96.9 · History
The Modern Rock revolution, year by year
How three chords in 1976 became a format, a festival and a station. Scrub the timeline, filter by era, or press play and let the story run — with the Toronto radio milestones of CFNY and 102.1 the Edge along the way.
● Punk Ignition
1976
The fuse is lit
The Ramones release their debut and the Sex Pistols unleash Anarchy in the U.K. Three chords and an attitude tear up the rulebook of 70s rock. On the dial west of Toronto, Brampton's CHIC-FM becomes CFNY-FM.
Soundtrack: God Save the Queen — Sex Pistols
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