CFNY-FM
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| City | Brampton, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Toronto Area |
| Branding | 102.1 The Edge |
| Slogan | Modern Music |
| Frequency | 102.1 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | August 8, 1960 |
| Format | modern rock |
| ERP | 35.4 kW |
| HAAT | 421 meters (1,381 ft) |
| Class | C1 |
| Owner |
Corus Entertainment (Corus Premium Television Ltd.) |
| Sister stations |
Radio: CILQ-FM, CFMJ TV: CIII-DT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.edge.ca |
CFNY-FM, branded as 102.1 the Edge, is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.1 FM in the Greater Toronto Area. The station rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s due to its freestyle DJing format and unique (at that point) choice to play alternative music. Following a number of years hallmarked by internal problems and a listener rebellion as a result of management decisions, the station eventually evolved into its current modern rock format owned by Corus Entertainment.
The station's legal city of license is the suburban city of Brampton, Ontario, where the station was originally launched in 1960, although today its studios are in Downtown Toronto at Corus Quay on Toronto's Harbourfront and its transmitter is located atop the CN Tower.
The station commenced operations on August 8, 1960, as an FM rebroadcast of an AM station, CHIC. On September 21, 1962 two brothers, Leslie and Harry Allen Jr., agreed to purchase all shares of CHIC Radio Ltd. from S.W. Caldwell, Frank M. Early, F.J. Shouldice, John Fox, W.S. Martin, Frank W. Richardson, Garth H. Ketemer, G. Clare Burt, J.R. Jenkins and Gordon F. Keeble. The sale occurred on October 15 later that year and was subject to Government approval. They began playing album rock music in the evenings while simulcasting the AM programming during the day. The nearby Humber College provided a steady stream of young employees, who were encouraged to play their own selections. Noted Canadian radio and television personality Vicki Gabereau was one of such employees. At this point in the station's existence, it operated under the call letters CHIC-FM, with a transmitter power of 857 watts ERP mono. This was just enough to just service the town of Brampton.
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