CIXK-FM, branded as ''Mix 106.5'', is a Canadian FM

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, broadcasting from studios on 9th Street East in downtown

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. CIXK is the most listened to radio station in Owen Sound.

History

In 1987, Bayshore Broadcasting Corp., owner of 560 CFOS, filed an application with the

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for a new FM station to serve Owen Sound. The application was approved by the CRTC on October 26 the same year. Transmitter testing at 106.5

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began in late 1988 and was launched on January 3, 1989 as ''K106.5''. In the 1990s CIXK-FM aired a mix of

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and

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crossover format using the slogan "The mix that kicks". Over the years, different slogans were used with the ''Mix 106.5'' or ''Mix 106'' branding. Bayshore Broadcasting launched its new FM sister station,

CKYC-FM CKYC-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93.7 FM in Owen Sound, Ontario. The station airs a country format branded as ''Country 93'', primarily for Grey- Bruce Counties but also serving northern parts of Huron and Wellington Counti ...

in 2001 with a

format. On September 30, 2010, CKYC-FM and sister station CIXK-FM received CRTC approval to change their authorized contours.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-726
/ref> Until 2016, unlike the typical Canadian hot AC station which plays mainly pop and

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music, CIXK aired more of a

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adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

/ adult hits format, with a mix of current rock-oriented

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hits and

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dating back to the 1970s. In May 2016, CIXK-FM adjusted its format and branding to a more traditional

hot adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

format, adopting the slogan "Today's HIT Music".

References

External links

Mix 106.5
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