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CIQM-FM 
City of license London, Ontario Branding 97-5 London's EZ Rock Slogan "The New Sound of EZ Rock" Frequency 97.5 MHz (FM) First air date 1986 (at 103.1 FM) Format Hot AC ERP 50,000 watts Class B Owner Astral Media Website 97.5 EZ Rock CIQM-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 97.5 FM in London, Ontario, Canada, branded as 97.5FM EZ Rock. The station plays a hot adult contemporary format branded as EZ Rock. 97.5FM EZ Rock is owned by Astral Media and its sister stations include CJBX, CJBK and CKSL.
CIQM operates on a frequency once occupied by CKO from 1977 to 1989.
History
CIQM originally operated as "Q103" at 103.1 FM (now the home of CFHK-FM "Fresh FM" in St. Thomas) from its sign-on in 1986 [1] until moving in 1993 to the 97.5 frequency vacated by CKO.[2] For many years, the station was known as "Q97.5," even after taking on the "EZ Rock" trademark; in 2006, the "Q" was dropped and the station became known as simply "97.5, London's EZ Rock." 97.5 currently stands as the most listened to station in London, its country sister station BX93 is the second most favoured station.
On September 6, 2010 CIQM FM underwent several changes including a tweak in format, a new logo and new on-air staff. The station moved from its 24-year-old adult contemporary format to hot adult contemporary, but is now featuring current pop hits mixed with retro hits (80s & 90s). The switch was due to rival CKOT-FM switching from easy listening to a gold-based Soft AC mix, and also because of rimshot rivals CIHR-FM and CHGK-FM also being heard in London. The station also dropped the decimal point from the station ID after going to hot adult contemporary. Just after the switch to hot adult contemporary, Astral switched the jingles from the adult hits jingles to the hot adult contemporary jingles.
References
External links
- 97.5 EZ Rock
- CIQM-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CIQM-FM
Radio stations in London/Woodstock/Tillsonburg, Ontario London CFPL 980 • CJBK 1290 • CKSL 1410 • CJBX 92.7 • CBCL 93.5 • CHRW 94.9 • CFPL 95.9 • CIQM 97.5 • CKLO 98.1 • CJBC 99.3 • CBBL 100.5 • CHST 102.3 • CHJX 105.9 • CIXX 106.9Elgin County Oxford County Simcoe Stratford CJCS 1240 • CHGK 107.7Strathroy 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 Astral Media Inc. Corporate directors Normand Beauchamp • Austin Beutel • Paul Bronfman • André Bureau (Chairman) • Jack Cockwell • George Cohon • Paul Godfrey • Stephen Greenberg • Ian Greenberg (President and CEO) • Sidney Greenberg (Vice President) • Sidney Horn • Mila Mulroney • Timothy PriceBroadcast television stations Cable television / specialty channels Canal D • Canal Vie • Cinépop • Disney Junior (French) • Disney XD • Family • Historia • The Movie Network • Mpix • MusiquePlus • MusiMax • Séries+ • Super Écran • Teletoon (English • French) • Teletoon Retro (English • French) • Viewers Choice • Vrak.TV • ZtéléRadio networks / brands Radio stations
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See also: List of radio stations in Ontario Categories:- Radio stations in London, Ontario
- Hot adult contemporary radio stations in Canada
- Astral Media radio stations
- Ontario radio station stubs
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