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CIMJ-FM

Guelph, Ontario
Broadcast area	Waterloo Region
Frequency	106.1 MHz
Branding	Magic 106
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Corus Entertainment (591589 B.C. Ltd.)
Sister stations	CJOY
History
First air date	1 July 1969
Former call signs	CJOY-FM (1969–1975) CKLA-FM (1975–1992)
Call sign meaning	CI MaJ(g)ic (branding)
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	120.5 meters (395 ft)
Links
Website	magic106.com

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.^[1]

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^[2]
• 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^[3]
• 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

External links

• Magic 106
• CIMJ-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CIMJ-FM in the REC Canadian station database

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