CJDV-FM is a Canadian

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broadcasting at 107.5 FM in Kitchener,

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owned by

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. The station airs an active rock format branded on-air as ''107.5 Dave Rocks''. CJDV's studios are located at Sportsworld Crossing, while its

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is located near Franklin Boulevard and Sheldon Drive in

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History

In 1954, Galt Broadcasting launched CKGR, 1110 AM, a daytimer. With an ownership change in 1956, the station adopted the new call sign CFTJ. In 1975, CFTJ moved to AM 1320, and CKKW in nearby Kitchener moved from 1320 to 1090. Concurrently with this change, CFTJ moved to 24-hour broadcasting. This was planned as a temporary move — with CFGM in Richmond Hill scheduled to move to the 1320 frequency in 1978, CFTJ moved again to AM 960 in 1977. In 1987, the station changed its call sign again, to CIAM, and was acquired by Kawartha Broadcasting. Kawartha became a division of Power Broadcasting in 1989. On June 25, 1997, the station was licensed by the

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to move to the FM band. It completed the move on May 25, 1998, launching on 92.9 FM with the new call sign CIZN-FM and a

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format branded as ''The Zone''. In 2000, the station was purchased by its current owner,

. Corus applied to the CRTC to move the station's frequency to 107.5 in 2002, due to the weak 92.9 signal impairing the station's financial stability. On February 14, 2003, the station received CRTC approval. CIZN left the air on July 20, 2003. On July 21, 2003, the station launched on 107.5 FM with its current call sign CJDV-FM and adopted a

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format known as ''107.5 Dave FM, 80's, 90's, Anything We Feel Like''. In 2006, the CRTC denied Corus's application to increase CJDV's average

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(ERP) from 2,500

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s to 6,800 watts.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-261
/ref> In certain regions of its market area, CJDV has experienced recurring

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from

CKMB-FM CKMB-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 107.5 FM in Barrie, Ontario. The station airs music in the hot adult contemporary format. The station was launched in 2001 by Central Ontario Broadcasting (Rock 95 Broadcasting (Barrie-Orilli ...

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which also operates at 107.5

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. On January 14, 2009, at 8 a.m., CJDV changed its format to

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and adopted a new slogan "Tri-Cities' Best Rock" but kept the "Dave FM" branding. On August 14, 2009, CJDV moved into a new broadcast facility with sister station

CKBT-FM CKBT-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 91.5 FM in Kitchener, Ontario. The station broadcasts a CHR/Top 40 format branded as ''91.5 The Beat'', with studios & offices located in Kitchener, However, its transmitter is south of Ayr. T ...

at 50 Sportsworld Crossing Road, Kitchener. As of April 2016, CJDV is branded as ''107.5 Dave Rocks'' with an active rock format.

References

External links

107.5 Dave Rocks
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