CICZ-FM is a Canadian

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

, broadcasting at 104.1 FM in

Midland, Ontario Midland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Huronia/Wendat region of Central Ontario. Located at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, ...

. The station, owned by

Bell Media Bell Media Inc. (French: ) is a Canadian company formed by the amalgamation of several companies. Establishment (2011–13) On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports ...

, airs an adult hits format branded as ''Bounce 104.1''.

History

Midland-Penetang Broadcasting Ltd. opened CKMP 1230 AM on July 1, 1959 with studios at 196 Dominion Avenue in Downtown Midland. The "MP" in the call letters was for the towns of Midland and

Penetanguishene Penetanguishene , sometimes shortened to Penetang, is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay. Incorporated on February 22, 1882, this bilingual (French and English) community has a populati ...

. CKMP was home to many well-known announcers, including

Jim Van Horne David Melnyk (born December 15, 1950), known professionally as Jim Van Horne, is a Canadian former sports anchor. Broadcasting career Radio Melnyk began his broadcasting career on CKMP in Midland, Ontario, in 1971. From 1972 to 1980, Van Horne w ...

, Brian Henderson, Dan McLean and Ken Rowland. The studios moved in 1990 to a new facility on Cranston Crescent off Highway 12 in Midland, in a facility that also housed

Telemedia Telemedia was a Canadian media company, which had holdings in radio, television and magazine publishing. The company was launched in 1968 by Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien, when he purchased CKAC in Montreal from Power Corporation of Canada. CKA ...

's community newspapers. On June 3, 1992, CKMP was given permission to rebroadcast the programming of co-owned CFOR in

Orillia Orillia is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is in Simcoe County between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Although it is geographically located within Simcoe County, the city is a single-tier municipality. It is part of the Huronia region of ...

between 1:00 and 6:00 a.m. (with local inserts). When the

simulcast Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of programmes/programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simulta ...

began, CKMP's format changed from AC gold to

country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...

. CKMP moved to 104.1 FM in 1994, changing call letters to CICZ-FM, while CFOR became

CICX-FM CICX-FM (105.9 MHz) is a radio station in Orillia, Ontario. Owned by Bell Media, it broadcasts a country format branded as '' Pure Country 106''. The studio and office is located in Orillia while its transmitter is located near The Horseshoe Va ...

, broadcasting at 105.9 FM. Both stations were branded as ''KICX-FM'', sharing announcers and programming for much of their daily schedule. This arrangement continued until CICX switched to the "

EZ Rock EZ Rock was a brand of adult contemporary radio stations heard primarily in Canada. The branding was originally created by Telemedia in the mid-1990s for its AC stations, and based on the call sign of its former Toronto flagship CJEZ-FM (now ...

" format in 1996. Larche Communications purchased CICZ from Telemedia in 1997, and acquired CICX from

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet, with significant additional telecommunications and mass media ass ...

in 2007.

On March 3, 2008, Larche moved the

format to CICX, replacing the Orillia station's former "

Jack FM Jack FM is a radio network brand, licensed by Sparknet Communications, with the exception of the European Union where it is licensed by Oxis Media. It plays an adult hits format, in most cases not using DJs. Format characteristics Stations ...

" format, and adopted the

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prima ...

format on CICZ. Most recently, the station adopted a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980 ...

format as ''104.1 The Dock''. In July 2011, Larche Communications applied to increase CICZ-FM's power from 9,354 watts (20,000 watts Max. ERP) to 33,500 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP). This application was denied on June 4, 2012. On August 9, 2017,

announced that it would acquire CICZ. Bell Media received approval from the CRTC on February 14, 2018. As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CICZ shifted to adult hits, and adopted the ''Bounce'' branding.Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
/ref>

References

External links

Bounce 104.1
* * * (OLD frequency and call sign) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cicz-Fm Ikz Ikz Midland, Ontario Radio stations established in 1959 1959 establishments in Ontario ICZ