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CING-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 95.3 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station airs a hot adult contemporary format branded as 95.3 Fresh Radio. CING's studios are located on West Main Street in Hamilton, while its transmitter is located atop the Niagara Escarpment near Upper Centennial Parkway. CING is owned by Corus Entertainment. CING was launched in 1976 by Burlington Broadcasting, at 107.9 FM in Burlington, Ontario. Initially an easy listening and then an oldies station, the station switched to a dance music format on August 30, 1991, which garnered a huge audience, after several months of adding new-age music to its mixture of classical and middle-of-the-road 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.〔(Decision CRTC 86-434 )〕〔(Decision CRTC 88-292 )〕 CING is one of the most powerful radio stations in Southeastern Ontario. Its signal can be heard in Hamilton, the Greater Toronto Area, the Niagara Region, and even Buffalo, New York. The station is marketed towards both Hamilton and Toronto. ==FM 108 era== CING-FM began on September 23, 1976, as a beautiful music format featuring mostly instrumental versions of pop favorites. The first song heard on the 107.9 FM frequency was "Sing" by The Carpenters. The station began experimenting with playing oldies during the overnight period in 1978, and response was so positive that by 1980 oldies shows constituted the majority of the program schedule. During the 1980s, FM 108 dayparted its programming between oldies and middle of the road music. In its heyday, 'FM 108' was known for its personable oldies announcers. Each brought a unique character, special talent and inimitable style to the broadcast that held the audience captive in a bygone era of broadcasting. Some of the most memorable personalities include Glen Darling, Norman B., Steve Richards/Mortenson, Wes Atkinson, Burt Thombs, Clint Trueman, Jay Brown, Dale Patterson, webmaster for Rock Radio Scrapbook, as well the Shadow, Dave Terryberry, Larry Smith, and the infamous Rockin Robin. FM 108 began to phase out its oldies programming in the fall of 1989 with the addition of dance music programming ("Rhythm Radio") evenings and overnights; the station continued with its soft AC/MOR format during the rest of the day on weekdays, as "Daytime Lite and Rhythm at Nite." Oldies programming was relegated to Saturdays. The last oldies show on FM 108, hosted by Dale Patterson, aired on September 29, 1990. "Daytime Lite" ended in August 1991 and the dance format expanded to full-time (first as "Dance 108", and then to "Energy 108" in the mid-90's). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CING-FM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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