 About 88.5 The
Jewel - CKDX FM
In 2001, 88.5 The Jewel CKDX-FM was launched. The station serves the
fastest growing area of the GTA, just north of Toronto including North
York, Vaughan, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Aurora and Woodbridge.
In early April 2007, "Foxy 88.5" became "88.5 The Jewel". It adopted the
"Jewel" branding shortly after the launch of sister station CJWL in
Ottawa, which is also branded as "The Jewel".
The Jewel's format is enduring..."World Class Music" and the station's
play list includes legendary singers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat
King Cole, and contemporary artists including Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart,
Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Michael Buble, Matt Dusk, Suzie Vinnick, Molly
Johnson, Elton John, as well as some of Canada's finest
instrumentalists---Richard Abel and Andre Gagon.
History
CKDX is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 88.5 FM in the Greater
Toronto Area. Although officially licensed to Newmarket, the station's
studios are located in Toronto. The station broadcasts a pop standards
format with the brand name The Jewel of the Dial.
The station was launched February 28, 1980 as AM 1480 CKAN, broadcasting
from 6 am to midnight with an adult contemporary format. The music
format changed to country by 1984. In 1986, the station switched to a
Top 40 format, and in 1988 the station began broadcasting 24 hours a
day.
The station shut down on March 17, 1992 due to financial problems, and
resumed broadcasting on May 17 when the problems were resolved. In
December of that year, the station adopted the CKDX callsign. CKDX
subsequently moved to the FM band in 1994, branding itself as The
Phoenix.
The station went through a number of format changes in the next several
years, adopting a dance music format in 1997, returning to country music
in 1999, rhythmic oldies in 2000 and its current format "Foxy 88.5" in
2002.
The station is 70% owned by Evanov Radio Group, and 30 percent by the
private numbered company 1093641 Ontario Ltd.
In early April 2007, "Foxy 88.5" became "88.5 The Jewel". It adopted the
"Jewel" branding shortly after the launch of sister station CJWL in
Ottawa, which is also branded as "The Jewel". |
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Contact: Don Currie, General
Manager, Foxy 88.5. | 416-213-1035 |
dcurrie@z1035.com
www.foxy885.com |
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