CIMJ-FM (106.1 MHz, ''Magic 106''), is a Canadian

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based in

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, in the Kitchener- Waterloo market. Its sister station is CJOY. Their studios are located at 75 Speedvale Ave East and its transmitter is located in Puslinch, between the

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and Guelph.

History

* 16 May 1968:

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approves an application by CJOY Ltd. to operate a new FM station in Guelph. The initial studio and office address is 50 Wyndham Street. * 1 July 1969: CJOY-FM begins its first broadcasts. It is authorised for 106.1 MHz frequency, 50 000

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and 75.9 metres (249 ft) antenna height. * 26 July 1972: CJOY-FM and its associated AM station ( CJOY) are authorised to relocate their common offices and studios to 75 Speedvale Avenue East and have remained there since. * 1975: CJOY-FM calls sign changes to CKLA-FM. * 1977: CJOY Ltd. assumes at least partial ownership of AM station CFTJ in

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. * 1980: CRTC approves relocation of both the CJOY AM and FM transmitters. * 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 CFTJ (whose call sign became CIAM in 1987). * 1989: CKLA-FM's owners now known as Power Broadcasting. * 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

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, featuring music from the 1970s to the 1990s. * 29 August 1996: CRTC renews CIMJ-FM licence until 2003 * 2 June 1995: Station co-founder Wally Slatter dies. * February 1996: Station co-founder Fred Metcalf dies. * 24 March 2000: CRTC approves sale of Power Broadcasting radio stations to Corus Radio, including CJOY-AM and CIMJ-FM * 13 April 2000: Corus purchase of Power Broadcasting radio properties is completed. * July 2003: The station shifted to its present

format after CIZN dropped its format and changed frequencies. * September 2007: Major studio renovations begin. * August 2008: Studios are completed and are on an AES 44.1 digital network. Digital audio is stored and played back uncompressed.

References

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