CICZ-FM

CICZ-FM
City Midland, Ontario
Branding 104.1 The Dock
Slogan Simcoe County's Greatest Hits!
Frequency 104.1 MHz (FM)
First air date July 1, 1959 (AM)
1994 (FM)
Format classic rock/classic hits
ERP 9,354 watts average
20,000 watts peak
HAAT 236.7 meters (777 ft)
Class B
Owner Larche Communications
Website www.1041thedock.com

CICZ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 104.1 FM in Midland, Ontario. The station, owned by Larche Communications, airs a classic rock format branded as 104.1 The Dock.

History

Midland-Penetang Broadcasting Ltd. opened CKMP 1230 AM on July 1, 1959 with studios at 196 Dominion Street in Downtown Midland. The "MP" in the call letters was for the towns of Midland and Penetanguishene.[1] CKMP was home to many well-known announcers, including Jim Van Horne, Brian Henderson and Dan McLean.

The studios moved in 1990 to a new facility on Cranston Crescent off Highway 12 in Midland, in a facility that also housed Telemedia's community newspapers. On June 3, 1992, CKMP was given permission to rebroadcast the programming of co-owned CFOR in Orillia between 1:00 and 6:00 a.m. (with local inserts). When the simulcast began, CKMP’s format changed from AC gold to country music.[1]

CKMP moved to 104.1 FM in 1994,[2] changing call letters to CICZ, while CFOR became CICX-FM, broadcasting at 105.9 FM. Both stations were branded as KICX-FM, sharing announcers and programming for much of their daily schedule. This arrangement continued until CICX switched to the EZ Rock format in 1996.

Larche Communications purchased CICZ from Telemedia in 1997,[3] and acquired CICX from Rogers Communications in 2007.

On March 3, 2008, Larche moved the country format to CICX, replacing the Orillia station's former Jack FM format, and adopted the classic rock format on CICZ. Most recently, the station adopted a classic hits format.

In July 2011, Larche Communications applied to increase CICZ-FM's power from 9,354 watts (20,000 watts Max. ERP) to 33,500 watts (100,000 watts Max. ERP).[4][5][6] This application was denied on June 4, 2012.[7]

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Coordinates: 44°31′55″N 79°39′44″W / 44.53194°N 79.66222°W / 44.53194; -79.66222

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