CFMJ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 640 khz on the AM dial. Officially licensed to Richmond Hill, Ontario, but the studio and mailing address is at 1 Dundas Street West in Toronto. The station airs a talk radio and sports format targeted to the entire Greater Toronto Area.
The station began in 1957 under the callsign CJRH, on the 1310 frequency. It changed its call letters to CFGM in 1961. The station adopted a country music format ...
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CFMJ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 640 khz on the AM dial. Officially licensed to Richmond Hill, Ontario, but the studio and mailing address is at 1 Dundas Street West in Toronto. The station airs a talk radio and sports format targeted to the entire Greater Toronto Area.
The station began in 1957 under the callsign CJRH, on the 1310 frequency. It changed its call letters to CFGM in 1961. The station adopted a country music format in 1964; a few years later they became Canada's first 24-hour country station. Don Daynard was a notable host with the station in the 1960s.
The station moved to 1320 in 1978, and to 640 in 1989.
On June 29, 1990, the station changed its format and call letters, broadcasting rock music as CHOG (branded 640 The Hog). The Hog format was short-lived, and evolved into contemporary hit radio as AM 640: The Beat Of Toronto. Several notable radio personalities were associated with the station during this era, including John Gallagher, Tarzan Dan,...
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