In the mid-eighties Toronto had begun to emerge from the indulgence of Disco dance parties and the Punk revolution. A lighter side of punk music began to emerge, but it was not quite warm and fuzzy enough for the popular radio airwaves. Touted as a slightly more mature college radio station, CFNY sported an ever-increasing loyal fan-base and a huge play list of an alternative form of music known as “New Wave”. Under the direction of Dave Marsden, the station endeavoured to air music you could not hear on other stations. In a previous incarnation, the station had been known for playing entire albums. To this day, fans are fiercely loyal. A site dedicated to CFNY in its Spirit of Radio era still exists. Famous Canadian progressive rock band, Rush, had even written a song dedicated to the station: “The Spirit of Radio”.