1988
Milestone Radio Inc. was formed by Denham Jolly, Zanana Akande, Carl Redhead, Reynold Austin and Tony Davy. Their goal was to obtain a broadcast licence to operate a Toronto radio station with an Urban format.
1990
Milestone was denied a licence for a Toronto Urban station.
1997
On July 29, the CBC was given approval to move CBL from 740 AM to 99.1 FM. Several other applicants had applied for the 99.1 MHz frequency including Milestone (their second attempt), which had proposed a "World Urban Contemporary" music format.
1998
In May, in response to Milestone's appeal, the Federal Cabinet sent the CRTC an Order in Council to reserve a frequency for applicants like Milestone, bearing in mind Toronto's diverse society. Later in the year, the CRTC announced that it would again call for applications for new Toronto radio services.
2000
On June 16, B. Denham Jolly on behalf of Milestone Radio Inc. was granted a licence for a new FM station at Toronto, operating on 93.5 MHz with effective radiated power of 298 watts. The new station would offer an "Urban" music format, targeted to an audience aged 25 to 44. Milestone stated that the format would be a "modern-day reflection of the rich musical traditions of Black musicians and Black-influenced music over at least the past century. Milestone Radio Inc. was controlled by Foundco Inc. (70.1%), which was controlled by five individuals, with Mr. B. Denham Jolly being the major shareholder. Standard Radio Inc. was a minority shareholder in Milestone (29.9%).
2001
On February 9, CFXJ "Flow 93.5" launched at 9:35 p.m. after a period of technical tests. Studios and offices were on the fourth floor of 211 Yonge Street (across from the Eaton Centre). Transmission facilities were shared with CBC Radio atop First Canadian Place.
After weeks of broadcasting music with no announcers or commercials, Flow 93.5 officially began broadcasting in early March.
Kenny Robinson was named morning man at Flow 93.5. He was described as the Canadian King of Comedy.
2002
On July 19, CFXJ was granted an increase in power from 298 to 1,430 watts. The change would provide a more reliable signal in the Toronto area.
On December 11, Milestone Radio Inc. was granted a licence to operate a transitional digital radio undertaking to serve Toronto. The transmitter for the undertaking would employ the EUREKA-147 digital audio broadcasting system and operate from the CN Tower. The Milestone the transmitter operated using DRU frequency 1454.56 MHz (DRB channel 2) with an effective isotropic radiated power of 5,084 watts.
Carl Redhead, Milestone VP and GM (and one of the original founders) passed away December 22 after a long illness. He was 67.
2004
In February, Flow significantly increased the strength of its signal when it began operating from a new antenna atop First Canadian Place. This was the result of a CRTC decision on December 11, 2003, granting CFXJ a decrease in effective radiated power, from 1,430 to 1,170 watts and an increase in antenna height, from 264 to 298.7 metres.
2007
On August 20 at 5:30 a.m., CFXJ-FM was rebranded as the "New Flow 93.5". The music format changed from Urban (CHR-Rhythmic) to Contemporary Hits.
Written by Bill Dulmage - Updated March, 2010
Written by Bill Dulmage - November, 2007