CIMJ-FM
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| Broadcast area | Waterloo Region |
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| Frequency | 106.1 MHz |
| Branding | Magic 106 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
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| CJOY | |
| History | |
First air date | 1 July 1969 |
Former call signs | CJOY-FM (1969–1975) CKLA-FM (1975–1992) |
Call sign meaning | CI MaJ(g)ic (branding) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 120.5 meters (395 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | magic106.com |
CIMJ-FM (106.1 MHz, Magic 106), is a Canadian hot adult contemporary radio station based in Guelph, Ontario, in the Kitchener-Waterloo market. Its sister station is CJOY. Their studios are located at 75 Speedvale Ave East and its transmitter is located in Puslinch, between the Waterloo Region and Guelph.[1]
History
[edit]- 16 May 1968: CRTC approves an application by CJOY Ltd. to operate a new FM station in Guelph. The initial studio and office address is 50 Wyndham Street.
- 1 July 1969: CJOY-FM begins its first broadcasts. It is authorised for 106.1 MHz frequency, 50 000 watts effective radiated power and 75.9 metres (249 ft) antenna height.
- 26 July 1972: CJOY-FM and its associated AM station (CJOY) are authorised to relocate their common offices and studios to 75 Speedvale Avenue East and have remained there since.
- 1975: CJOY-FM calls sign changes to CKLA-FM.
- 1977: CJOY Ltd. assumes at least partial ownership of AM station CFTJ in Cambridge.
- 1980: CRTC approves relocation of both the CJOY AM and FM transmitters.
- 28 April 1987: Kawartha Broadcasting Co. Ltd. purchases CJOY Ltd. (CKLA-FM and CJOY), including the associated Galt Broadcasting company which operates the Cambridge station formerly known as CFTJ (whose call sign became CIAM in 1987).
- 1989: CKLA-FM's owners now known as Power Broadcasting.
- 10 July 1992: The station's call letters are now CIMJ-FM, but begins to identify itself as Magic 106.1. The station format changes from easy listening to adult contemporary, featuring music from the 1970s to the 1990s.
- 29 August 1996: CRTC renews CIMJ-FM licence until 2003[2]
- 2 June 1995: Station co-founder Wally Slatter dies.
- February 1996: Station co-founder Fred Metcalf dies.
- 24 March 2000: CRTC approves sale of Power Broadcasting radio stations to Corus Radio, including CJOY-AM and CIMJ-FM[3]
- 13 April 2000: Corus purchase of Power Broadcasting radio properties is completed.
- July 2003: The station shifted to its present hot adult contemporary format after CIZN dropped its format and changed frequencies.
- September 2007: Major studio renovations begin.
- August 2008: Studios are completed and are on an AES 44.1 digital network. Digital audio is stored and played back uncompressed.
References
[edit]- ^ CIMJ-FM Query, FCCdata.org. https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CIMJ-FM
- ^ "ARCHIVED – Decision CRTC 96-556". Crtc.gc.ca. 1996. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "ARCHIVED – Decision CRTC 2000-87". Crtc.gc.ca. 24 March 2000. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- Magic 106
- CIMJ-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CIMJ-FM in the REC Canadian station database
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