CING-FM
CING-FM (Energy 95.3) is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 95.3 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station airs a hot adult contemporary format. CING's studios are located on Main Street West in Hamilton, while its transmitter is located near Hwy 5 and Millgrove Side Rd in Flamborough. CING is owned by Corus Entertainment.
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| Broadcast area | Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Waterloo Region Niagara Region |
| Frequency | 95.3 MHz (FM) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Energy 95.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary HD2: CFIQ HD3: CHML |
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Sister stations | CHML, CJXY-FM |
| History | |
First air date | September 24, 1976 |
Former frequencies | 107.9 MHz (1976-2001) |
Call sign meaning | derived from the word "sing" |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100 kWs |
| HAAT | 305 meters (1,001 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | energy953radio.ca |
CING was launched in 1976 by Burlington Broadcasting, at 107.9 FM in Burlington. Initially an easy listening and then an oldies station, the station switched to a dance format in the summer of 1991, which garnered a huge audience, after several months of adding new-age music to its mixture of classical and MOR music. The station applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) a number of times in the 1980s for frequency changes in the hopes of better reaching the more lucrative Toronto market, but was denied each time.