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Radio station in Edmonton-Wetaskiwin, Alberta
CKJR
(1440 AM, "Sports 1440") is a radio station
licensed to
Wetaskiwin
,
Alberta
. Owned by
Stingray Radio
, it broadcasts a
sports talk
format primarily serving the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
. CKJR's studios are located alongside its metropolitan sister stations at the
West Edmonton Mall
.
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
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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 flipped from
country
to
oldies
as
W1440.
In August 2023, Stingray announced that CKJR would flip to a
sports talk
format primarily serv on September 5, 2023, as
Sports 1440
. The format is 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.
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52°58′13″N
113°22′48″W
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52.9703°N 113.3799°W
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52.9703; -113.3799