CKJR

CKJR is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, licensed in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Owned by Stingray Group, it broadcasts a sports talk format branded as Sports 1440. CKJR's studios are located inside the West Edmonton Mall, alongside its metropolitan sister stations CFCW, CKRA-FM, and CIRK-FM. CKJR is a radio station licensed in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, broadcasting at out of the West Edmonton Mall Stingray Studios at 1440 AM. 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.

CKJR
Broadcast area
Frequency1440 kHz (AM)
BrandingSports 1440
Programming
FormatSports talk
Ownership
OwnerStingray Group
CFCW, CFCW-FM, CIRK-FM, CKRA-FM
History
First air date
1971 as CJOI
Technical information
ClassB
Power10,000 watts
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitesports1440.ca

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. The former callsign now belongs to CJOI-FM in Rimouski, Quebec.

In 2002, Standard Broadcasting purchased stations and sold parts to Newcap Broadcasting and Rogers Communications.

In late September 2006, CKJR changed formats from country to oldies, and a name change from Cat Country 1440 KJR to W1440 (meaning Wetaskiwin 1440).

In August 2023, Stingray announced that CKJR would flip to sports talk on September 5, 2023, as Sports 1440. The format will be in collaboration with Just a Game Productions (owned by former CFRN afternoon host Jason Gregor) and The Nation Network, marking the return of sports radio to the market for the first time since CFRN discontinued its sports format and shut down permanently in June.[1][2] Oldies continued to be played overnight until October, when that programming was replaced with Fox Sports Radio.

Logo History
Former "Cat Country" logo used until 2006
Former "W1440" logo used until September 5, 2023

References
  1. Thiessen, Connie (2023-08-14). "Stingray bringing sports radio back to Edmonton". Broadcast Dialogue. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. "TSN 1260 off the air in Edmonton as Bell Media pulls the plug | Offside". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

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