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| Broadcast area | Greater Sudbury |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.7MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Pure Country 91.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| CICI-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | August 18,2008 |
Call sign meaning | Play on the word "Kicks" (former branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 120.9 meters (397 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/purecountry/sudbury |
CICS-FM is a Canadianradio station, which broadcasts at 91.7FM inSudbury,Ontario. The station airs acountryformat, branded asPure Country 91.7. The studio and offices are located at 699 Frood Road in Sudbury, and the station transmits a 50,000 watt signal from the CBC tower.
Originally owned byLarche Communications, the station was licensed by theCRTC on July 12, 2007.[1] The format andKICX 91.7 branding were patterned on Larche's existingCICZ-FM inMidland, although CICZ's format and brand were moved to sister stationCICX-FM inOrillia before CICS was launched.
The station began on-air testing periods without audio in late spring 2008, and officially began testing withcountry music on the morning of July 28. On August 18 at 7 a.m.ET, the station officially launched asKICX 91.7. The KICX-FM morning show hosts Luke and Shannon kicked it off that morning with the song "Play Something Country" byBrooks and Dunn.[2][3][4]
On August 10, 2017,Bell Media announced that it would acquire CICS.[5] Bell Media received approval from the CRTC on February 14, 2018.[6]
On May 28, 2019, as part of a country-wide format reorganization by Bell, CICS rebranded asPure Country 91.7.[7]
In May 2022, CICS-FM moved from its 60 Elm Street studios in downtown Sudbury where it was launched in 2008 to its new location at 699 Frood Road in theCTV Northern Ontario building with television sister stationCICI-TV.
CICS-FM may receive some interference from a 100 kW FM signal,WCML-FM inAlpena, Michigan. Although Sudbury is well outside of WCML's normal broadcast range, due totropospheric ducting overLake Huron the signal has sometimes reached the Sudbury area strongly enough to be in almost crystal clear FM stereo.[8]
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