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58-632: Beginning in 1994, the show was also simulcast on MuchUSA . It had a loyal following among United States viewers, especially dance music fans. A Francophone version of Electric Circus aired on Musique Plus , broadcasting live from Montreal in the same format as the Toronto version. The MuchMusic studio on the main floor of the CHUM-City Building in Toronto was used to film the show. Audiences often spilled out onto Queen Street West , and on warm days,

116-426: A joint venture between Rainbow Media (currently known as AMC Networks ), a division of New York–based Cablevision and Toronto -based CHUM Limited . CHUM would later sell its 50% stake in the network to Cablevision in 2000, but allowed the continued use of the "MuchMusic" name under a brand licensing agreement. The channel suffered from a lack of carriage; outside of Cablevision's own systems and others (such as

174-451: A mobile app for Android and iOS devices. In November 2012, Fuse announced the launch of Fuse News , a daily news update program which debuted in February 2013. In March 2013, anonymous sources leaked news that MSG was planning to sell all or part of Fuse, as the network had been struggling, and was facing growing competition from digital outlets. On April 4, 2014, MSG and SiTV Media,

232-477: A subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, "Fuse+", in beta. In December 2021, Comcast reached a renewed carriage agreement with Fuse Media, bringing Fuse and FM back to its cable service after 3 years, and also extending distribution of Fuse+ to its X1 and Flex set-top boxes . In 2024, Fuse became the exclusive English-Language outlet for American-Hispanic MMA promotion Combate Global . In addition, Combate Global's library content would begin streaming on

290-495: A 2.0 share of the market in Numeris 's Spring 2018 ratings. Due to its signal location near Orangeville, the station covers Barrie and Kitchener in addition to rimshotting Downtown Toronto . The station has often marketed itself as a Toronto station, while Evanov made repeated attempts to move or otherwise modify CIDC's signal to better serve the GTA, almost all of which were denied by

348-468: A Fuse-branded channel was launched on Pluto TV . On November 19, 2020, current Fuse Media CEO Miguel Roggero and a "Latino-led management group" announced that they have acquired majority interest in the company. In March 2021, Fuse Media announced the launch of a new streaming division, merging the network's website, social media, and digital video outlets with new branded free ad-supported television (FAST) channels. That summer, Fuse Media launched

406-470: A financial need justifying the proposed technical changes". On September 15, 2017, Evanov submitted an application to increase the effective radiated power of CIDC-FM, with no change in frequency. During CIDC's licence renewal process, the CRTC also noted that the station had been neglecting its city of licence in its news and information content, relating specifically to the GTA as a whole rather than Orangeville;

464-565: A full hour in the afternoon until 2004 Dance music makes up approximately 20-30% of the CIDC playlist and programming. Currently, the station competes with fellow top 40 stations CKFM-FM and CKIS-FM , and to a lesser extent, hot AC station CHUM-FM . On September 21, 2020, CIDC-FM launched a digital signal in the HD Radio format. On January 12, 2015, Evanov filed an application for permission to relocate CIDC's transmitter to Georgetown , using

522-532: A multi-year partnership with comedian Gabriel Iglesias for additional new programming and comedy specials. In November 2017, a partnership between Complex and Fuse was announced in which Fuse will air a block of Complex digital series under the Complex x Fuse banner. The block premiered on November 10, 2017. Towards the end of 2018, both Comcast and Verizon announced that Fuse and FM would be dropped from Xfinity and Fios on January 1, 2019, reasoning that

580-488: A new logo identifying itself as MMUSA , and began to air its own original programming and music video blocks, often featuring user-submitted videos; the network's new direction centered around viewer interactivity via the Internet, with the "mmusa.tv" website being the focal point of the interaction. Carriage of the network began to expand with the rise of digital cable , with Time Warner Cable and Comcast beginning to carry

638-536: A number of live concert events. Past and present concerts include the Hot Rush (created in 1993 as Energy 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. Its sister station in Halifax also started holding a similar Summer Rush concert in 2007, usually around

