Editing CFNY-FM (section)

===Corus Entertainment===
After 13 years as CFNY's morning show hosts, Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson departed CFNY for [[CFMJ]] in April 2001. Taking their place were newcomers [[Dean Blundell]] and [[Todd Shapiro]], as well as station regular and Humble & Fred contributor Jason Barr.<ref name="broadcastermagazine.com"/> The new morning show was launched as ''The Morning Show with Dean Blundell'', and later renamed ''The Dean Blundell Show''. This remained the station's morning show until its cancellation in January 2014<ref name=blundell>[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/01/06/dean_blundell_show_cancelled_after_suspension_over_onair_homophobic_commentary.html Dean Blundell Cancelled]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', January 6, 2014.</ref> broadcasting from 5:30&nbsp;a.m. until 10 a.m., and was a significant driving force behind many of the station's contests and events. Shapiro was fired from the station on July 24, 2013.

[[Josie Dye]] joined the station in 2003 as its new mid-day host, on air from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toromagazine.com/legacy/612add04-3c97-0bb4-ad2a-cde2e185aa65/index.html|title=Behind the Voice &#124; &#124; TORO MAGAZINE &#124; What Men Need to Know about Sex, Style, Music, Sports, Drinks & Video|publisher=Toro Magazine|date=2008-07-01|access-date=2012-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404121324/http://www.toromagazine.com/legacy/612add04-3c97-0bb4-ad2a-cde2e185aa65/index.html|archive-date=2012-04-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2002 also saw Derek Welsman join the station as a commercial producer. Welsman was a member of the Dean Blundell morning show until the show was canceled. 

In June 2003, assistant program director, music director, and host Kneale Mann left the station to launch [[CJDV-FM]], a new Corus station in Kitchener-Waterloo as program director. He left Corus two years later to launch [[CILV-FM]] for Newcap (now Stingray) as program director in Ottawa. Mann left the station in December 2006 and created his own consulting firm which he managed for 14 years. He then became a managing partner at Kenner Media, and is now an integrated marketing manager for [[Central Ontario Broadcasting]].
[[File:Cross, Alan (Kayvon).jpg|thumb|left|Alan Cross (left), Kayvon (right), March 2009]]
Alan Cross, host of ''The Ongoing History of New Music'', as well as on-air personality since 1986, departed the station in 2001 to pursue an opportunity as program director at [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]-based radio station [[CJXY-FM]] for several years. However, in 2004 he returned to the Edge as program director. His tenure as program director for the Edge garnered acclaim for both him and the station, as he was awarded Canadian Program Director of the Year three times—in 2005, 2006, and 2008. Cross returned to the station in 2014 as a programming consultant and to resurrect his popular syndicated show ''The Ongoing History of New Music''.

For a number of years in the 2000s, it became rare that the station would announce its call letters. To most, it was simply 102.1 The Edge. Perhaps due to CRTC regulations requiring radio stations to announce their call letters, the station began in August 2005 to identify itself as both CFNY and the Edge during identification breaks. In 2006, however, the station fell afoul of the CRTC. The regulating body opted to give CFNY only a four-year licence renewal, rather than the customary seven.<ref name=crtc2006>{{cite press release
 | url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2006/db2006-394.htm
 | title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-394
 | publisher=[[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]]
 | date=2006-08-23
 | access-date=2007-03-13
}}</ref> The regulator's concerns reportedly involved the station failing once to meet its mandated [[Canadian content]] targets.<ref name=crtc2006 />

Further staff shake-ups and alterations came with the close of the 2000s. Program director Alan Cross departed the station once more in 2008 to take a position at Corus Entertainment's interactive division, Splice Media. His replacement was former national program director Ross Winters who was fired in July 2013. In May 2009, host Barry Taylor, as well as longtime personality and live-to-air club host [[Martin Streek]] were fired for undisclosed reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontomike.com/2009/05/martin_streek_out_at_edge_1021.html|title=Martin Streek Out At Edge 102.1 / CFNY &#124; Toronto Mike's Blog|publisher=Torontomike.com|date=2009-05-18|access-date=2012-03-16}}</ref> Two months later, Streek took his own life on July 9.<ref>{{cite news|author=jill colvin|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/former-1021-the-edge-personality-martin-streek-commits-suicide/article1209390/|title=Former 102.1 The Edge personality Martin Streek commits suicide|publisher=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2012-03-16}}</ref>

With the departure of Taylor and Streek, host [[Dave Bookman|Dave "Bookie" Bookman]] briefly took over the afternoon drive slot until the Edge hired "Fearless" Fred Kennedy, a host at [[Edmonton]]-based [[CFBR-FM]] to take over the position. Fred joined the Edge as afternoon drive host in August 2009, while Bookman moved to the weekday evenings time slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontomike.com/2009/08/fearless_fred_on_his_way_to_ed.html|title=Fearless Fred On His Way to Edge 102 &#124; Toronto Mike's Blog|date=8 August 2009|publisher=Torontomike.com|access-date=2012-03-16}}</ref>

