CIYN-FM is a classic rock radio station in Kincardine, Ontario, broadcasting on 95.5 FM.
History The station was launched as The Coast FM on February 27, 2006, by 2079966 Ontario Ltd.,Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-68 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.Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-74 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.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-145 Also in February 2009, the station's owners announced a tentative deal to sell the station to My Broadcasting Corporation, which received approval on May 13, 2009."My Broadcasting hopes to extend its reach into small-town Ontario", Scott Fybush, NorthEast Radio Watch, February 23, 2009.Change in effective control and addition of a transmitter of CIYN-FM Kincardine in Port Elgin - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-269
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.Oh my! A new radio station for ‘The Shoreline’, ShorelineToday.ca, September 21, 2020
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.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-214, CIYN-FM Kincardine and its transmitters CIYN-FM-1 Goderich and CIYN-FM-2 Port Elgin – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, 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, September 8, 2021
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References
External links Shoreline Classics CIYN-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation