CKDX-FM

CKDX-FM

City	Newmarket, Ontario
Broadcast area	Greater Toronto Area
Branding	Jewel 88.5
Slogan	Lite & Refreshing
Frequency	88.5 MHz (FM)
First air date	1980 (AM) 1994 (FM)
Format	soft adult contemporary/adult standards
ERP	11.3 kWs average 30.0 kWs peak
HAAT	183.5 meters (602 ft)
Class	B
Former frequencies	1480 kHz
Owner	Evanov Communications
Webcast	CKDX-FM listen online
Website	www.jewelradio.com/new/885

CKDX-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 88.5 FM in the Greater Toronto Area, although the station is officially licensed to Newmarket, Ontario, CKDX's studios are located on Dundas Street West in the Eatonville neighbourhood of Toronto, while its transmitter is located near Aurora. The station broadcasts a soft, gold-leaning adult contemporary format under the brand name Jewel 88.5.

History

The station was launched on February 28, 1980 as AM 1480 CKAN, broadcasting from 6 am to midnight with a hybrid easy listening/beautiful music format. The station switched to a country music format in 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 of that year when the problems were resolved. At the time of the shutdown, the station was known as "Energy 1480". In December of that year, the station adopted its current CKDX callsign with an oldies/easy listening format. CKDX subsequently moved to the FM dial in 1994, branding itself as "The Phoenix".^[1] Since moving to FM, the station has gone through several technical changes.^[2]

The station went through a number of format changes in the next several years, adopting a dance music format again as "Power 88.5" (after a brief period as "88.5 The X") on February 21, 1997 at 8 AM. On July 19, 1999, at 5pm, the station returned to country as "88.5 The Kat". On June 1, 2000, at Noon, the station flipped to a format that has never been tried in Canada before: "Rhythmic oldies" as "Dancing Oldies 88.5". In 2001, the "Dancing Oldies" format aired throughout the day, while modern dance music was broadcast at night. It was at this point in time that the station became known as "Foxy 88.5: The Dance Music Station". This lasted until January 2002, when it flipped to adult standards while retaining the "Foxy" branding. In April 2007, the station rebranded as "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 station is 70% owned by Evanov Communications, and 30 percent by the private numbered company 1093641 Ontario Ltd.

In 2009, after a few years with the adult standards format, the station changed to more of an older-skewing adult contemporary format to replace CJEZ-FM (which became adult hits as CHBM-FM) as CHFI's competing adult contemporary station. It was at this point that CHFI began skewing at a younger audience for its AC format. "The Jewel" still features traditional easy listening/adult standards music on "The Lounge" program on weekday evenings from 7 to 10 pm.

In addition to competing with CHFI, the station also competes with Hamilton's CKLH-FM and St. Catherines's CHRE-FM.

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Radio stations in the Greater Toronto Area

Toronto AM	CJCL 590 CFTR 680 CFZM 740 CJBC 860 CFRB 1010 CHUM 1050 CJRU 1280 CHKT 1430 CHIN 1540 CHHA 1610 CHTO 1690 Defunct: CHEV 1610

Toronto FM	CIND 88.1 CIRV 88.9 CIUT 89.5 CJBC 90.3 CJRT 91.1 CHIN-1 91.9 CKIS 92.5 CFXJ 93.5 CBL 94.1 CJKX-2 95.9 CFMZ 96.3 CFZM-1 96.7 CKHC 96.9 CHBM 97.3 CHFI 98.1 CKFG 98.7 CBLA 99.1 CKFM 99.9 CHIN 100.7 CJSA 101.3 CJRK 102.7 CIRR 103.9 CHUM 104.5 CHOQ 105.1 CHRY 105.5 CILQ 107.1 Defunct: CKLN 88.1 CKRG 89.9¹ CKO-FM-2 99.1 CJVF 102.7 CKAV 106.5

Peel Region	Brampton CIAO 530 NEW 1350 CFNY 102.1 Caledon CFGM 102.7 CJFB 105.5 Mississauga CKNT 960 CJMR 1320 CINA 1650 CKC455/CFRE 91.9 Defunct: CFBN 1280

Durham Region	Ajax CJKX 95.9 Oshawa CKDO 1580/107.7 CKGE 94.9

York Region	Georgina Island CFGI 92.3 Richmond Hill CFMJ 640 Markham CHEV 1610¹ CFMS 105.9 Newmarket CKDX 88.5 CHOP 102.7 Stouffville CIWS 102.7 Vaughan CFU758 90.7

Halton Region	Milton NEW 101.3 Oakville CJYE 1250 Defunct: VEK565 90.7¹

Dufferin County	Orangeville CKMO 101.5 CIDC 103.5 Shelburne CFDC 104.9

Shortwave	CFRX 6.07 MHz

Specialty	HMWN Radio Maria Sur Sagar Radio Radio Humsafar

HD Digital radio	101.3-1 101.3-2 101.3-3 101.3-4

Internet radio	Afterhours.FM CHEV Radio Radio Glendon Radio Regent Ridge Radio

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Evanov Communications

Radio stations	Energy CHWE-FM The Jewel CFJL-FM CHSV-FM CJWL-FM CKDX-FM CKHK-FM CKPC-FM Other CFMB CHRC-FM CHRF CIAO CIDC-FM CIRR-FM CKHY-FM CKHZ-FM CKJS CKPC

Coordinates: 44°00′40″N 79°31′08″W / 44.01111°N 79.51889°W / 44.01111; -79.51889

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