CICS-FM

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title: "CICS-FM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-greater-sudbury", "country-radio-stations-in-canada", "radio-stations-established-in-2008", "2008-establishments-in-ontario", "bell-media-radio-stations"] description: "Radio station in Sudbury, Ontario" topic_path: "geography/canada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CICS-FM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Sudbury, Ontario ::

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Field	Value
name	CICS-FM
logo	CICS-FM-2019.png
city	Sudbury, Ontario
country	CA
area	Greater Sudbury
branding	Pure Country 91.7
airdate
frequency
format	Country
erp	50,000 watts
haat	120.9 m
class	B
owner	Bell Media
licensee	Bell Media Radio
sister_stations	CICI-TV
webcast	Listen Live
website	iheartradio.ca/purecountry/sudbury
callsign_meaning	Play on the word "Kicks" (former branding)
affiliations	Premiere Networks
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| name = CICS-FM | logo = CICS-FM-2019.png | logo_size = | city = Sudbury, Ontario | country = CA | area = Greater Sudbury | branding = Pure Country 91.7 | airdate = | frequency = | format = Country | erp = 50,000 watts | haat = 120.9 m | class = B | owner = Bell Media | licensee = Bell Media Radio | sister_stations = CICI-TV | webcast = Listen Live | website = iheartradio.ca/purecountry/sudbury | callsign_meaning = Play on the word "Kicks" (former branding) | affiliations = Premiere Networks

CICS-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 91.7 FM in Sudbury, Ontario. The station airs a country format, branded as Pure 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.

History

Originally owned by Larche Communications, the station was licensed by the CRTC on July 12, 2007. The format and KICX 91.7 branding were patterned on Larche's existing CICZ-FM in Midland, although CICZ's format and brand were moved to sister station CICX-FM in Orillia before CICS was launched.

The station began on-air testing periods without audio in late spring 2008, and officially began testing with country music on the morning of July 28. On August 18 at 7 a.m. ET, the station officially launched as KICX 91.7. The KICX-FM morning show hosts Luke and Shannon kicked it off that morning with the song "Play Something Country" by Brooks and Dunn. KICX Launch (video) - KICX 91.7 brings FM country music back to Sudbury, sudbury24.ca, August 18, 2008.

On August 10, 2017, Bell Media announced that it would acquire CICS. Bell Media received approval from the CRTC on February 14, 2018.

On May 28, 2019, as part of a country-wide format reorganization by Bell, CICS rebranded as Pure Country 91.7.

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 the CTV Northern Ontario building with television sister station CICI-TV.

Technical issues

CICS-FM may receive some interference from a 100 kW FM signal, WCML-FM in Alpena, Michigan. Although Sudbury is well outside of WCML's normal broadcast range, due to tropospheric ducting over Lake Huron the signal has sometimes reached the Sudbury area strongly enough to be in almost crystal clear FM stereo.

Former logos

Image:Kicxsudbury.jpg|Logo used for CICS-FM from 2008 to August 2016

References

References

1. [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-229.htm CRTC Decision 2007-229]
2. [http://www.northernlife.ca/News/Lifestyle/2008/08-18-08-kicx.aspx "Hot new country"], ''[[Northern Life (newspaper). Northern Life]]'', August 18, 2008.
3. [http://www.thesudburystar.com/2008/08/20/serving-up-some-kicks-new-country-station-on-air "Serving up some kicks - New country station on air"] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 , ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', August 2008.)
4. "Bell Media to Acquire Four Ontario Radio Stations from Larche Communications Inc. – Bell Media".
5. [https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2018/2018-57.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018–57: CICZ-FM Midland, CICX-FM Orillia, CJOS-FM Owen Sound and CICS-FM Sudbury – Acquisition of assets]. [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]], February 14, 2018.
6. [https://radioinsight.com/headlines/177282/bell-media-rebrands-13-canadian-country-stations-as-pure-country/ Bell Media Rebrands 13 Canadian Country Stations As Pure Country]. ''RadioInsight'', May 28, 2019.
7. "WCML-FM from recnet".

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