CJOB

Global News Radio 680 CJOB
City Winnipeg, Manitoba
Broadcast area Winnipeg Capital Region
Branding Global News Radio 680 CJOB
Slogan Winnipeg's News and Information Leader
Frequency 680 kHz
First air date March 11, 1946
Format News • Talk • Information
Power 50,000 watts
Class B
Callsign meaning Canada
John
Oliver
Blick
Former frequencies 1340 kHz (1946-1957)
Owner Corus Entertainment
(Corus Premium Television Ltd.)
Sister stations Radio: CFPG-FM, CJKR-FM
TV: CKND-DT
Website Global News Radio 680 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. CJOB and its sister stations, Peggy @ 99.1 and Power 97, all currently operate out of the same location at 1440 Jack Blick Avenue at Polo Park in Winnipeg, while its transmitter array is located near Saint Adolphe.

680 AM is a North American clear-channel frequency; KNBR and KBRW share Class A status.

History

1940s
  • CJOB's first broadcast was on at 08:00 Monday March 11, 1946,[1] 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.[2] At the same time it installed a new antenna 90 metres (294 ft) high in Fort Whyte, Manitoba, 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Hwy. 75.[3]
  • 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.[4]
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.[4]
  • February 9, 2006 CJOB launches AIR680 Chopper, in partnership with MB Lottery's Corp. and contracted with the Canadian Traffic Network, Winnipeg's only helicopter traffic reports
  • In 2007 CJOB asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a nested FM frequency at 106.3 transmitter at Starbuck to rebroadcast CJOB (AM) (mono).[5] On September 7, the CRTC denied Corus's application to simulcast the AM radio signal at 106.3 MHz.[6]
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 11, 2011, CJOB celebrated 65 years on-the-air.
  • In the spring of 2015, CJOB lost its long-held first place status as Winnipeg's highest-rated radio station to CBC Radio One.[7]
  • September 2017, CJOB cancels contract with the Canadian Traffic Network, grounding Winnipeg's only news helicopter.

Rebroadcasters

CJOB also has rebroadcasters in the following communities:

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

CJOB is also available on Shaw Direct satellite channel 861.

References

  1. ↑ "Mayor Garnet Coulter Opens Winnipeg's New Radio Station". Winnipeg Tribune. March 11, 1946. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "CJOB Launches 'New Sound'; Said 'Pleasantest Sound in Town'". Winnipeg Tribune. October 7, 1957. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "New Transmitter, New Tower, New Power". Winnipeg Tribune. October 7, 1957. p. 9.
  4. 1 2 "Corus Radio Celebrates CJOB Winnipeg Milestone", news release, Corus Entertainment, March 9, 2006
  5. ↑ "Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-57", Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, May 29, 2007
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-350
  7. ↑ http://www.winnipegsun.com/2015/05/28/cbc-bests-cjob-in-radio-ratings
  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

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

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