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696-449: A result, Goldberg created a show that highlighted the music and the dancers while throwing cutaways to videos. Guest artists performed live (or live-to-track), none lip-synched. After Goldberg moved on, the set became more elaborate, the dancers' costuming became choreographed, the quality of the dancing declined, and most of the performances were lip-synced, with the exception of the DJs, who mixed

754-552: A variety of hosts. The show ran for an hour and a half until 2001, when it was shortened to one hour. Two concerts were hosted annually: one at Canada's Wonderland during the summer, and another at Winterlude in Ottawa during the winter. Like its American predecessors American Bandstand, Canadian Bandstand and Soul Train , Electric Circus was known for its flashy dancers. Many of these dancers became fan favorites in their own right. A couple of these dancers later graduated to hosting

812-443: A video syndication and content partnership. As part of the partnership, Fuse.tv syndicates Vevo's music video and entertainment programming, including exclusive music video premieres, live music events, and originally produced series. In the fall of 2012, Fuse refocused itself with a new on-air branding campaign created by design agency LoyalKaspar, with its website now featuring trending music news stories. That winter, Fuse launched

870-498: A week (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights). The show, which featured urban music, was cut in the fall of 2007. In 2011, the station introduced a mix show during the lunch hour, dedicated to hits from the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, called the Wayback Lunch. The station aired some programming hosted by Canadian DJ Chris Sheppard in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, including Pirate Radio and Groove Station . CIDC also had

928-469: A week. Recently, as of 2008, high-profile guest DJ's have started to mix live for the Drive @ 5 on several occasions including David Guetta , Tiesto , and Armin van Buuren (his show A State of Trance can be heard Sunday nights on this station). The station also had a Saturday Night edition of the "Drive @ 5 Street Mix" for a time. A similar show, The Power Mix with DJ Spence Diamonds, used to air three nights

986-593: A weekly show on Sundays called the Freestyle Frenzy , hosted by veteran Tony Monaco. It was solely a show of freestyle music and mixes. It aired from June 4, 1995, to January 2004, and was replaced with Ryan Seacrest 's American Top 40 countdown. As of the summer of 2008, that show was removed from the schedule. CKFM-FM later picked up the show after its relaunch as Virgin Radio. MC Mario also previously held regular Sunday programming called "The Mixdown" which ran for

1044-667: Is a radio station licensed to Orangeville, Ontario , Canada. Owned by Evanov Communications , the station broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary format targeting the Greater Toronto Area . Its studios are located on Dundas Street West in the Eatonville neighbourhood in the Etobicoke district of Toronto . CIDC has historically been known for having a dance and electronic music -leaning format, and has sponsored electronic music events and co-branded dance music compilations. CIDC held

1102-553: Is an American digital cable television network that launched on September 30, 2015. The network replaced NuvoTV , which was merged into Fuse on the same day. The channel currently airs a mix of music documentaries, unrelated general interest programming, and reruns of past Fuse and NuvoTV programming. On July 9, 2018, Fuse Media announced a partnership with iHeartMedia to air a television version of syndicated radio program Big Boy ’s Neighborhood on FM beginning July 30. Z103.5 CIDC-FM (103.5 FM , Z103.5 )

1160-455: The 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards , marking its first broadcast of MuchMusic programming since its relaunch. Other MuchMusic programming would return in 2011, including The Wedge and Video on Trial (which would also gain an American version). Blink-182 and former +44 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus began hosting his own weekly television series on Fuse that year, titled Hoppus on Music . On June 28, 2011, Vevo and Fuse entered into

1218-512: The CRTC for neglecting its formal city of licence . The CRTC also reprimanded CIDC for not specifically devoting enough on-air community interest programming, news, sports and information specific to Orangeville or Dufferin County , as specified in its original approval. The Orangeville area was struck by a massive F4 tornado as part of the 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak on May 31, 1985, and

