CKJR

CKJR

City of license	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Branding	W1440
Slogan	Hits of the '50s, '60s and '70s!
Frequency	1440 kHz
First air date	1971 as CJOI
Format	Oldies
Power	10,000 watts
Class	B (regional)
Owner	Newcap Radio
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.w1440.com

CKJR is a radio station in Wetaskiwin, Alberta broadcasting at 1440 AM owned by Newcap Radio. The station currently broadcasts an Oldies format branded as W1440. CKJR broadcasts with a non-directional pattern during the daytime hours and a directional signal (using a three-tower array) during nighttime hours. CKJR is the only station in Canada broadcasting at 1440 AM.

History

• The station started in 1971 as CJOI on 1440 kHz, with 1,000 watts power.
• In 1974, CJOI started using 10,000 watts power
• CJOI became CKJR in 1994 (new call appears in World Radio TV Handbook 1995)
• In 2002, Standard Broadcasting purchased stations and sold parts to Newcap Broadcasting and Rogers Communications.
• CJOI is now an FM radio station in Rimouski, Quebec.
• In late September, 2006, CKJR changed formats from Hot Country to Oldies, and a name change from Cat Country 1440 KJR to W1440, meaning Wetaskiwin 1440.

External links

• W1440
• CKJR history - Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CKJR
• Query the FCC's AM station database for CKJR
• Radio-Locator Information on CKJR
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for CKJR

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