CJCJ-FM
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| Broadcast area | Woodstock Parish |
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| Frequency | 104.1MHz(FM) |
| Branding | Pure Country104 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | July 1,1959 |
Former frequencies | 920kHz(AM) (1959–2001) |
Call signmeaning | CJ CJ(former branding) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/purecountry/woodstock |
CJCJ-FMis a Canadianradio stationbroadcasting fromWoodstock,New Brunswickat 104.1FM.The station is currently owned and operated byBell Media.The station broadcasts acountryformatbranded asPure Country104.
History
[edit]CJCJoriginally began broadcasting on 920 kHz in July 1959, and moved to FM in the early 2000s.[1]Originally owned by Carleton-Victoria Broadcasting Limited, it was acquired in 1991 by Radio One Ltd.[2]In 1999, Radio One was acquired byTelemedia,and in 2002, Telemedia was purchased byStandard Broadcasting.CJCJ was one of the stations that Standard in turn sold toAstral Media.
In 1989, Carleton-Victoria Broadcasting Co. Ltd. received approval from theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) to operate two low-power AM transmitters atPlaster Rockon 990 kHz (40 watts), andPerth/Andoveron 1140 kHz with 40 watts.[3]These transmitters would rebroadcast the programs of CJCJ 920 Woodstock.
In 1998, Carleton-Victoria Broadcasting Co. Ltd. received approval from the CRTC to add an FM rebroadcaster atGrand Fallsto operate on the frequency of 93.5 MHz.[4]On June 7, 2000, Telemedia Radio Atlantic Ltd. received CRTC approval to add a transmitter forCIKX-FMGrand Fallsat Plaster Rock, using the facilities of the CJCJ Woodstock rebroadcasting transmitter,CJCJ-2Plaster Rock. As a result of the change, the CJCJ rebroadcastersCJCJ-1Perth/Andover and CJCJ-2 Plaster Rock were deleted.[5]
In May 2009, CJCJ changed its format tohot adult contemporaryasCJ104.
In November 2020, the station flipped tocountryasPure Country104.
On February 8, 2024, Bell announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CJCJ, which is to be sold to theMaritime Broadcasting System.[6]
Former logo
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Logo created in 2009 and used until November 19, 2020.
References
[edit]- ^Decision CRTC 2001-161
- ^Decision CRTC 91-635
- ^Decision CRTC 89-422
- ^Decision CRTC 98-220
- ^Decision CRTC 2000-186
- ^Hudes, Sammy (8 February 2024)."'Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs ".Toronto Star.The Canadian Press.Retrieved8 February2024.
External links
[edit]- Pure Country 104
- CJCJ-FMat The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
- CJCJ-FMin the REC Canadian station database