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| Broadcast area | Eastern Ontario |
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| Frequency | 98.3 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Move 98.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Sister stations | CKLC-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | January 1954; 71 years ago (1954-01) |
| Former call signs | CKLC-FM (1953–1978) |
| Call sign meaning | C FLY (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 95,500 watts |
| HAAT | 158 meters (518 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | MoveRadio.ca/kingston.html |
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CFLY-FM (98.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting in Kingston, Ontario, and is owned by Bell Media. It airs an adult contemporary format branded as Move 98.3, switching to Christmas music for part of November and December. The studios and offices are on Princess Street in Kingston.
CFLY-FM is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 95,500 watts. The transmitter is in Harrowsmith.
History
CKLC-FM
The station signed on the air in January 1954; 71 years ago (January 1954). Its original call sign was CKLC-FM. It was owned by St. Lawrence Broadcasting with studios on Brock Street. Sister station CKLC 1380 AM was launched at the same time with the two stations simulcasting their programming. CKLC-FM's original frequency was 99.5 MHz, and it was an affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Dominion Network until the network dissolved in 1962.
CKLC-FM's original purpose in 1953 was to provide a reliable audio link for CKLC-AM, which broadcast from a four-tower array on Wolfe Island. Equalized Bell Telephone broadcast lines were not reliable to Wolfe Island in that era so the FM signal carried the program feed of CKLC-AM, which was received at the AM transmitter site over the air, and re-broadcast on the 1380 AM signal.
CFLY-FM
Eventually, the Bell line problem was resolved, allowing CKLC-FM to develop its own separate programming, playing automated beautiful music. CKLC-FM moved to 98.3 in 1973. It changed its call letters to CFLY-FM in 1978.
The stations were acquired by CHUM Limited in 1998. Since the 1980s, CFLY has programmed some form of adult contemporary music. In 1998, the station moved to a hot adult contemporary format, and in 2001, moved back to a mainstream adult contemporary sound. In early 2007, the station returned to hot AC. On June 22, 2007, the stations were acquired by CTVglobemedia, now Bell Media.
Move 98.3
On December 27, 2020, as part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, CFLY rebranded as Move 98.3. The station ran without DJs for the first week of the format as the "Move" branding was introduced. The on-air staff returned on January 4, 2021. In 2022, CFLY flipped back to AC.
On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC. This included CFLY, which is to be sold to My Broadcasting Corporation.
References
- FCCdata.org/CFLY-FM
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-247. Retrieved Dec. 31, 2024
- Bell Media Moves Ten Stations to New Branding
- Hudes, Sammy (8 February 2024). "'Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2024-148, CRTC, July 2, 2024
External links
- Move 98.3
- CFLY-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFLY-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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