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CKZZ-FM (95.3 FM, "Z95.3") is a Canadian radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 95.3 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 71,300 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour, and its studios are located in Richmond. The station has had a hot adult contemporary format since 2004, and is owned by Newcap Radio. ==History== The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved an application for a new commercial FM radio station at Vancouver on the frequency 95.3 MHz in early 1991.〔(Decision CRTC 90-1094 )〕 CKZZ, known on-air with the moniker "Z 95.3", signed on air at 8 a.m. on May 23, 1991, and ran commercial-free until May 27. The first song played was ''Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)'' by C&C Music Factory. Founded by South Fraser Broadcasting and controlled by Michael Dickinson, it shares studio and office space with sister station CISL AM 650. The station's format was authorized by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as dance music, and quickly gained popularity among younger audiences in the market. CKZZ was a top-rated station, constantly remaining in the Top 3 most listened-to stations in the market. In 1995, CKZZ and CISL were sold to Standard Radio. The $18 million CAD purchase was approved by the CRTC in 1996. Following this sale, CKZZ began to move from the dance format it was licensed for to a contemporary hit radio format. The station's success continued into 2001, and ranked number two overall among radio stations in the Vancouver market in the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement ratings for much of the year. Its website also ranked 28th on the list of the "50 Best Radio Station Websites in the World", compiled by U.S. trade publication "Radio Ink". In addition, CKZZ was named "Station of the Year" by ''Canadian Music Week'' in March 2002. In August 2002, the station changed formats again, edging away from its "contemporary hits" format and used the slogan "The Best of the Nineties and Today", but technically remained a CHR. In February 2004, the station started playing an uninterrupted stream of hit music from its 13-year history, in preparation for another format change. The station switched to their current Hot Adult Contemporary format in March, with the slogan "''Zed Ninety-Five Three, Your Music Your Zed, with the Best of the 80s, 90s and Now''". Ironically, the station was named "CHR Station of the Year" by Canadian Music Week a few days before its format switch. The first song of the current hot adult contemporary format was Coldplay's 2002 single ''Clocks''. Another direction tweak came in September 2005, with the station dropping most of its eighties and nineties tracks and moving towards an adult top 40 format. The slogan, "''Today's Best Music''", was first used on sister station CJFM/Montreal, and both CKZZ and CJFM had identical playlists. In the spring of 2007, the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement, released its yearly reports indicating that Z95-3 had a 3.6% share of the Vancouver radio market and finishing as the 12th most listened to radio station. This was most likely caused by the launch of Rhythmic Top 40 (now Mainstream Top 40) station CFBT-FM in 2002 and took away the majority of the station's younger audiences, which prompted CKZZ to seek an older audience that listened to the station in its 90's heyday. Such a drop in ratings over the years prompted the end of Z95-3 and the creation of a new radio station. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CKZZ-FM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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