D. Soble, who had died in 1966.
In 1974, CHML and CKDS-FM were purchased by ML Radio, a division of what was to become Western International Communications. On September 1, 1991, CKDS-FM dropped its long-time adult contemporary/easy listening format, and adopted the CJXY callsign and a classic rock format as Y95.Eric Kohanik, "CKDS signs off as Y95 rocks on," The Hamilton Spectator, August 28, 1991.
In 2000, CHML and CJXY were acquired by Corus Entertainment. On August 31, 2001, CJXY swapped frequencies with Corus' CING-FM, taking over CING's former 107.9 frequency; at the same time, it changed its moniker to the current Y108.
References
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External links
- [http://www.y108.ca/ Y108]
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-hamilton-niagara/CJXY-FM CJXY-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CJXY-FM}}
{{Hamilton Radio}}
{{Corus Entertainment}}
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