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1276-506: The MuchMusic Boston Countdown together with radio station WFNX ). In 1998, the network also began to be included in a sub-unit of Rainbow focused upon live pay-per-view events taking place at New York's world-famous Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden (both also owned by Cablevision's founding Dolan family), Radio City Networks . By 2001, MuchMusic USA began to diverge from its Canadian parent; it introduced

1334-508: The CRTC approved the ownership transfer of Dufferin Communications from its shareholders to CKMW Radio Ltd., operator of Brampton multicultural station CIAO . The station was branded Hot 103.5 in February 1995 (later calling it "Hot 103 dot 5"), playing only dance music . The station then began adding more R&B and pop tracks to its Top 40 / dance playlist in February 1998, and was renamed Hits 103.5 . On July 28, 2000, approval

1392-456: The CRTC on January 31, 2020, who ruled that it would undermine the commission's competitive licensing process, and cited technical restrictions related to use of the frequencies in both markets. Z103.5 has released various music compilation CDs, mixed by DJ Danny D and later The Hammer. The 3 series included Hitmix, Streetmix, and Summer Rush, named after the concert of the same name. They released from 2002 until 2018. The station annually hosts

1450-582: The Canadian cable channel MuchMusic , owned by CHUM Limited which was also the parent company of Citytv in Toronto and was dedicated to music-based programming; the channel relaunched under its current branding in 2003. Fuse was acquired by SiTV Media in 2014 and, after merging with the Latino-oriented NuvoTV in 2015, would shift its focus to general entertainment and lifestyle programming targeting multicultural young adults. By February 2015, Fuse

1508-458: The Orangeville market, and CIRR moving to a full-power signal on 103.5, which would inherit CIDC's existing programming. Evanov proposed moving the previous LGBT community programming on CIRR to an HD Radio subchannel, committing to produce five original hours of programming per-day. Evanov also filed another application to change CIDC-FM's frequency from 103.5 to 103.7. The application was denied by

1566-524: The Paramount-owned MTV with a slogan touting Fuse as the channel "where the music went" generating controversy both through its criticism of MTV, and through its parodies, particularly that of the iPod ad campaign and Viacom , the corporate owner of MTV and, for a short while, the former owner of many of Fuse's current sister properties, protested when a Fuse billboard appeared across from its headquarters featuring Sally Struthers ' plea to "save

1624-620: The Winnipeg station continues to do well, the Halifax outlet would see their fortunes take a downturn in ratings and format changes that resulted in their flip to Country in September 2015. Rival CKFM-FM switched from adult top 40 to CHR due to high airplay on top-played singles, while CIDC-FM tweaked its format by adding some adult top 40 singles, such as Bon Jovi 's What Do You Got? . Rival CKIS-FM dropped their rhythmic lean and went more mainstream in February 2011. At that same time, CIDC did

1682-461: The breaks as well as a short feature each episode. In 1988, some of the original featured dancers included The WiZ, Tori G (also an editor for Citytv), WARP-1, The Hoody Boyz, Brenda C, Kenrick Pompey (aka The Cowboy) and Tyra J. Many of the dancers were regulars at "The Club at Richard's" in Mississauga, as well as working professionally in the "Go-Go" circuit. The WiZ (also the first asked to be on

1740-610: The channel around this time. After CHUM revoked its licensing agreement for the U.S. channel to use the MuchMusic brand, Cablevision and Time Warner announced that it would relaunch MMUSA as Fuse in 2003; Fuse would officially relaunch on May 19, 2003 featuring more music centric shows like the IMX (TV series) , the Uranium (TV series) , and Kung Faux . Fuse's advertising during this launch period, by New York–based Amalgamated , indirectly bashed

1798-430: The community felt it did not receive adequate warning from stations in Toronto. As such, an application was made to the CRTC for a radio station to serve Orangeville. CRTC approval was given for the station on September 10, 1986, under a guideline not to solicit advertising from Toronto, Barrie or Brampton . The station's frequency allocation was originally specified for Guelph , and was moved to Orangeville to allow for

