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CFZM
ClassA
Power50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°34′30″N 79°49′2″W / 43.57500°N 79.81722°W / 43.57500; -79.81722
Repeater(s)
  • 96.7 CFZM-1-FM (Toronto)
  • 96.3 CFMZ-HD2 (Toronto)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitezoomerradio.ca

CFZM (740

Toronto, Ontario. It is owned by ZoomerMedia, headed by Canadian broadcaster Moses Znaimer. It airs an adult standards and oldies format, branded as Zoomer Radio, with the slogan "The Original Greatest Hits". The studios and offices are on Jefferson Avenue in the Liberty Village
neighbourhood.

CFZM is a

MHz.[2]

Due to its transmitter power and

Erie), and slivers of Michigan and Ohio. Its grade B signal reaches as far east as Utica, New York, as far south as Pittsburgh and as far west as Lansing, Michigan
. At night, with a good radio, it can be heard around most of the eastern half of North America, including three-fourths of Canada.

History

CHWO 1250

The station was originally launched in 1956 on 1250 AM in Oakville, with the call sign CHWO. Its license was held by what is now known as Whiteoaks Communications Group, a company owned by broadcaster Howard Caine and a number of minority investors. In 1967, shortly before Caine's death, his wife Jean was appointed to the board of directors and took over the station's management. In 1974, CHWO added a sister station, CJMR in Mississauga which was not included in the 2008 sale of CHWO.

Move to 740 AM

AM 740 Prime time Radio logo

In 2000, the

clear channel frequency became hotly contested by new and existing stations in the area. CHWO applied for the frequency, citing that it could provide a stronger service to the region's older adult population. Concurrently, the Caine family also applied for a new station on the old 1250 frequency, to air a Christian music
format.

The applications were granted, and CHWO moved to the 740 frequency on 8 January 2001, leasing CBL's former transmitter in Hornby from the CBC. CHWO originally applied for the new

Industry Canada because the call sign was already in use, the station chose to retain its heritage "CHWO" calls. CHWO's replacement at 1250, CJYE, launched on 5 February.[3]

Sale to Moses Znaimer

On 18 September 2007, Prime Time Radio announced a deal to sell the station to

Adult Standards and Oldies
, although over time, the number of standards played on the station was reduced.

The station was originally owned by Znaimer's privately held MZ Media Inc. As part of a reorganization of Znaimer's media assets, the station was transferred to the publicly traded ZoomerMedia in 2010.[6]

FM rebroadcaster

In 2012, Zoomer Media was one of 27 applicants for an FM station at 88.1 MHz, for the purpose of simulcasting CFZM in the city of Toronto, where the AM signal is often difficult to hear. The bid was unsuccessful and the CRTC awarded the frequency to CIND-FM.[7][8]

On 27 April 2015, MZ Media received CRTC approval to operate a nested

CJWV in Peterborough.[9] The repeater went on the air that July.[10]

References

  1. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org.
  2. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC". fccdata.org.
  3. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-205
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (31 March 2008). "ARCHIVED - CHWO Toronto - Acquisition of assets". crtc.gc.ca.
  5. ^ History of the former CHWO AM at Canadian Communications Foundation
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) (30 March 2010). "ARCHIVED - Vision TV - Acquisition of assets - CHNU-TV Fraser Valley and CIIT-TV Winnipeg - Change in effective control - ONE: The Body, Mind and Spirit Channel - Change in effective control Classical Digital, CFZM, CFMZ-FM, CFMZ-DR-1 Toronto, and CFMX-FM Cobourg - Corporate reorganization". crtc.gc.ca.
  7. ^ "Indie-rock station coming to Toronto". Toronto Star, 11 September 2012.
  8. ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-126. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, 2 March 2012.
  9. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-162, CFZM Toronto – New nested FM transmitter in Toronto, CRTC, 27 April 2015
  10. ^ "Canadian Radio News recap for July, 2015". airchecker.ca. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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