CFXY-FM is a Canadian

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, that broadcasts at 105.3

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. The station uses the on-air brand ''Bounce 105.3'' with an adult hits format. The station is owned by

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, which also owns sister stations

CIBX-FM CIBX-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, owned by Bell Media and known as ''Move 106.9''. It broadcasts an adult contemporary format. The studios and offices are on Rookwood Avenue in Fredericton, ...

and CKHJ. The station's

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is off Route 620 at Hamtown Corner in

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, north west of Fredericton.

History

CFXY was launched on July 15, 1983, as CKHJ-FM, and first operated at 93.1 on the FM dial. In 1992, CKHJ-FM received CRTC approval to change its frequency from 93.1 to 105.3 FM. In June 2000, CIHI (1260 AM) changed its

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and switched frequencies with co-owned

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station CKHJ, which was at 105.3 FM. The station was owned by Radio One Ltd. until 1999, when it was sold to Telemedia Communications. Telemedia sold the stations to Astral Media in 2002, which was then acquired by

as of 2013. As part of a mass format reorganization by Bell Media, on May 18, 2021, CFXY flipped to adult hits, and adopted the ''Bounce'' branding.Bell Media Bounces 25 Stations Across Canada to New Variety Hits Brand
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Former logo

References

External links

Bounce 105.3
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