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'''CJAD''' is an [[English language]] [[radio station]], owned by [[Bell Media]], in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. The station has a [[Talk radio|news/talk]] format and identifies itself as CJAD 800.
'''CJAD''' is an AM [[radio station]], owned by [[Bell Media]], operating in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. The station has an [[English language]] [[Talk radio|news/talk]] format and identifies itself as 'CJAD 800'.


Owned and operated by [[Bell Media]], it broadcasts on 800 [[kHz]] with a daytime power of 50,000 [[watt]]s and a nighttime power of 10,000 watts as a [[List of broadcast station classes|class B]] station using a very [[directional antenna]] with different patterns day and night to protect various other stations on the same frequency. The antenna is a four-tower array.
Owned and operated by [[Bell Media]], it broadcasts on 800 [[kHz]]. It has a daytime power of 50 000 [[watt]]s and a nighttime power of 10 000 watts, as a [[List of broadcast station classes|class B]] station, using a very [[directional antenna]] with different patterns day and night to protect various other stations on the same frequency. The antenna is a four-tower array.


The dominant station on [[800 AM]] is [[XEROK]] in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
The dominant station on [[800 AM]] is [[XEROK]] in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.


==History==
==History==
Commonly referred to as Montreal's Heritage Radio Station, the station was founded by [[J. Arthur Dupont]] in 1945, whose name the call letters were based on. In its first years, CJAD was based on De La Montagne street in Montreal (now the site of [[O'Sullivan College]]).
Commonly referred to as Montreal's heritage radio station, CJAD was founded by [[J. Arthur Dupont]] in 1945, on whose name the call letters were based. In its first years, CJAD was based on De La Montagne street in Montreal (now the site of [[O'Sullivan College]]).


In 1961, CJAD was purchased by [[Standard Broadcasting]]. In 1978, control of Standard Broadcasting was purchased by [[Conrad Black]]. In 1985, Standard was purchased by [[Slaight Communications]], a privately held company owned by [[J. Allan Slaight]].
In 1961, CJAD was purchased by [[Standard Broadcasting]]. In 1978, control of Standard Broadcasting was purchased by [[Conrad Black]] via [[Hollinger Inc.|Hollinger]] Inc.. In 1985, Standard was purchased by [[Slaight Communications]], a privately held company owned by [[J. Allan Slaight]].


In 1962, a sister station [[CJFM]] was launched. Always separately programmed, CJFM's programming became totally different from CJAD only from about 1976. For much of its life, CJAD had a [[Full service (radio format)|full service]] format. The music was mainly [[adult contemporary]] plus two specialized shows on weekends — The Bandstand with Dick Irvin, and Starlight Concert with Rod Dewar. In 1995, CJAD shifted its format to full-time news/talk, dropping all music and entertainment, save for the Sunday morning Trivia Show and the CJAD Comedy Show.
In 1962, a sister station [[CJFM]] was launched. Always separately programmed, CJFM's programming became totally different from CJAD only from about 1976. For much of its life, CJAD had a [[Full service (radio format)|full service]] format. The music was mainly [[adult contemporary]] plus two specialized shows on weekends — The Bandstand with Dick Irvin, and Starlight Concert with Rod Dewar. In 1995, CJAD shifted its format to full-time news/talk, dropping all music and entertainment, save for the Sunday morning Trivia Show and the CJAD Comedy Show.
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In April 2007, [[Astral Media]] and [[Standard Broadcasting]] announced that Standard had agreed to a purchase offer by Astral.
In April 2007, [[Astral Media]] and [[Standard Broadcasting]] announced that Standard had agreed to a purchase offer by Astral.


The week ending 01 September 2012 was the last for broadcasting from the 1411 Fort Street studios of Astral stations CJAD, CHOM and Virgin Radio, where they had been since 1980.
The week ending 01 September 2012 was the last for broadcasting from the 1411 Fort Street, Montreal studios of Astral stations CJAD, CHOM and Virgin Radio, where they had been since 1980.


Effective Labour Day Monday, 03 September 2012, the three stations now broadcast from their new facilities in the Astral building at Rene-Levesque East and Papineau.
Effective Labour Day Monday, 3 September 2012, the three stations currently broadcast from their facilities in the Astral building at Rene-Levesque East and Papineau.


===1998 Ice Storm===
===1998 Ice Storm===
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==Transmitter==
==Transmitter==
CJAD broadcasts with 50,000 [[watt]]s in the daytime and 10,000 [[watt]]s at night to avoid interfering with other stations using the 800 frequency, such as the [[country music|country-formatted]] [[CJBQ]] in [[Belleville, Ontario]], the moribund [[CHRC (AM)|CHRC]] in [[Quebec City]] (which is approximately {{convert|250|km|mi|}} away and has shut down in September 2012) and [[CKLW]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]].
CJAD broadcasts with 50,000 [[watt]]s in the daytime and 10,000 [[watt]]s at night to avoid interfering with other stations using the 800 frequency, such as the [[country music|country-formatted]] [[CJBQ]] in [[Belleville, Ontario]], the moribund [[CHRC (AM)|CHRC]] in [[Quebec City]] (which is approximately 250 miles [160 km} away and has shut down in September 2012), and [[CKLW]] in [[Windsor, Ontario]].


