CJXY-FM

CJXY-FM

City of license	Burlington, Ontario
Broadcast area	Hamilton-Niagara Greater Toronto Area
Branding	Y108
Slogan	Y108 Rocks! (primary) Hamilton's Rock Station (secondary)
Frequency	107.9 MHz (FM)
First air date	1948
Format	mainstream rock
ERP	26,100 watts
Website	www.y108.ca

CJXY-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 107.9 FM and serving the Hamilton, Ontario market, but licensed to the nearby city of Burlington. The station broadcasts an active rock format as Y108. CJXY's studios are located on Main Street West (next to Highway 403) in Hamilton, while its transmitter is located atop the Niagara Escarpment near Burlington.

History

The station was originally launched in 1948 as FM 94.1 CHML, a simulcast of AM station CHML. The simulcast was subsequently dropped in the 1950s, leaving the station silent. The owners relaunched the FM signal on the 95.3 frequency in 1964, with distinct programming from its AM sister station. In 1967 the station adopted the new callsign CKDS, in honour of company founder Kenneth D. Soble who had died in 1966.

In 1974, CHML and CKDS were purchased by ML Radio, a division of what was to become Western International Communications. On September 1, 1991, CKDS dropped its adult contemporary/easy listening format, and adopted the CJXY callsign and a rock music format as Y95.3.

In 2000, CHML and CJXY were acquired by Corus Entertainment. The following year, CJXY swapped frequencies with Corus' CING, taking over CING's former 107.9 frequency; at the same time, it changed its moniker to Y108.

Y108 had old-time CFNY host Alan Cross as program director until 2004, when he returned to CFNY. Jim McCourtie is currently CJXY's program director. Recently, CJXY has changed to a more active rock format under the slogan 'Y108 Rocks!' with a substantial increase in current music in its playlist.

External links

• Y108
• CJXY history - Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CJXY-FM