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| City of license | Guelph, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Guelph, Ontario |
| Branding | CJOY |
| Slogan | "The Royal City's Greatest Hits" |
| Frequency | 1460(kHz) |
| First air date | 14 June 1948 |
| Format | Oldies music |
| ERP | 10 000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Website | cjoy.com |
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History
Wally Slatter and Fred Metcalfe opened Guelph's first radio station, CJOY, on June 14, 1948 on 1450 kHz with 250 watts power, non-directional with transmitter using one 150 foot tower on a in Guelph Township, Wellington County. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
On April 1, 1960, CJOY moved to 1460 kHz with 10,000 watts day and 5,000 watts night (full-time) from a new site on the south half of a Lot in Puslinch Township, Wellington County. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They stated to use four 164 foot (overall height) towers. The station had originally proposed to move to 1430 kHz with 5,000 watts but it was decided that 1460 kHz would provide a better service.
On July 26, 1972 CJOY-AM and FM received approval to move to new studios and offices at 75 Speedvale Avenue E where it continues to broadcast from today. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1981, the station increased its power to 10,000 watts full-time, using three 160 foot and one 400 foot towers at the same site of the 1972 towers. On April 28, 1987, Kawartha Broadcasting Co. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Ltd. (which was indirectly controlled by Paul Desmarais) purchased CJOY Ltd. (CJOY and CKLA-FM) from Wally Slatter, Fred Metcalfe, Neil Stilman, K. M. Metcalfe, N. Slatter, W. D. Dawkins and Larry Smith; and The Galt Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (CIAM Cambridge) from Wally Slatter and Fred Metcalfe.
The corporate name changed to Power Broadcasting Inc. in 1989. Power Corporation of Canada ( is a major Canadian company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries
Wally Slatter, co-founder of CJOY, passed away on June 2, 1995. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 As well Fred Metcalf, co-founder of CJOY died in February 1996. He was also the founder of the first cable TV system in Canada called 'Neighborhood TV' in Guelph (1952). He sold his twenty cable operations to Maclean Hunter Ltd. in 1967. He also ran that company between 1977 and 1984.
Well-known broadcasting alumni of CJOY include Norm Jary, former Mayor of Guelph and broadcaster of New York Ranger Hockey, Gordie Tapp, Al Shaver, Bob Bratina, and Bob MacAdorey. Bratina was on the air March 23, 1965 when the huge black-out occurred in North-Eastern North America. The station interrupted programming to provide emergency information, but the station manager insisted the commercials for the regular Italian Language program run as scheduled during the emergency broadcast.
The current owner is Corus Entertainment, who purchased the stations in 1999 from Power Broadcasting. Corus Entertainment Inc () is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company The CRTC approved the deal on March 24, 2000. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. CJOY is currently undergoing major studio renovations (Oct. 2006). Final renovations will be completed in 2008 with a digital network.
From the very start of the station, CJOY has been a vital part of the community. It provides live coverage of charity fundraisers, and 'on the spot' reporting of breaking news, weather, and sports. The station also sends out its CJOY Jeep Compass to do on-site, on-air live event coverage.
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