Just a year later, in August 2010, ''Dean Blundell Show'' co-host Jason Barr was released from his contract and left the station<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontomike.com/2010/08/jason_barr_deleted_from_the_ed.html|title=Jason Barr Fired from Edge 102 &#124; Toronto Mike's Blog|date=24 August 2010|publisher=Torontomike.com|access-date=2012-03-16}}</ref> and formed the ''Biggs & Barr'' morning show at [[CHTZ-FM]] with former Mix 99.9 announcer Chris Biggs. Derek Welsman, former commercial producer and show guest, returned to ''The Dean Blundell Show'' after a three-year stint at [[Astral Media Inc.|Astral Media]] as permanent co-host in November of that year.

On September 13, 2010, the Edge left its longtime home studio at 228 Yonge Street for a new studio at the [[Corus Quay]], at 25 Dockside Drive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogto.com/news_flash/2010/09/1021_the_edge_is_leaving_the_eaton_centre/|title=102.1 The Edge is leaving the Eaton Centre|publisher=Blogto.com|date=2010-09-07|access-date=2012-03-16}}</ref> The new location is adjacent to [[Sugar Beach]], and across the street from the [[Kool Haus]] concert venue.

On December 9, 2012, long-time on-air personality and staple Dave Bookman left the station to join the then-upcoming indie station, [[CIND-FM]],<ref>[http://www.cjnews.com/arts/dj-takes-part-new-%E2%80%98democratic%E2%80%99-approach-radio "DJ takes part in new ‘democratic’ approach to radio"]. ''[[Canadian Jewish News]]'', November 19, 2013.</ref> making his on-air debut in September 2013. Bookman died on May 21, 2019, after suffering an aneurysm. Indie 88 paid tribute to him with an entire day of programming devoted to their lost colleague. 

====Staffing changes====
In August, 2010 cohost Jason Barr left ''The Dean Blundell Show'' and CFNY.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cfny-fm |title=CFNY-FM |website=Canadian Communication Foundation |access-date=22 October 2018 |archive-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028061345/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cfny-fm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On July 24, 2013, it was announced that Todd Shapiro would not be returning to ''The Dean Blundell Show''. The exact reasons have not been made public.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/07/24/todd_shapiro_no_longer_on_the_dean_blundell_show.html "Todd Shapiro no longer on the Dean Blundell Show"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 24, 2013.</ref>

In November 2013, the station faced criticism when ''Dean Blundell Show'' cohost Derek Welsman made on-air comments about a criminal trial on which he had been the jury foreman, resulting in allegations both of [[homophobia]]—the case involved allegations of [[sexual assault]] against a client of a [[gay bathhouse]]—and of potentially causing a [[mistrial]] by publicly discussing aspects of the jury deliberations.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/12/12/dean_blundell_show_apologizes_for_homophobic_juror_jokes.html "Dean Blundell show apologizes for ‘homophobic’ juror jokes"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 12, 2013.</ref> The station announced the show's suspension on December 12, 2013,<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/12/12/dean_blundell_show_suspended_from_torontos_edge_1021.html "Dean Blundell Show suspended from Toronto’s Edge 102.1"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 12, 2013.</ref> and the show was ultimately cancelled on January 6, 2014.<ref name=blundell/> With the firings of Blundell and Welsman, the station's morning show was taken over by "Fearless Fred" Kennedy<ref>[http://o.canada.com/entertainment/fearless-fred-replacing-dean-blundell/ "‘Fearless Fred’ Kennedy to fill in for cancelled Dean Blundell on 102.1 the Edge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112075528/http://o.canada.com/entertainment/fearless-fred-replacing-dean-blundell/ |date=2014-01-12 }}. [[canada.com]], January 8, 2014.</ref> until March 18, 2014, when former [[CILQ-FM]] evening show host [[Dominik Diamond]] was announced as the morning show's new host.<ref>"Corus' 102.1 the Edge Announces New On-Air Lineup". ''Broadcaster'', March 18, 2014.</ref>

On March 31, 2014, the station debuted a new weekday schedule. Midday and evening hosts Josie Dye and [[Greg Beharrell]] would move to mornings to co-host alongside newcomer Diamond, past host and music programmer Carlos Benevides was re-hired to take over middays, while Fearless Fred returned to the afternoon drive slot joined by weekend host Melani Mariani. Longtime swing host Adam was also granted a permanent timeslot, as evening host.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontomike.com/2014/03/1021_the_edge_mornings_with_domin.html|title=102.1 the Edge Mornings with Dominik Diamond, Josie Dye and Greg Beharrell &#124; Toronto Mike's Blog|date=18 March 2014|publisher=Torontomike.com|access-date=2014-09-08}}</ref>
[[File:CFNY-FM logo.svg|thumb|102.1 The Edge logo 2016|right|180px]]
This lineup, however, would prove short-lived. The departure of both Beharrell to [[KITS]] in San Francisco and Benevides back to mornings at [[CKBT-FM]] in Kitchener was followed by the apparent dismissal of Diamond, forcing the station to rearrange its broadcast schedule for the third time in less than a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontomike.com/2014/08/1021_the_edge_shuffles_show_deck.html|title=102.1 the Edge Shuffles Show Deck &#124; Toronto Mike's Blog|date=30 August 2014|publisher=Torontomike.com|access-date=2014-09-08}}</ref>

