Broadcast area | Greater Toronto Area |
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Frequency | 96.3 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
Branding | The New Classical 96.3 FM |
Programming | |
Format | Classical music HD2: CFZM |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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CFMO-FM, CFMX-FM, CFZM | |
History | |
First air date | 1988 |
Former call signs | CFMX-FM-1 (1988–2008) |
Call sign meaning | CF Moses Znaimer |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 26,200 watts (average) 60,000 watts (peak) |
HAAT | 283.6 metres (930 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°39′27″N 79°21′25″W / 43.65747°N 79.35692°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | classicalfm.ca |
CFMZ-FM (The New Classical 96.3 FM) is an FM radio station that is licensed to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Broadcasting on 96.3 MHz, the station is owned by ZoomerMedia and airs a classical music radio format. CFMZ's studios are located on Jefferson Avenue in Liberty Village, while its transmitter is located atop First Canadian Place in downtown Toronto.
CFMZ-FM, along with its sister stations, CFMX-FM in Cobourg and CFMO-FM in Collingwood, are among only five commercial broadcasters in Canada with a purely classical music format. CFMZ-FM and its sister stations are the only one that broadcasts in English. CJPX-FM Montreal and CJSQ-FM Quebec City broadcast in French.
As of 2018, CFMZ-FM was the third most listened-to private station in Toronto, behind adult Contemporary CHFI-FM and classic hits CHBM-FM.[1]