==Current hosts==
==Current hosts==
[[File:CJAD-AM.png|thumb|right|150px|The previous logo of CJAD from [[2007 in radio|2007]]-[[2011 in radio|2011]] used until Aaron Rand returned to the station. During the [[Standard Radio]] era from [[2002 in radio|2002]]-2007, the words inside the red rectangles were in black.]]
[[File:CJAD-AM.png|thumb|right|150px|The previous logo of CJAD from [[2007 in radio|2007]]-[[2011 in radio|2011]] used until Aaron Rand returned to the station. During the [[Standard Radio]] era from [[2002 in radio|2002]]-2007, the words inside the red rectangles were in black.]]
Tommy Schnurmacher
Tommy Schnurmacher

Aaron Rand

Barry Morgan


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:56, 26 July 2013

CJAD
Current logo of CJAD. The current CJAD logo also exists with the CJAD logo on the left, and the slogan/frequency on the right.
Frequency800 kHz (AM)
BrandingCJAD 800
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Ownership
OwnerBell Media
CHOM, CJFM, CKGM, CFCF-DT
History
First air date
1945
Call sign meaning
Joseph-Arthur Dupont (founder)
Technical information
ClassB
Power50,000 watts (daytime)
10,000 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates
45°14′49.92″N 73°31′23.16″W / 45.2472000°N 73.5231000°W / 45.2472000; -73.5231000
Links
WebsiteCJAD

CJAD is an AM radio station, owned by Bell Media, operating in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station has an English language news/talk format and identifies itself as 'CJAD 800'.

Owned and operated by Bell Media, it broadcasts on 800 kHz. It has a daytime power of 50 000 watts and a nighttime power of 10 000 watts, as a class B station, using a very directional antenna with different patterns day and night to protect various other stations on the same frequency. The antenna is a four-tower array.

The dominant station on 800 AM is XEROK in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

History

Commonly referred to as Montreal's heritage radio station, CJAD was founded by J. Arthur Dupont in 1945, on whose name the call letters were based. In its first years, CJAD was based on De La Montagne street in Montreal (now the site of O'Sullivan College).

In 1961, CJAD was purchased by Standard Broadcasting. In 1978, control of Standard Broadcasting was purchased by Conrad Black via Hollinger Inc.. In 1985, Standard was purchased by Slaight Communications, a privately held company owned by J. Allan Slaight.

In 1962, a sister station CJFM was launched. Always separately programmed, CJFM's programming became totally different from CJAD only from about 1976. For much of its life, CJAD had a full service format. The music was mainly adult contemporary plus two specialized shows on weekends — The Bandstand with Dick Irvin, and Starlight Concert with Rod Dewar. In 1995, CJAD shifted its format to full-time news/talk, dropping all music and entertainment, save for the Sunday morning Trivia Show and the CJAD Comedy Show.

Starting in 1992 almost all of CJAD's programming was simulcast on Corus Entertainment-owned CKTS 900 in Sherbrooke. On November 19, 2006, CKTS ceased broadcasting and its licence was surrendered to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). This, according to Corus, was because of high ongoing maintenance costs that neither they nor Standard were willing to cover.[1]

In April 2007, Astral Media and Standard Broadcasting announced that Standard had agreed to a purchase offer by Astral.

The week ending 01 September 2012 was the last for broadcasting from the 1411 Fort Street, Montreal studios of Astral stations CJAD, CHOM and Virgin Radio, where they had been since 1980.

Effective Labour Day Monday, 3 September 2012, the three stations currently broadcast from their facilities in the Astral building at Rene-Levesque East and Papineau.

1998 Ice Storm

In 1998, all four of CJAD's broadcast towers toppled during The Ice Storm. CJAD's first attempt to get back on the air was to use CKGM's former 980 transmitter, re-tune it to 800, and CJAD would be back on the air on its frequency. This, however, turned out to be impossible as the 980 site was damaged by ice as well. It then made arrangements to broadcast on CFMB's former 1410 transmitter but the signal was extremely bad to the west. They then reached an agreement with CHUM Limited to use their CKGM transmitter on 990 kHz until new towers were erected.

Sports

CJAD is the exclusive English radio broadcaster of the CFL's Montreal Alouettes. Some game broadcasts are simulcast on sister station CHOM 97.7 FM. CJAD was the longtime English radio home of the Montreal Canadiens until the 2010-11 season. In June 2010 it was announced that sports-talk rival CKGM will be the new English broadcaster through the 2017-18 season.

In July 2012, Bell Media, owners of CKGM, announced that English-language rights to the Canadiens could return to CJAD following its proposed acquisition of Astral Media, if its conversion of CKGM to a French-language sports station (which would have been done to satisfy ownership limits preventing the merged company from owning both CJAD and CKGM if they both broadcast in English) were approved by the CRTC.[2] [3] On October 18, 2012, the CRTC rejected Bell's proposal to acquire Astral Media; since the application to convert CKGM into a French station was contingent on the approval of the Astral merger, it too was rejected.[4]

On March 5, 2012, it was announced that CJAD will be the exclusive English language radio broadcaster of Montreal Impact for the next two years.[5]

Transmitter

CJAD broadcasts with 50,000 watts in the daytime and 10,000 watts at night to avoid interfering with other stations using the 800 frequency, such as the country-formatted CJBQ in Belleville, Ontario, the moribund CHRC in Quebec City (which is approximately 250 miles [160 km} away and has shut down in September 2012), and CKLW in Windsor, Ontario.

Current hosts

The previous logo of CJAD from 2007-2011 used until Aaron Rand returned to the station. During the Standard Radio era from 2002-2007, the words inside the red rectangles were in black.

Tommy Schnurmacher

Aaron Rand

Barry Morgan

References

  1. ^ CKTS to stop rebroadcasting CJAD, Corus press release, November 17, 2006
  2. ^ Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (2012-07-10). "Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-370 (item 2)". Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  3. ^ "TSN Radio 990 to become a francophone station". Canadian Press. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-574". CRTC. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  5. ^ http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/03/montreal-impact-returns-cjad-800


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