CJLI

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CJLI
CJLI AM700 thelight logo.png
Broadcast area Calgary Metropolitan Region
Frequency 700 kHz (AM)
BrandingAM 700 The Light
Programming
Format Christian
Ownership
OwnerTouch Canada Broadcasting
CJCA
History
First air date
June 29, 2015
Call sign meaning
Christ Jesus LIght
Technical information
Class B
Power 50 kWs daytime
20 kWs nighttime
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website am700thelight.com

CJLI (AM 700 The Light) is a Canadian radio station, that broadcasts a christian format at 700 kHz/AM in Calgary, Alberta. The station is licensed to broadcast at 50,000 watts during the day and 20,000 watts at night, with additional restrictions to protect Class A clear-channel stations WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio and KBYR in Anchorage, Alaska.

Owned by Touch Canada Broadcasting, the station received CRTC approval on April 24, 2009. [1] The station planned to broadcast from a transmitter site from the Black Diamond area southwest of Calgary, but was unable to secure a site, due to local opposition. In November 2013, the station acquired a site north of Black Diamond, in hopes of broadcasting from there. [2]

On June 29, 2015, Touch Canada Broadcasting launched CJLI, branded as AM 700, The Light. [3]

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References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-222, Christian music AM radio station, CRTC, April 24, 2009
  2. "Okotoks Western Wheel: "Tower development revisited", November 27, 2013". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  3. CJLI The Light at 700 AM Launches in Calgary on June 29, 2015, airchecker.ca, July 3, 2015

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