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1856-478: The company's El Rey Rebel FAST channel. Original programming that's currently produced by Fuse consists of lifestyle series, reality shows, and documentaries. After merging with NuvoTV and launching FM in September 2015, Fuse would slowly scale down its music-based programming. Through its Fuse Presents series, the network has previously hosted live concerts from various venues, primarily from those owned by MSG. FM (an initialism for Fuse Music )

1914-579: The exclusive broadcaster of Legends Football League games in the United States. On July 31, 2015, Fuse announced they would relaunch with a new logo and branding on September 30, 2015. In addition to new series such as Transcendent , which documents the lives of transgender women at AsiaSF Cabaret & Restaurant in San Francisco, and Revealed , which features music videos, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage of artists at work, Fuse announced

1972-530: The music video". In 2008, Fuse became the exclusive television partner for some major music events, including signing a three-year deal to air the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival . In April 2010, Cablevision 's MSG unit, including Fuse, was spun off as a separate publicly traded company, The Madison Square Garden Company . On June 20, 2010, Fuse simulcast

2030-465: The network's programming, emphasizing that Fuse and NuvoTV would be "two different companies with two different identities, audiences and goals". However, on May 1, Fuse News was cancelled with immediate effect, with the entire staff let go, along with other cuts throughout the network. The acquisition was completed on July 1, 2014. In March 2015, Fuse announced its would expand beyond music programming and merge with NuvoTV. A new programming slate

2088-416: The network. In reality, the decree remains in full effect and Fuse's de facto replacement, TV One sister network Cleo TV , launched broadly on Comcast systems on January 19 under the same decree. In April 2019, Fuse's parent company, Fuse Media, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection , citing its lost coverage on Comcast and Verizon systems, as well as defaulting on a loan. On September 3, 2019,

2146-440: The networks' lack of viewership and Fuse's channel drift towards a sitcom and film repeat-heavy lineup did not justify continued carriage of the networks. Then-Fuse Media CEO Michael Schwimmer made the claim the networks were being dropped as Comcast's Department of Justice consent decree for their acquisition was relaxed regarding channel diversity and a commitment to independent channel operators, giving them an out from carrying

2204-465: The now-defunct PrimeStar ), not many providers carried the network. Beginning in 1996, Rainbow began an effort to add U.S-produced original programming and music video blocks to the network. Certain Cablevision systems in major markets also experimented with locally oriented music countdown shows, typically produced in cooperation with a local radio station (such as Cablevision's Boston system producing

2262-704: The parent company of the Latino-oriented entertainment network NuvoTV , announced that SiTV would acquire Fuse for $ 226 million. SiTV outbid rival network Revolt , which had made a $ 200 million offer to acquire Fuse. As part of the deal, the Madison Square Garden Company would take a 15% stake in SiTV. Prior to the official announcement, Benny Medina (manager of Jennifer Lopez , the network's chief creative officer) stated that if SiTV were to acquire Fuse, there were no immediate plans to make any major changes to

2320-404: The return of Electric Circus. MuchMusic aired Electric Circus on October 27, 2012 for Halloween. 43°38′59″N 79°23′25″W  /  43.649701°N 79.390233°W  / 43.649701; -79.390233 MuchUSA Fuse is an American television channel owned by Fuse Media, LLC , that launched in 1994. It was originally known as MuchMusic USA , a localized version of

2378-545: The reverse: from mainstream to a rhythmic-lean, although it still plays a small percentage of dance music, which was slightly increased by 2015. Most non-top 40 dance hits remain at the station, although they are classics. It continues to report on Mediabase & Nielsen BDS as a contemporary hit radio . As of the summer of 2012, the station's slogan is "#1 For Hit Music", following the other top 40 stations in Toronto, CKIS-FM and CKFM-FM , which both claimed to be "Toronto's #1 Hit Music Station". As of 2016, CIDC reverted to

