CJOY (AM)
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| City of license | Guelph, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Guelph, Ontario |
| Branding | CJOY |
| Slogan | "Greatest Hits" |
| First air date | 14 June 1948 |
| Frequency | 1460(MHz) |
| Format | Oldies music |
| ERP | 50 000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Website | cjoy.com |
CJOY first hit the air in 1948. It became the 'Good Time Oldies' station in 1992. The station serves Guelph and Wellington County. Its sister station is CIMJ-FM.
[edit] History
Wally Slatter and Fred Metcalfe opened Guelph's first radio station, CJOY, on June 14, 1948 on 1450 kHz with 250 watts power, non-directional with transmitter using one 150 foot tower on a in Guelph Township, Wellington County.
On April 1, 1960, CJOY moved to 1460 kHz with 10,000 watts day and 5,000 watts night (full-time) from a new site on the south half of a Lot in Puslinch Township, Wellington County. They stated to use four 164 foot (overall height) towers. The station had originally proposed to move to 1430 kHz with 5,000 watts but it was decided that 1460 kHz would provide a better service.
On July 26, 1972 CJOY-AM and FM received approval to move to new studios and offices at 75 Speedvale Avenue E where it continues to broadcast from today. In 1981, the station increased its power to 10,000 watts full-time, using three 160 foot and one 400 foot towers at the same site of the 1972 towers. On April 28, 1987, Kawartha Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (which was indirectly controlled by Paul Desmarais) purchased CJOY Ltd. (CJOY and CKLA-FM) from Wally Slatter, Fred Metcalfe, Neil Stilman, K.M. Metcalfe, N. Slatter, W.D. Dawkins and Larry Smith; and The Galt Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (CIAM Cambridge) from Wally Slatter and Fred Metcalfe.
The corporate name changed to Power Broadcasting Inc. in 1989.
Wally Slatter, co-founder of CJOY, passed away on June 2, 1995. As well Fred Metcalf, co-founder of CJOY died in February 1996. He was also the founder of the first cable TV system in Canada called 'Neighborhood TV' in Guelph (1952). He sold his twenty cable operations to Maclean Hunter Ltd. in 1967. He also ran that company between 1977 and 1984.
The current owner is Corus Entertainment, who purchased the stations in 1999 from Power Broadcasting. The CRTC approved the deal on March 24, 2000. CJOY is currently undergoing major studio renovations (Oct. 2006).
From the very start of the station, CJOY has been a vital part of the community. It provides live coverage of charity fundraisers, and 'on the spot' reporting of breaking news, weather, and sports. The station also sends out its CJOY PT Cruiser to do on-site, on-air live event coverage.
