CJXY-FM
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| Broadcast area | Burlington, Ontario |
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| Branding | Y108 |
| Slogan | Y108 Rocks |
| Frequency | 107.9 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | 1948 |
| Format | active rock |
| ERP | 100 kW |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Website | CJXY |
CJXY 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.
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. In 1991, CKDS adopted the CJXY (Y95.3) callsign and a rock music format.
In 1999, 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.
Music on CJXY is a combination of classic rock and new rock, combining what one would hear on Corus-owned Toronto stations 102.1 The Edge and Q107.
The show is well known for its evening show hosted by rock legend Alice Cooper.
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