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2436-1231: The same time as its Toronto sibling. The Summer Rush has been held at various venues over the years, including the Molson Amphitheatre at Ontario Place , Polson Pier (previously known as The Docks), and, more recently, the Kingswood Theatre at Canada's Wonderland . Typically, venues have changed every three to five years. There have been over a hundred artists featured from Europe, South America, USA, and Canada, including Real McCoy (twice – 1997 and 2009), Culture Beat (twice – 1993 and 2004) Cascada (three times – 2004, 2006, 2008), DHT , B4-4 (a crowd favourite), Joee, Sarina Paris , Len , The Boomtang Boys , Snap! , Waldo's People , Do (singing DJ Sammy's "Heaven"), Haiducci, DC Project, Jam & Spoon, Elissa, Stevie B , Ian Van Dahl, Sash!, Rupee , Kevin Lyttle , Jesse McCartney , JoJo , Elise Estrada , Basshunter and Daddy Yankee . The station also hosts live-to-airs from various Toronto-area nightclubs three to five nights per week. Wednesdays have been wayback playbacks from Club Menage since 2002 (hence

2494-445: The service. CIDC was launched on May 1, 1987, on 103.5 FM with an ERP of 50,000 watts from a site located northwest of Orangeville. Its transmitter's terrain, which measured 527.3 metres (1,730 ft) height above average terrain , and tower height of 98.1 metres (322 ft) meant it was .6 metres (2.0 ft) higher than the top of CN Tower . CIDC's launch format as "DC 103.5" was 70's / 80's hits. On September 28, 1994,

2552-455: The show also include former CFNY-FM Producer and DJ, Edd "The Wiz" Scorpio, radio DJ Ashley Greco of the Z103.5 Morning Show and boy band b4-4 , and comedians Marcus Brigstocke and Katherine Ryan . MuchMusic aired an Electric Circus special on Christmas Day 2006 and featured an Electric Circus New Year’s Eve special on December 31, 2011. In the days before the 2011 special it was advertised as

2610-421: The show) was also a DJ and producer, and created the first theme the show ever had, "The EC Rap," as well as a short audio "stinger" for the breaks. In the summer of 1996, the show was completely re-imagined, with a new multi-camera film open directed by MuchMusic Creative Services producer Carl Armstrong. The series' original theme music, a instrumental of Narada Michael Walden 's 1988 single " Divine Emotions ,"

2668-546: The show. Many of the dancers lived in the Greater Toronto Area and some regulars traveled from Niagara Falls , Montreal and Buffalo, New York for the Friday evening show. The show's original producer, Joel Goldberg, went on to produce many music videos and a few feature films. He took a minimalist approach to the set, using nothing more than a well-run Vari-Lite installation, camera work from videographers (including George Lagogianes ), talented dancers and live performances. As

2726-411: The slogan "All The Hits." Despite the decrease in dance music, the station's highest-rated program continues to be The Drive @ 5 Street Mix with DJ Danny D. The show is mixed live with vinyl records and Compact Discs. In 2000, the show started out as a 30-minute Friday afternoon mix, but soon expanded into a 1-hour set. By 2004–2005, the set was so popular that CIDC introduced the "Drive @ 5" five times

2784-656: The station's website and social presences contain no mention at all of Orangeville, or of any news and weather. As a condition of its licence renewal, the CRTC ordered the station to regularly broadcast content of direct and particular relevance to Orangeville (including news headlines and other local information), traffic and weather reports for markets within its signal contours, refrain from exclusively devoting this coverage to Toronto, and to identify as an Orangeville station. In 2018, Evanov filed an application to swap CIDC and CIRR's frequencies and change their ERP, with CIDC moving to 103.9 under reduced power to specifically serve

2842-536: The summer of 2006, Evanov launched a new station in Halifax , Nova Scotia , also on 103.5, patterned after CIDC, though with a different logo and slogan. In 2011, Evanov began to brand all it stations only by whole numbers. In January 2012, the Halifax station relaunched their Top 40/Dance format and began patterning their direction after its sister station in Winnipeg , CHWE , who uses the moniker Energy 106 . However, while

