CIMJ-FM (106.1 Hertz, Magic 106), is a Canadian hot adult contemporary radio station based in Guelph, in the Kitchener-Waterloo market. Its sister station is
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History
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16 May 1968: CRTC approves an application by CJOY Ltd. to operate a new FM broadcasting station in Guelph. The initial studio and office address is 50 Wyndham Street.
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1 July 1969: CJOY-FM begins its first broadcasts. It is authorised for 106.1 Hertz frequency, 50 000 effective radiated power and 75.9 metres (249 ft) antenna height.
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26 July 1972: CJOY-FM and its associated AM broadcasting station (CJOY) are authorised to relocate their common offices and studios to 75 Speedvale Avenue East and have remained there since.
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1975: CJOY-FM calls sign changes to CKLA-FM.
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1977: CJOY Ltd. assumes at least partial ownership of AM station CJDV-FM in Cambridge.
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1980: CRTC approves relocation of both the CJOY AM and FM transmitters.
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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 CJDV-FM (whose call sign became CIAM in 1987).
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1989: CKLA-FM's owners now known as Power Broadcasting.
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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.
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29 August 1996: CRTC renews CIMJ-FM licence until 2003
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2 June 1995: Station co-founder Wally Slatter dies.
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February 1996: Station co-founder Fred Metcalf dies.
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24 March 2000: CRTC approves sale of Power Broadcasting radio stations to Corus Radio, including CJOY-AM and CIMJ-FM
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13 April 2000: Corus purchase of Power Broadcasting radio properties is completed.
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July 2003: The station shifted to its present hot adult contemporary format after CJDV-FM dropped its format and changed frequencies.
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September 2007: Major studio renovations begin.
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August 2008: Studios are completed and are on an AES 44.1 digital network. Digital audio is stored and played back uncompressed.
External links
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Magic 106
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CIMJ-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
