CFLY-FM

CFLY-FM

Kingston, Ontario
Broadcast area	Eastern Ontario
Frequency	98.3 MHz (FM)
Branding	98.3 FLY FM
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	My Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	CKLC-FM, WLYK
History
First air date	January 1954 (1954-01)
Former call signs	CKLC-FM (1953–1978)
Call sign meaning	C FLY (branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
Class	C1
ERP	95,500 watts
HAAT	158 meters (518 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	https://www.kingstondaily.ca

CFLY-FM (98.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station broadcasting in Kingston, Ontario, and is owned by My Broadcasting Corporation. It airs an adult contemporary format branded as 98.3 FLY FM. The studios and offices are on Princess Street in Kingston.

CFLY-FM is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 95,500 watts. The transmitter is in Harrowsmith.

History

CKLC-FM

The station signed on the air in January 1954 (January 1954). Its original call sign was CKLC-FM. It was owned by St. Lawrence Broadcasting with studios on Brock Street. Sister station CKLC 1380 AM was launched at the same time with the two stations simulcasting their programming. CKLC-FM's original frequency was 99.5 MHz, and it was an affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Dominion Network until the network dissolved in 1962.

CKLC-FM's original purpose in 1953 was to provide a reliable audio link for CKLC-AM, which broadcast from a four-tower array on Wolfe Island. Equalized Bell Telephone broadcast lines were not reliable to Wolfe Island in that era so the FM signal carried the program feed of CKLC-AM, which was received at the AM transmitter site over the air, and re-broadcast on the 1380 AM signal.

CFLY-FM

Eventually, the Bell line problem was resolved, allowing CKLC-FM to develop its own separate programming, playing automated beautiful music. CKLC-FM moved to 98.3 in 1973. It changed its call letters to CFLY-FM in 1978.

The stations were acquired by CHUM Limited in 1998. Since the 1980s, CFLY has programmed some form of adult contemporary music as FLY FM. In 1998, the station moved to a hot adult contemporary format, and in 2001, moved back to a mainstream adult contemporary sound. In early 2007, the station returned to hot AC. On June 22, 2007, the stations were acquired by CTVglobemedia, now Bell Media.

Former "FLY FM" Logo until 2020

Move 98.3

On December 27, 2020, as part of a consolidation of Bell Media radio stations into national brands, CFLY rebranded as part of Bell's Move Radio brand as Move 98.3, with no change in format. The station ran without DJs for the first week of the format as the "Move" branding was introduced. The on-air staff returned on January 4, 2021.

"Move Radio" branding used until 2025

Sale to MBC, return to FLY FM

On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC. This included CFLY, which was sold to My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). The sale was approved by the CRTC on February 26, 2025.

On March 24, 2025, MBC dropped CFLY-FM's Move Radio and returned to its previous 98.3 FLY FM branding and "Today's Best Music" slogan with no change in format.

External links

• 98.3 FLY FM
• 98.3 FLY FM - iHeart
• CFLY-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CFLY-FM in the REC Canadian station database