Broadcast area |
Kincardine Goderich Port Elgin |
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Frequency | 95.5 MHz ( FM) |
Branding | Shoreline Classics |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Ownership | |
Owner | Lakeside 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.
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]
City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power | Class | RECNet | CRTC Decision |
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Goderich | CIYN-FM-1 | 99.7 FM | 750 watts | A | Query | 2008-68 |
Port Elgin | CIYN-FM-2 | 90.9 FM | 3,100 watts | A | Query |
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