2900-617: The term Wayback Wednesdays), but they have recently moved to Gravity Soundbar, Bloke, and now Ristorante Buonanotte. Thursdays are live from Sugar Daddy's in Mississauga, playing the best R&B , Hip-Hop , Reggae , and Dancehall . Fridays they broadcast out of Gravity Soundbar. Saturday nights are live from My Apartment in Mississauga. On November 11, 2015, Tony Monaco announced that after nearly 14 years, Wayback Wednesdays would end on November 25, 2015. On March 23, 2016, Wayback Wednesdays returned to Z103.5, back by popular demand, broadcasting live from Ristorante Buonanotte. Low turnouts at

2958-633: The tower of its sister station CIAO-AM , and increase its average power from 37.5 kW to 51 kW. Evanov stated that the move would help to improve reception in Downtown Toronto (especially inside buildings) to add one million potential new listeners, and deploy HD Radio services simulcasting CIAO and CIRR-FM . The application was denied by the CRTC, citing that the proposed changes would reduce coverage in Orangeville and increase its strength in an out-of-market area, thus neglecting its city of licence. The CRTC ruled that Evanov did not "[demonstrate]

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3016-691: The windows to the studio were opened with some acts performing outside. It was common for dancers to be stationed on the CHUM-City rooftop, or even on the rooftops of buildings across the street, effectively making the surrounding neighborhood part of the set. Most music was prerecorded, but live acts were invited onto some shows, and in the 1990s guest D.J.s were also featured. The show was hosted by Monika Deol and Michael Williams until 1996, followed by Juliette Powell until 2000. The show also featured dancing floor director MC Craig F. (Craig Halket of Combat Des Clips on MuchMusic). After that, Electric Circus had

3074-437: Was also released on 12" vinyl and CD single with various mixes and remixes. The song charted on dance radio and in clubs across Canada in the spring of 1998 and was performed live during Electric Circus at Canada's Wonderland in front of 50,000 people that summer. This music theme remained with the show until the last episode. The CD single by Jet Fuel is available on iTunes etc. Guests on the show included: Dancing alumni from

3132-573: Was announced, including White Guy Talk Show , a late-night talk show hosted by Grace Parra and Saurin Choksi, which debuted on March 2, 2015; and, debuting on April 9, Skee TV , hosted by DJ Skee , featuring interviews and live performances. In addition, the newly rebranded parent company, Fuse Media, announced the launch of a new music channel focusing on "up-and-coming, young, diverse talent". The new channel, FM , would later launch on September 30, 2015, replacing NuvoTV. In April 2015, Fuse became

3190-403: Was available to approximately 71,491,000 pay television households (61.4% of households with television) in the United States. With a number of cable operators discontinuing their carriage in the years since, the channel currently has an availability of around 34 million pay television households as of 2022. The channel originally launched on July 1, 1994, as MuchMusic USA ; it was founded as

3248-402: Was given to relocate the transmitter site from 6 km west of Orangeville town hall to 11 km east of Orangeville town hall and decrease the station's power from 50,000 watts to 30,700 watts. In late December 2000, the station was re-branded as Z103.5 (with the decimal point heard as "dot"), with the slogan "The Hit Music Channel", though the CIDC call letters were retained. The slogan

3306-451: Was later changed to simply "Today's Hit Music". Until the summer of 2006, CIDC was the only radio station in Canada that played dance music since CING-FM changed formats in 2001. It was the only Top 40 station left in Toronto after CISS-FM became " Jack FM " in 2003. For a brief period in 2001, CKDX-FM also played dance music but poor ratings led it to switch to an oldies format. In

3364-502: Was replaced by a new show theme, "Hang On Here We Go!" (Theme to E.C). Almost a year after the new theme went on the air, and because of viewer popularity, a full-length version of the song was released under the name Jet Fuel and featured lead vocals by Aleah D'Kos and guest vocals by a gas mask-wearing (video) K-os. The song was included on the MuchDance 97 compilation CD (6X Canadian Platinum) and Pure Dance 3 (Canadian Platinum). The song

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