CJNR (AM)

CJNR

Semi-satellite of CKNR in Elliot Lake
Blind River, Ontario Canada
Frequency	730 kHz
Ownership
Owner	North Channel Broadcasters
History
First air date	March 1, 1958 (1958-03-01)
Last air date	1997 (1997)
Call sign meaning	Nash Radio, original owner

CJNR was a radio station which operated at 730 kHz in Blind River, Ontario, Canada.

History

In late 1957 Thomas C. Nash (owner of Nash Radio & TV Broadcasting Co.) received a licence for an AM station at Blind River, which began operating at 730 kHz on March 1, 1958. ^[1] CJNR would have its transmitter in Blind River, along with studios located in Elliot Lake. ^[2] The callsign meaning for CJNR is "Nash Radio & TV Broadcasting Co." or "North Shore".

In the 1960s or early 1970s the owner of CKNR Elliot Lake purchased CJNR. It would become a semi-satellite of CKNR which began broadcasting in 1967. The owner was or would be known as Algonquin Radio-TV Ltd. (CKCY Sault Ste. Marie).

In the mid-1980s Mid-Canada Communications was approved by the CRTC to acquire CJNR from Huron Broadcasting Limited. ^[3]

In 1986 CJNR received approval to disaffiliate from the CBC radio network, which is now served by CBCE-FM out of Little Current. ^[4] In 1990, the Pelmorex Radio Network received approval to acquire CJNR from Mid-Canada Communications. ^[5] In 1996, CJNR and its sister stations CKNR and CKNS were sold to North Channel Broadcasters, ^[6] which established the contemporary CKNR-FM and shut down all three AM signals.

References

1. The Launch of CJNR Blind River - Article From Feb 28, 1958, page 9 - The Sault Star at Newspapers.com
2. CKNR radio station promotion piece, Blind River, Circa 1958
3. Decision CRTC 85-146
4. Decision CRTC 86-205
5. Decision CRTC 90-676
6. Decision CRTC 96-396

External links

• CJNR-AM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• 730CJNR in the REC Canadian station database