CIND-FM
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| City | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Branding | Indie88 |
| Slogan | Your music. Your lifestyle. |
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz (FM) |
| First air date | July 31, 2013 |
| Format | Indie/alternative rock |
| ERP | 2.1 kW average 4 kilowatts peak |
| HAAT | 281 meters (922 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | INDie rock format |
| Owner | Central Ontario Broadcasting (Rock 95 Broadcasting Ltd.) |
| Sister stations | CFJB-FM, CKMB-FM |
| Webcast | http://indie.streamon.fm/ |
| Website | Indie88.com |
CIND-FM, branded as Indie88, is an FM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, broadcasting at 88.1 MHz. The station, which broadcasts an indie rock format, had its "soft launch" on July 31, 2013, and had its official launch on September 3, 2013.
The station is the first entry into the Toronto market for Central Ontario Broadcasting, which also owns CFJB-FM and CKMB-FM in the outlying city of Barrie. "Indie88," as the station is branded, places a priority on on-air and online interaction with its audience.
Indie88's offices and studios are located on Atlantic Avenue in Toronto's Liberty Village, while its transmitter is located on top of First Canadian Place in Toronto's Financial District.
On September 11, 2012, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved Rock 95 Broadcasting Ltd.'s application to operate on 88.1 MHz, which was formerly used by CKLN-FM from 1983-2011. Staffing announcements made before the station's launch included Megan Bingley (general manager), Adam Thompson (program director), Paul Moran (director of digital media), Alan Cross, former announcer and program director of CFNY-FM, and Raina Douris, a broadcast personality formerly associated with CFNY and CBC Radio 3.
CIND-FM broadcast a full 24-hour online music stream throughout the period between its licensing date and its formal launch. On July 25, 2013, the station announced its formal launch date of July 31 at noon; at the same time, the station replaced its online stream, and went to air on 88.1 FM, with a temporary stunt format consisting of a constant loop of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", copying an online phenomenon known as rickrolling.
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