indie88 slogan your music . your lifestyle . frequency 88.1 mhz fm first air date july 31 2013 format indie alternative rock power 2.1 kw class a 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 . 1 2 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 . 1 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 . history edit 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 . 3 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 cbc radio 3 and cbc radio 2 . 4 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 gon na give you up copying an online phenomenon known as rickrolling . 5 6 the first song played on the station on its july 31 launch was arcade fire s ready to start . 5 the july 31 date however was a soft launch for the station ; throughout august the station aired a continuous music format with no hosted programming except for throne of glory an afternoon drive program in which a guest personality was invited to play music of their own choosing . cross hosted the first throne of glory on august 1 ; other personalities who hosted throughout the month include hannah georgas joel plaskett adam van koeverden wade macneil born ruffians silversun pickups k os torquil campbell metz july talk raina douris the new pornographers matt mays jay ferguson dave hodge dan mangan toronto star music critic ben rayner tokyo police club matthew good hollerado ed the sock and liana k steven and liana kerzner former cfny personality dave bookman and former cfny program director and personality don berns . the station officially launched on september 3 with its full complement of on air personalities and regular features ; 1 4 the station s regular schedule included brian bailey candice knihnitski matt hart carlin burton and former cfny personalities bookman and douris . 7 cross was also heard on the station as a contributing personality voicing some of the station s identification bumpers and hosting a weekday programming feature called crackle and pop in which he played rare and classic songs from his own archive of vinyl singles until he rejoined cfny in august 2014 . the crackle and pop feature still airs on the station now hosted by bookman . the station has also since added brent albrecht to its roster and bailey left the station in early 2016 . on november 1 2013 the crtc approved an application by the station to increase the average effective radiated power erp of cind fm from 532 to 2 100 watts maximum erp increasing from 875 watts to 4 000 watts and to decrease the effective height of antenna above average terrain ehaat from 328.4 to 281 metres . 8 in the most recent available numeris ratings the station held a 1.3 share of the toronto radio audience 9 up from 0.8 in the prior ratings period . on september 13 2014 the station held the indie88 birthday bash to celebrate its first birthday . the show which took place at toronto s opera house concert hall featured live performances by lowell the darcys and dan mangan . 10 in 2015 former cbc radio 3 host lana gay joined the station while in early 2016 morning show co host brian bailey departed for reasons unknown . after a months long transitional period indie88 began its new regular schedule on april 11 2016 . raina douris moved from afternoons to join matt hart as new permanent co host of the morning show with candice stepping back to report only news and weather in light of her impending maternity leave . in the afternoon slot vacated by douris lana gay was appointed the new permanent afternoon drive host . references edit a b c spirit of radio in toronto getting an indie twist . globe and mail . july 30 2013 . retrieved july 30 2013 . indie rock station coming to toronto . toronto star september 11 2012 . broadcasting decision crtc 2012 485 licensing of a new radio station to serve toronto crtc september 11 2012 a b indie 88 radio station marches to an independent drummer . toronto star july 26 2013 . a b indie88 toronto s newest radio station puts the listener in charge . national post . july 31 2013 . retrieved august 1 2013 . a new toronto radio station is rickrolling for a week . canada.com july 25 2013 . indie 88 toronto officially launched today . alancross.ca september 3 2013 . broadcasting decision crtc 2013 588 cind fm toronto ches fm erin and cfrh fm penetanguishene technical changes and new transmitter crtc november 1 2013 ppm top line radio statistics toronto ctrl february 24 to may 25 2014 . bureau of broadcast measurement . celebrate indie88 s rickroll free first birthday . toronto life . september 9 2014 . retrieved 2014 10 09 . external links edit official website cind fm canadian communications foundation query the rec s canadian station database for cind fm v t e 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 102.9 uxbridge ciux 105.5 vaughan cfu758 90.7 halton region oakville cjye 1250 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 92.5 1 92.5 2 92.5 3 101.3 1 101.3 2 101.3 3 101.3 4 105.9 1 105.9 2 105.9 3 105.9 4 internet radio afterhours.fm chev radio radio glendon radio regent ontario radio markets cornwall & eastern ontario hamilton niagara kenora district first nations radio kingston brockville kitchener waterloo london midwestern ontario north bay ottawa parry sound muskoka haliburton pembroke ottawa valley peterborough quinte belleville trenton rainy river simcoe county barrie orillia sault ste. marie sudbury thunder bay timiskaming timmins toronto windsor chatham sarnia see also list of radio stations in ontario 1 defunct as a terrestrial radio broadcaster ; 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