CIYN-FM is a
classic rock radio station in
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,
Ontario, broadcasting on 95.5
FM.
History
The station was launched as ''The Coast FM'' on February 27, 2006, by 2079966 Ontario Ltd., 70.1% owned by local businessmen Brian Cooper and Danny McCarthy, and 29.9% owned by the
Haliburton Broadcasting Group.
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. 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. Also in February 2009, the station's owners announced a tentative deal to sell the station to
My Broadcasting Corporation
My Broadcasting Corporation is a Canadian broadcasting company founded in 2004 by Jon Pole and Andrew Dickson. Based in Renfrew, Ontario, the company operates a number of radio stations in small to medium sized markets in Ontario. All of its stati ...
, which received approval on May 13, 2009.
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''.
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.
On September 1, 2021, Lakeside Radio dropped CIYN's
oldies/
classic hits format to a
classic rock format branded as ''Shoreline Classics''.
myFM radio has new owners, new brand
''Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'', September 8, 2021
Rebroadcasters
Previous logos
File:CIYN myFM logo.jpg, CIYN logo as myFM 2010-2020
References
External links
Shoreline Classics
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Radio stations established in 2006
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