CING-FM

CING-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Waterloo Region
Niagara Region
Frequency95.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingEnergy 95.3
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
HD2: CFIQ
Ownership
Owner
CJXY-FM
History
First air date
September 24, 1976
Former frequencies
107.9 MHz (1976–2001)
Call sign meaning
derived from the word "sing"
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP100 kW
HAAT305 meters (1,001 ft)
Links
Websiteenergy953radio.ca

CING-FM (95.3 MHz Energy 95.3) is a Canadian radio station in Hamilton, Ontario. The station airs a hot adult contemporary format. CING's studios are located on Main Street West in Hamilton, while its transmitter is located near Hwy 5 and Millgrove Side Rd in Flamborough. CING is owned by Corus Entertainment.

CING was launched in 1976 by Burlington Broadcasting, at 107.9 FM in Burlington. Initially an easy listening and then an oldies station, the station switched to a dance format in the summer of 1991, which garnered a huge audience, after several months of adding new-age music to its mixture of classical and MOR music. 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 86-434".
  2. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 88-292".