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CILQ-FM (107.1
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) is a
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FM
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in
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,
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, Canada, known as ''Q107''. The station broadcasts a
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and is owned by
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. CILQ's
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s are in the Corus Quay building on Dockside Drive at Toronto's
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neighbourhood. CILQ-FM has an
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(ERP) of 40,000
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s. The
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is atop the
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, with backup facilities at
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. CILQ is also available through streaming audio, and is simulcast on
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channel 954, and
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channel 864.


History

CILQ
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the air at 9 a.m. on May 22, 1977. The first song played on the station was "Hard Rock Town" by
Murray McLauchlan Murray Edward McLauchlan, (born 30 June 1948) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player. He is best known for his Canadian hits "Farmer's Song," "Whispering Rain," and "Down by the Henry Moore". Early life Mc ...
, although the station officially signed on with Deodato's "Also Sprach Zarathustra". CILQ debuted playing
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, part of the numerous "Superstars" formatted stations developed by programme consultant Lee Abrams, heard in many large U.S.
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s. The playlist consisted of about 1,000 songs, in a revolving card category system based on media sales data. Platinum albums were category B1 or B2. Older titles were D1 or D2.
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was another category. Most of the music library was locked and not accessible to anyone except the program director, the music director and their assistants.
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s would pull only approved albums from a shelf in the control room. This contrasted with free form,
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stations of that era. where the DJs chose their own music. The original lineup of announcers was John Rode in mornings, Murray Smith in late mornings, Program Director Dave Charles in early afternoons, John Donabie in afternoon
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, Mary-Ann Carpentier in evenings and Scott Marwood at nights. At 2 am, Marwood featured "Odds & Ends," a full album played in its entirety from his personal collection. CILQ's original owner was CFGM Broadcasting, a division of J.
Allan Slaight John Allan Slaight (July 19, 1931 – September 19, 2021) was a Canadian rock and roll radio pioneer, media mogul, and philanthropist. His career began as an amateur magician before moving to radio. He was the founder of Slaight Communications, ...
's
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. The station was acquired by
Western International Communications WIC Western International Communications Ltd. (or WIC) was a Canadian media company that operated from 1982 to 2000, with operations including broadcast and specialty television, radio, and satellite distribution via a majority interest in Can ...
in 1985 when Slaight bought Standard Broadcasting, and became part of Corus Entertainment in 2000 when WIC's assets were divided between Corus and
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Global. In the 1990s, CILQ was a
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station. It switched to a
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format on September 1, 2000. On April 7, 2014, the station returned to a mainstream rock sound and adopted a new slogan: "Toronto's Rock Station".


Programming

Notable personalities associated with the station have included: Byrd (now with
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in
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), John Donabie, the duo of Jesse Dylan and Gene Valaitis, Scruff Connors, Joey Vendetta, Brother Jake Edwards,
Jane Hawtin Jane Hawtin is a Canadian television and radio personality. She has hosted programs on CBC Radio One, CFRB and Q107, including ''Metro Morning'', '' Here and Now'', ''As It Happens'' and the daily television talk show ''Jane Hawtin Live''. She has ...
, Earl McCrae, John Derringer, Bill Carroll,
Maureen Holloway Maureen Holloway is a Canadian radio personality, entertainer and comedian who is best known for her radio segments ''The Last Word''. Until September 1, 2014, Holloway used to broadcast live, weekday mornings, in consecutive segments with the h ...
, Andy Frost, Bob "Iceman" Segarini, Lee "Beef" Eckley, Rory O'Shea, Jonny "Gonzo" Mark, Joanne Wilder, Howard "The Hungryman" Cogan, Steve Anthony, Dusty Shannon,
Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ...
, legendary Canadian rocker
Kim Mitchell Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
, with Al Joynes and
Jennifer Valentyne Jennifer Elizabeth Valentyne (née Peck, born May 31, 1967) is a Canadian television personality. Her longest running role was on ''Breakfast Television'' in Toronto for 23 years where she went from being a weather specialist to hosting the "Liv ...
. ''Psychedelic Psunday'' was a program that aired every Sunday from 9am to 9pm on CILQ-FM from 1985 to 2018. The program consisted entirely of music from the psychedelic era, spanning from 1965 to 1976. In September 1997, CILQ, along with CHOM-FM in
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, became the first Canadian radio stations to air ''
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'', syndicated from
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. Stern was heard on Q107 for four years, ending his run in November 2001. On August 10, 2005, the station sparked controversy when it aired a recording of a
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concert from 2002. The Stones were appearing in concert in Toronto the same evening, and many listeners had interpreted advance promotion for the broadcast as implying that CILQ would in fact be airing live from that evening's concert. Although he denied that the station intended to give that impression, station manager JJ Johnston apologized to listeners two days later. In early 2009, the station introduced ''
Nights with Alice Cooper ''Nights with Alice Cooper'' is a radio show hosted by Detroit born rock and roll artist and shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper. It is syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks and broadcast on a wide variety of affiliate radio stations in the ...
'', airing from 9p.m. to 2a.m. Sunday. Jeff Woods hosts a show called ''Records and Rockstars'' to give listeners the background stories to some of their favourite music. In 2022, CILQ suspended and then "parted ways" with long-time morning host John Derringer over allegations that he had bullied other members of staff for years.


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