CIMJ-FM
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| City of license | Guelph, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Guelph, Ontario |
| Branding | Magic 106.1 |
| First air date | 1 July 1969 |
| Frequency | 106.1 (MHz) |
| Format | hot adult contemporary |
| ERP | 50 000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Former callsigns | CJOY-FM (original) CKLA-FM (1975) |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Website | magic106.com |
CIMJ-FM, or Magic 106.1, is a Canadian radio station based in Guelph, Ontario. Its sister station is CJOY (AM)
[edit] History
- 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 feet) antenna height.
- 26 July 1972: CJOY-FM and its associated AM station (CJOY-AM) 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-AM), 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 – Today’s Favorites”. 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 (Decision CRTC 96-556)
- 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 (Decision CRTC 2000-87)
- 13 April 2000: Corus purchase of Power Broadcasting radio properties is completed.
- 29 September 2006: Major studio renovations begin in order to continue providing Guelph and Wellington County with the best music, weather, and local news.
