CIYN-FM

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CIYN-FM
Broadcast area Kincardine
Goderich
Port Elgin
Frequency 95.5 MHz (FM)
BrandingShoreline Classics
Programming
Format Classic rock
Ownership
OwnerLakeside Radio Broadcasting Corp.
History
First air date
February 27, 2006
Technical information
Class A
ERP 5.66 kWs
vertical polarization only
HAAT 38.7 meters (127 ft)
Links
Website shorelineclassicsfm.com

CIYN-FM is a classic rock radio station in Kincardine, Ontario, broadcasting on 95.5 FM.

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History

The station was launched as The Coast FM on February 27, 2006, by 2079966 Ontario Ltd., [1] 70.1% owned by local businessmen Brian Cooper and Danny McCarthy, and 29.9% owned by the Haliburton Broadcasting Group. [2]

On February 17, 2009, the station applied to the CRTC to add a transmitter in Port Elgin operating at 90.9 MHz and was denied on May 13, 2009. [3] The station reapplied to add a transmitter in Port Elgin on January 15, 2010, which received approval on March 12, 2010. The new Port Elgin transmitter would operate on the frequency 90.9 MHz. [4] [5] Also in February 2009, the station's owners announced a tentative deal to sell the station to My Broadcasting Corporation, which received approval on May 13, 2009. [6] [7]

On January 4, 2010, CIYN was officially relaunched as myFM.

On September 21, 2020, CIYN changed to Oldies 95.5, 90.9 and 99.7. [8]

On December 22, 2020, My Broadcasting Corporation signed an agreement to sell CIYN Kincardine and its 2 transmitters CIYN-FM-1 in Goderich and CIYN-FM-2 in Port Elgin to Lakeside Radio Broadcasting Corporation. The CRTC held a hearing on May 27, 2021, to consider the sale and it received approval on June 30, 2021. [9]

On September 1, 2021, Lakeside Radio dropped CIYN's oldies/classic hits format to a classic rock format branded as Shoreline Classics. [10]

Rebroadcasters

Rebroadcasters of CIYN-FM
City of license Identifier Frequency Power Class RECNetCRTC Decision
Goderich CIYN-FM-199.7 FM750 watts A Query 2008-68
Port Elgin CIYN-FM-290.9 FM3,100 wattsA Query

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References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-68
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-74
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-145
  5. "Licensee Name Search Results | Spectrum Direct | Industry Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  6. "My Broadcasting hopes to extend its reach into small-town Ontario", Scott Fybush, NorthEast Radio Watch, February 23, 2009.
  7. Change in effective control and addition of a transmitter of CIYN-FM Kincardine in Port Elgin - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-269
  8. Oh my! A new radio station for ‘The Shoreline’, ShorelineToday.ca, September 21, 2020
  9. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-214, CIYN-FM Kincardine and its transmitters CIYN-FM-1 Goderich and CIYN-FM-2 Port Elgin – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, June 30, 2021
  10. myFM radio has new owners, new brand, Toronto Star , September 8, 2021

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