CJOB

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CJOB
Broadcast area Winnipeg, Manitoba
Slogan Manitoba's information superstation!
Frequency 680 kHz
First air date March 11, 1946
Format Talk radio
Audience share Decrease 12.8% - Rank: 1[1]
ERP 50,000 watts
Callsign meaning

Canada
John
Oliver

Blick
Owner Corus Entertainment
Sister stations CJGV-FM, CJKR-FM
Website CJOB

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 99.1 Fresh FM and Power 97. Currently, all operate out of the same location at 1440 Jack Blick Avenue in Polo Park, Winnipeg.

History

1940s
  • CJOB's first broadcast was on at 8 a.m. Monday March 11, 1946,[2] 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.[3] At the same time it installed a new antenna 294 feet (90 m) high in Fort Whyte, Manitoba, three miles (5 km) west of Hwy. 75.[4]
  • In 1959 CJOB applied to the Board of Broadcast 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.[5]
1970s
  • In 1978 the station's broadcast power increased to 50,000 watts during the daytime, making it the province's second-most powerful station.
1990s
2000s
  • In 2000 CJOB was sold to Corus Entertainment.
  • In 2006 the station celebrated 60 years on-the-air.[5]
2010s
  • In April 2010, Corus Radio Winnipeg announced the future relocation of its radio broadcast facility to 1440 Rapelje Avenue (since renamed Jack Blick Avenue), as part of a lease agreement between Corus Entertainment and Cadillac Fairview. The relocation to Polo Park was originally slated for January 2011. CJOB 680, CJGV-FM 99.1 (Groove FM) and CJKR-FM 97.5 (Power 97) would become the anchor tenants. Corus Radio Winnipeg planned to occupy the second floor of the three story building, upsizing its radio, production and business operations to 17,500 square feet (1,630 m2). At the time, general manager Garth Buchko said the stations had outgrown their 930 Portage Avenue facility. With the move, Corus Radio Winnipeg would also upgrade to state-of-the-art, fully digital on-air systems.
  • At the end of February 2011, CJOB completed the move to its new location at 1440 Jack Blick Avenue.
  • On March 11th, 2011, CJOB celebrated 65 years on-the-air.

Programming

The majority of CJOB programming originates locally. Notably the nationally broadcast Charles Adler, an afternoon politically charged syndicated talk show with host Charles Adler, hails from the CJOB studios. The station also broadcasts Winnipeg Blue Bombers games, and also aired Manitoba Moose games before the team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. CJOB, which had been the flagship station for the WHA/NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, bid for broadcast rights to the current NHL Jets, but lost out to CFRW. On Mondays at 7:00 during the Canadian Football League season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach, formerlyTim Burke, hosts a program with Sports Director and voice of the Blue Bombers Bob Irving. Bomber defensive lineman Doug Brown has a show every Monday at 8:00 called Doug Brown's Spin Zone. Hal Anderson is the early morning host, Richard Cloutier hosts a morning investigative reporting show, Karen Black hosts the afternoon drive, and Jim Toth hosts the CJOB Sports Show. Geoff Currier hosts the Night Hawk weekday evenings between 9:00 PM and midnight.

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

Rebroadcasters

CJOB also has rebroadcasters in the following communities:

  • CFIL-FM 97.1 FM - Gillam [8]
  • CJEN-FM 96.1 FM - Jenpeg [9]
  • CHGG-FM 96.1 FM - Limestone [10]

References

  1. "Spring 2013 BBM Canada Survey"
  2. "Mayor Garnet Coulter Opens Winnipeg's New Radio Station". Winnipeg Tribune. March 11, 1946. p. 12. 
  3. "CJOB Launches 'New Sound'; Said 'Pleasantest Sound in Town'". Winnipeg Tribune. October 7, 1957. p. 9. 
  4. "New Transmitter, New Tower, New Power". Winnipeg Tribune. October 7, 1957. p. 9. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Corus Radio Celebrates CJOB Winnipeg Milestone", news release, Corus Entertainment, March 9, 2006
  6. "Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-57", Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, May 29, 2007
  7. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-350
  8. Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFIL-FM
  9. Query the REC's Canadian station database for CJEN-FM
  10. Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHGG-FM

External links

Coordinates: 49°39′14″N 97°11′31″W / 49.65389°N 97.19194°W / 49.65389; -97.19194

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