CJOB

CJOB

Infobox Radio Station


name = CJOB
airdate = March 11, 1946
frequency = 680 kHz
erp = 50,000 watts
area = Winnipeg, Manitoba
format = Talk radio
callsign_meaning = Canada
John
Oliver
Blick
slogan =
owner = Corus Entertainment

CJOB is a talk radio station located at 680 kHz on the AM band in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is owned and operated by Corus Radio, a national media company in Canada. CJOB has been the highest-rated radio station in Winnipeg for many years, and is also the sister station of the most popular FM station in Winnipeg, CJKR-FM "Power 97", which also operates out of the same location. In early 2008, the station's market share was 15.3 percent. [ [http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/local/story/4162563p-4749649c.html "CJOB fires broadcast vet Wells"] , "Winnipeg Free Press", April 19, 2008]

History

;1940s
*CJOB's first broadcast was on at 8 a.m. Monday March 11, 1946 [cite news
title = Mayor Garnet Coulter Opens Winnipeg's New Radio Station | pages = 12 | publisher = Winnipeg Tribune
date = March 11, 1946
] , as a 250-watt station at 1340 kHz owned by John Oliver Blick (the "JOB" in the callsign).;1950s
*The station moved to 680 kHz and increased its power to 5,000 watts on October 8, 1957 [cite news
title = CJOB Launches 'New Sound'; Said 'Pleasantest Sound in Town' | pages = 9 | publisher = Winnipeg Tribune
date = October 7, 1957
] . At the same time it installed a new antenna convert|294|ft|m high in Fort Whyte, Manitoba, three miles (5 km) west of Hwy. 75. [cite news | title = New Transmitter, New Tower, New Power | pages = 9 | publisher = Winnipeg Tribune | date = October 7, 1957 ]

*In 1959 CJOB applied to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in for Winnipeg's first private television station, but were unsuccessful. The licence was issued to Moffat Broadcasting, which put CJAY-TV on the air in November 1960.;1960s
*The station was sold to "OB Limited" in 1964.
*The station moved in 1964 to 930 Portage Avenue, from where it still broadcasts today. [http://www.corusent.com/corporate/press_room/press_radio/pressReleaseDetail.asp?id=1015 "Corus Radio Celebrates CJOB Winnipeg Milestone"] , news release, Corus Entertainment, March 9, 2006] ;1970s
*In 1978 the station's broadcast power increased to 50,000 watts during the daytime.;1990s
*In 1998 CJOB was sold to Western International Communications.;2000s
*In 2000 CJOB was sold to Corus Entertainment.

*In 2006 the station celebrated 60 years on-the-air.

*In 2007 CJOB asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a nested FM frequency at 106.3 transmitter at Starbuck to rebroadcast CJOB AM (mono). [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notices/2007/pb2007-57.htm#2 "Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-57"] , Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, May 29 , 2007] On September 7, the CRTC denied Corus's application to simulcast the AM Radio signal at 106.3 MHz. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2007/db2007-350.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-350 ] ]

Programming

CJOB is nationally known for hosting "Adler On Line", a politically-charged syndicated talk show with host Charles Adler, in the afternoons. Most programming on CJOB originates locally, and the station also broadcasts Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Manitoba Moose games.

Other personalities previously associated with the station include John Harvard, Peter Warren, Dick Vincent and John Wells.

Rebroadcasters

CJOB also has rebroadcasters in Gillam, Jenpeg and Limestone.

References

External links

* [http://www.cjob.com CJOB]
* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=213&historyID=74 CJOB history at broadcasting-history.ca]
*RecnetCanada|CJOB


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