In September 2014, Alan Cross rejoined the station as music consultant and host, relaunching ''[[The Ongoing History of New Music]]'' and a new weekday programming feature called ''Adventures in Vinyl''. "Spirit of Radio"-era personality Scot Turner, also program director for [[CJDV-FM]] and [[CKBT-FM]], rejoined the station as host of ''Spirit of Radio Sunday'', a program which focused on classic alternative rock tracks from the "Spirit of Radio" era in the 1980s. The return of Cross and Turner was intended to draw in younger listeners, as well as older audiences from the "Spirit of Radio" era who were alienated by station's "harder-edged" atmosphere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1388337/alan-cross-returns-to-toronto-s-102-1-the-edge|title=Alan Cross Returns to Toronto's 102.1 the Edge|work=Newswire|date=July 17, 2014|access-date=September 25, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203213854/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1388337/alan-cross-returns-to-toronto-s-102-1-the-edge|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketingmag.ca/media/alan-cross-goes-back-to-the-edge-120519|title=ALAN CROSS GOES BACK TO THE EDGE|work=Newswire|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref>

''Spirit of Radio Sunday'' became the station's highest-rated program, but was discontinued following its February 1, 2015, edition because it was not sufficiently popular among the station's core 18–34 demographic.<ref>[http://www.torontomike.com/2015/02/spirit_of_radio_sunday_on_1021_the.html "Spirit of Radio Sunday on 102.1 the Edge Cancelled"]. ''Toronto Mike'', February 1, 2015.</ref> Around this time, the station retired its previous slogan ("Toronto's Alternative") and adopted its current one: "Modern Music".

In February 2016, the station announced that former [[MuchMusic]] VJ and current ''[[ET Canada]]'' correspondent [[Rick Campanelli]] will join the station as cohost with Fred and Mel of the morning show, beginning June 27.<ref>[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/102-1-the-edge-toronto-announces-rick-campanelli-as-morning-show-co-host/1004043754/ "102.1 the Edge, Toronto, Announces Rick Campanelli as Morning Show Co-Host"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226085354/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/102-1-the-edge-toronto-announces-rick-campanelli-as-morning-show-co-host/1004043754/ |date=2016-02-26 }}. ''Broadcaster'', February 25, 2016.</ref>
[[File:1021edgevan.jpg|thumb|102.1 The Edge van in [[Toronto]].]]
In November 2018, [[Kolter Bouchard]] (ex-[[CILQ-FM]]) and Meredith Geddes (ex-[[CFOX-FM]]) were announced as the new afternoon drive show, effective immediately.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edge.ca/show/kolter-meredith/|title=Kolter and Meredith|work=102.1 the Edge|access-date=2018-12-04|language=en}}</ref> After Geddes left in April 2023 to return to Vancouver and accept a position at [[CJAX-FM]], she was succeeded by Casey-Jo Loos from Vancouver's CFOX-FM as co-host of the afternoon drive show, now called "Kolter & Casey-Jo".<ref>{{cite news |title=Casey-Jo Loos heads to 102.1 the Edge |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/casey-jo-loos-heads-to-102-1-the-edge/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=Broadcast Dialogue |date=May 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://edge.ca/show/kolter-casey-jo/ | title=Casey-Jo }}</ref> Bouchard left the station at the end of March 2024 to become a full-time online content creator.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Weekly Briefing |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/twb-rsa-040424/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |work=Broadcast Dialogue |date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> Loos left Corus in a round of company-wide staffing cuts in February 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=Corus Entertainment confirms staffing cuts across Global News, Corus Radio |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/more-staffing-cuts-confirmed-across-global-news-corus-radio/ |access-date=February 27, 2025 |work=Broadcast Dialogue |date=February 18, 2025}}</ref>

In January 2020, Ruby and Alex were released and replaced in February 2020 by the morning show team of Shawna, Chris Z and Jay Brody (known collectively as "The B Team") from Hamilton sister station [[CJXY-FM]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/102-1-the-edge-debuts-new-morning-show-the-b-team/|work=BroadcastDialogue|access-date=2020-08-06|language=en|title=102.1 the Edge debuts new morning show "The B Team" |date=24 February 2020 }}</ref>

In February 2025, the station announced the addition of [[Justin Wilcomes]], also known as Drex, in the afternoon slot effective March 3. ''The Drex Show'' also airs mornings on [[CFGQ-FM]] in [[Calgary]].<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/71572-2/ "The Drex Show joins the Edge lineup in Calgary, Toronto"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', February 27, 2025.</ref>