CFPL-FM

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CFPL FM

City of license	London, Ontario
Broadcast area	Southwestern Ontario
Branding	FM96
Slogan	"London's Best Rock"
First air date	1948
Frequency	95.9MHz (FM)
Format	Active Rock
ERP	179 kW
Callsign meaning	Canadian Free Press London
Owner	Corus Entertainment
Webcast	@ fm96.com
Website	www.fm96.com

CFPL-FM, or FM96, is a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment and based in London, Ontario, Canada that transmits at 179,000 watts at 95.9 MHz on the FM dial. FM96's Signal allows it to be carried all over Southern Ontario including as far away as Erie PA, Hanover ON, Kitchener ON and Chatham ON. The station primarily plays a active rock format similar to local sister stations Y-108 and 102.1 the Edge, the latter of which FM96 carries The Ongoing History of New Music from.

1 History
2 Tucker and Taz in The Morning
3 FM96 Rocks
4 DJs
5 External links

[edit] History

Canada's third-oldest FM station, originally signed on in 1948 at 93.5 MHz as a simulcast station of CFPL-AM. The FM station started airing separate programming in 1949, the same year it started broadcasting at 95.9 MHz at 4,440 watts. The "FPL" call sign letters stand for its original owner, the London Free Press newspaper.

In 1961, CFPL-FM boosted its signal strength to 179,000 watts, which is currently the most powerful signal strength output in Canada. During the 1960s and early 70s, CFPL-FM broadcast classical music, under the name "Stereo 96" in later years; by 1980, the format had changed to Adult Contemporary under the "Rock 'n' Easy" moniker. CFPL-FM was also an affiliate of the CBC until 1972.

In 2006, FM96 was named Station of The Year and won the BDS Cutting Edge Award.

On Monday, August 14, 2006 FM96 "pulled the plug". They played all acoustic songs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to remember the Northeast Blackout of 2003, and raise awareness on power conservation.

[edit] Tucker and Taz in The Morning

Tucker and Taz in the Morning is the morning show on FM96. The show features Scott Tucker, Chris George (Taz) and Sarah Kelly. The show has had many of FM96's main promotions and contests, including:

The Tucker and Taz World Tour
Tucker and Taz Temp
Tucker and Taz Block Party

[edit] FM96 Rocks

FM96 Rocks was a concert held in downtown London by FM96. It was held at the corner of King and Clarence Street. Bands that performed included:

[edit] DJs

All times according to the Eastern Time Zone.

5:30 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. - Tucker (Scott Tucker), Taz (Chris George) and Sarah Kelly
9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. - Niall Knutson
2:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. - Andrea Dunn
7:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M. - Brad Gibb (pre-recorded show)
12:00 A.M. - 5:30 A.M. - Autoplay: The library is played automatically, and on shuffle.