[1][2] CING began on September 23, 1976, as a beautiful music format featuring mostly instrumental versions of pop favorites.

During the 1980s, FM 108 divided its programming between oldies and MOR music, and was known for its personable oldies announcers, including Glen Darling, Norman B., Steve Richards/Mortenson, Wes Atkinson, Burt Thombs, Clint Trueman, Mark Eustace, Jay Brown, Dale Patterson (webmaster for Rock Radio Scrapbook), the Shadow, Dave Terryberry, Larry Smith, and the infamous Rockin Robin.

CING began to phase out its oldies programming in the fall of 1989 with the addition of dance programming ("Rhythm Radio") in evenings and overnights;[3] the station continued with its Soft AC/MOR format during the rest of the day on weekdays, as "Daytime Lite and Rhythm at Nite."

Under Shaw's ownership, several other stations in Ontario, including CKDK-FM in Woodstock/London, CHAY-FM in Barrie and CKGE-FM in Oshawa/Toronto, also adopted the "Energy" format, rebroadcasting CING much of the day.

On August 9, 2002, at 6 p.m., the station dropped its troubled Hot AC format (and the "Energy" moniker), and began stunting with stand-up comedy bits.

The final songs on "Energy" were "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!, Last Dance by Donna Summer and "Happy Trails" by Roy Rogers.

On April 10, 2013, at 9:53 a.m., the station changed its format back to Hot AC, now branded as 95.3 Fresh FM.

While most of the previous format's airstaff (including Toronto market veterans Gord James, John Novak and Bob Saint) were let go, Darrin Laidman and Colleen Rusholme remain in mornings with their producer Mike moving to evenings after a brief jockless period.

Former morning hosts Rusholme moved to afternoon drive, while Laidman decided to leave the company.

Later that year, Rusholme departed for Ottawa sister station CJOT-FM, and was replaced with the syndicated Brooke & Jubal, based out of KQMV in Seattle.

[11] On February 4, 2016, CING added a simulcast of sister station CHML to their HD radio feed on 95.3-HD3.