CING-FM
CING-FM (Energy 95.3) is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 95.3 FM 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 atop the Niagara Escarpment near Upper Centennial Parkway. CING is owned by Corus Entertainment.
| Broadcast area | Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Waterloo Region Niagara Region |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 95.3 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Energy 95.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary HD2: CFIQ HD3: CHML |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CHML, 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 | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100 kWs |
| HAAT | 305 meters (1,001 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | energy953radio.ca |
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.