CIMJ-FM
{{Short description|Radio station in Guelph, Ontario, Canada}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| logo = File:CIMJ MAGIC106.1 logo.png
| city = Guelph, Ontario
| name = CIMJ-FM
| area = Waterloo Region
| branding = Magic 106
| airdate = 1 July 1969
| frequency = 106.1 MHz
| format = Hot adult contemporary
| class = B
| erp = 50,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|120.5|meters}}
| owner = Corus Entertainment
| sister_stations = CJOY
| licensee = 591589 B.C. Ltd.
| callsign_meaning = CI MaJ(g)ic (branding)
| website = [http://www.magic106.com/ magic106.com]
| former_callsigns = CJOY-FM (1969–1975)
CKLA-FM (1975–1992)
}}
CIMJ-FM (106.1 MHz, Magic 106), is a Canadian hot adult contemporary radio station based in Guelph, Ontario, in the Kitchener-Waterloo market. Its sister station is CJOY. Their studios are located at 75 Speedvale Ave East and its transmitter is located in Puslinch, between the Waterloo Region and Guelph.CIMJ-FM Query, FCCdata.org. https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&canfm=CIMJ-FM
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 ft) antenna height.
- 26 July 1972: CJOY-FM and its associated AM station (CJOY) 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), 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. 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{{cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1996/DB96-556.htm |title=ARCHIVED – Decision CRTC 96-556 |website=Crtc.gc.ca |year=1996 |access-date=2016-01-31}}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-87.htm |title=ARCHIVED – Decision CRTC 2000-87 |website=Crtc.gc.ca |date=2000-03-24 |access-date=2016-01-31}}
- 13 April 2000: Corus purchase of Power Broadcasting radio properties is completed.
- July 2003: The station shifted to its present hot adult contemporary format after CIZN dropped its format and changed frequencies.
- September 2007: Major studio renovations begin.
- August 2008: Studios are completed and are on an AES 44.1 digital network. Digital audio is stored and played back uncompressed.
References
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External links
- [http://www.magic106.com/ Magic 106]
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/ontario/ontario-western/CIMJ-FM CIMJ-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CIMJ-FM}}
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{{Corus Entertainment}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Ontario}}
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