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CJOB is a talk radio station located at 680 kHz on the AM band in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is owned and operated by Corus Radio, a national media company in Canada. CJOB has been the highest-rated radio station in Winnipeg for many years, and is also the sister station of 991 Fresh Radio and 975 BIG FM. Currently, all operate out of the same location at 1440 Jack Blick Avenue in Polo Park, Winnipeg. == History == ;1940s *CJOB's first broadcast was on at 8 a.m. Monday March 11, 1946, as a 250-watt station at 1340 kHz owned by John Oliver Blick (the "JOB" in the callsign). ;1950s *The station moved to 680 kHz and increased its power to 5,000 watts on October 8, 1957. At the same time it installed a new antenna high in Fort Whyte, Manitoba, three miles (5 km) west of Hwy. 75. *In 1959 CJOB applied to the Board of Broadcast Governors (BBG) in for Winnipeg's first private television station, but were unsuccessful. The licence was issued to Moffat Broadcasting, which put CJAY-TV on the air in November 1960. ;1960s *The station was sold to ''OB Limited'' in 1964. *The station moved in 1964 to 930 Portage Avenue.〔("Corus Radio Celebrates CJOB Winnipeg Milestone" ), news release, Corus Entertainment, March 9, 2006〕 ;1970s *In 1978 the station's broadcast power increased to 50,000 watts during the daytime, making it the province's second-most powerful station. ;1990s *In 1998 CJOB was sold to Western International Communications. ;2000s *In 2000 CJOB was sold to Corus Entertainment. *In 2006 the station celebrated 60 years on-the-air.〔 *In 2007 CJOB asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a nested FM frequency at 106.3 transmitter at Starbuck to rebroadcast CJOB (AM) (mono).〔( "Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-57" ), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, May 29, 2007〕 On September 7, the CRTC denied Corus's application to simulcast the AM radio signal at 106.3 MHz.〔(Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-350 )〕 ;2010s *In April 2010, Corus Radio Winnipeg announced the future relocation of its radio broadcast facility to 1440 Rapelje Avenue (since renamed ''Jack Blick Avenue''), as part of a lease agreement between Corus Entertainment and Cadillac Fairview. The relocation to Polo Park was originally slated for January 2011. CJOB 680, CJGV-FM 99.1 (Groove FM) and CJKR-FM 97.5 (Power 97) would become the anchor tenants. Corus Radio Winnipeg planned to occupy the second floor of the three story building, upsizing its radio, production and business operations to . At the time, general manager Garth Buchko said the stations had outgrown their 930 Portage Avenue facility. With the move, Corus Radio Winnipeg would also upgrade to state-of-the-art, fully digital on-air systems. *At the end of February 2011, CJOB completed the move to its new location at 1440 Jack Blick Avenue. *On March 11th, 2011, CJOB celebrated 65 years on-the-air. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CJOB」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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