CKJR

CKJR
City of license	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Branding	W1440
Slogan	Hits of the '50s, '60s and '70s!
Frequency	1440 kHz
First air date	1971 as CJOI
Format	Oldies
Power	10,000 watts
Class	B (regional)
Owner	Newcap Radio
Webcast	Listen live
Website	W1440

CKJR is a radio station in Wetaskiwin, Alberta broadcasting its signal on 1440 kHz AM with 10,000 watts of power, known as W1440 and owned by Newcap Radio. CKJR broadcasts with a non-directional pattern during the daytime hours and a directional signal (using a three-tower array) during nighttime hours. CKJR is the only station in Canada broadcasting on the frequency of 1440 kHz.

History

The station started in 1971 as CJOI on 1440 kHz, with 1,000 watts power.
In 1974, CJOI started using 10,000 watts power
CJOI became CKJR in 1994 (new call appears in World Radio TV Handbook 1995)
In 2002, Standard Broadcasting purchased stations and sold parts to Newcap Broadcasting and Rogers Communications.
CJOI is now an FM radio station in Rimouski, Quebec.
In late September, 2006, CKJR changed formats from Hot Country to Oldies, and a name change from Cat Country 1440 KJR to W1440, meaning Wetaskiwin 1440.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for CKJR

Radio-Locator Information on CKJR

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for CKJR

Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited (Newcap Radio)

Corporate Directors	Harold R. Steele Michael MacDonald David Matheson Robert G. Steele Donald Warr

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Television stations	CITL CKSA

Radio stations in Red Deer and southern Central Alberta, Canada

Red Deer	CKTC 89.9 CKRD 90.5 CKGY 95.5 CIZZ 98.9 CBR-1 99.9 CKRI 100.7 CKIK 101.3 CBRD 102.5 CHFA-2 103.5 CHUB 105.5 CFDV 106.7 CKUA-6 107.7 Defunct: CHIM-5 93.1

Drayton Valley	CIDV 90.3 CIBW 92.9

Lacombe	CJUV 94.1

Olds	CKLJ 96.5 CKJX 104.5

Rocky Mountain House	CHBW 94.5

Stettler	CKSQ 93.3

Wetaskiwin	CKJR 1440 CIHS 93.5

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Coordinates: 52°58′13″N 113°22′48″W / 52.9703°N 113.3799°W / 52.9703; -113.3799