CFMZ-FM

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CFMZ-FM

Broadcast area	Cobourg/Toronto, Ontario
Branding	"Classical 96" "Classical 103"
Slogan	Toronto's classical music station.
First air date	1979
Frequency	103.1 MHz (FM) in Cobourg 96.3 MHz (FM) in Toronto
Format	Classical music
ERP	86 kW (Cobourg) 24 kW (Toronto)
Owner	MZ Media Inc. (Moses Znaimer)
Website	Classical 96.3 FM

CFMZ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts classical music at 96.3 FM in Toronto and 103.1 FM in Cobourg, Ontario. Although legally the station is licensed to Cobourg and the Toronto transmitter is a rebroadcaster (CFMZ-FM-1), the station's actual operations are in Toronto.

The station is branded as Classical 96 and Classical 103.

The station was launched in 1979 as CFMX-FM by D. B. Williamson, the owner of Cobourg's CHUC. The station was plagued with financial and technical problems in its early years, and briefly had its license suspended by the CRTC in 1981. Williamson's company went into receivership in 1983, and the station was acquired by businessman Martin Rosenthal.

The Toronto transmitter was added in 1988.

In September 2006, Canadian broadcaster Moses Znaimer purchased the station, changing the call sign to reflect his initials.

Along with CJPX-FM in Montreal and CHLX-FM in Gatineau, CFMZ is one of the only commercial broadcasters in Canada playing a purely classical music format. In most of Canada, classical music listeners are served by the public CBC Radio Two network.