CIDC is a radio station that used to serve Central Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area from Orangeville. The station now has now re-located its studios to Toronto, but is still licenced to Orangeville and still has its transmitter there. The call sign is named after (CI) Douglas C. It started as an affiliate station in 1995 called "HOT 103 playing solely Dance music". The station then switched format to Top 40/Dance; in February, 1998, along with a name change to "Hits 103.5/Party Radio". The station's slogan was "We give you the hits". A radio station is a sound broadcasting service. ... Categories: Canada-place stubs | Ontario ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and is centred around the fifth largest city in North America, Toronto, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. ... Orangeville is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

On January 1st, 2001, the station began to imitate the name of WHTZ station "Z 100" of New York, resulting in the name of the station, "Z103.5". Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... WHTZ, also known as Z-100, is one of the most successful (and copied) radio stations in America today. ...

Z103.5 is proudly Canada's only radio station still playing dance music since Energy 108 changed formats. It should be noted though, that it is also the only Top 40 station left in Toronto after Kiss 92 changed formats in 2003. Dance music is music composed, played, or both, specifically to accompany social dancing. ... CJAQ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 92. ...

Z103.5 had a weekly show on Sundays at 5:00-6:00 PM called the Freestyle Frenzy, hosted by 103.5 veteran Tony Monaco. It was solely a show of Freestyle music and mixes. It lasted many years, but in January 2004, the Evanov Radio Group which currently owns the station decided to end it and make the time slot regular programming, and soon to be part of Ryan Seacrest's Top 40 countdown.

To the displeasure of many listeners that have been watching the station grow for over 10 years, they have started to play less and less dance music. Many people blame this on influences by Kiss 92 listeners, and Flow 93.5 listeners. It is now more rap and hip-hop. A poll conducted in early-September 2005 asked those visiting it's official site what their favourite type of music was on z103.5. A total of over 5000 votes were sent in. Euro/Trance won with 50.8%, Hip Hop/R&B obtained 19.0%, Reggae/Reggaeton 12.9%, House 10.1%, and Pop/Rock came last with 7.1% of the votes. September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Europop refers to a style of pop music that developed in Europe throughout the 1970s which emphasized catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Trance music is a subgenre of electronic dance music (EDM) that developed in the 1990s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz and blues. ... Jump to: navigation, search Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica. ... Jump to: navigation, search Reggaeton is a form of dance music which has become popular with Latin American youth during the late 1990s and has spread to North American and European audiences during the first few years of the 21st century. ... Jump to: navigation, search House music refers to a collection of styles of electronic dance music, the earliest forms beginning in the early- to mid- 1980s. ... Jump to: navigation, search in its more recent sense, as a subgenre of popular music. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

Despite the downward trend in dance music, the stations highest rated program continues to be "The Drive @ 5 Street Mix" with DJ Danny D. It's a show mixed live entirely with vinyl. No show gathers more listeners than the Street Mix.

A similar show, The Power Mix with DJ Spence Diamonds, used to air 3 nights a week. This show however was was cut back to one night in the fall of 2005 as the station heads toward a more 'generic' sound.

The station annually hosts a number of live concert events featuring the year's hottest acts. Past and present concerts include the Hot Rush (now Summer Rush), Euro-Freestyle Invasion (now Euro Invasion), and Partymania. Most of the concerts are sold-out because they are mostly filled with performances by Dance artists that usually don't get much publicity.

• Call Sign Meaning: C. I. Douglas C)
• Frequency: 103.5 FM
• Format: Top 40/Dance
• Name: (The New) Z103.5
• Past Names: DC 103, Hot 103, HITS 103.5

CIDC is a radio station that used to serve Central Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area from Orangeville. ...

External links

• Z103.5's Homepage

See also: List of radio stations in Ontario. Not to be confused with CIBC, a bank in Canada. The following is a list of radio stations in the Canadian province of Ontario as of 2004. ... CIBC (NYSE: BCM) is one of Canadas major banks. ...