CFMJ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 640 on the AM dial in Toronto, Ontario. The station airs talk programming as 640 Toronto. Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...

Early Years

The station first launched 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. Don Daynard was a notable host with the station in the 1960s. Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Don Daynard was former host of CHFI-FMs morning show from 1987 to 1999 and host of Saturday Night Oldies until his retirement in 2002. ... The 1960s, or The Sexy Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...

The station moved to 1320 in 1978, and to 640 in 1989. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 New Beat of Toronto. Several notable radio personalities were associated with the station during this era, including John Gallagher, Tarzan Dan, and the legendary Toronto radio team of Jesse Dylan and Gene Valaitis. After CFTR moved from contemporary hits to all-news in 1993, AM 640 (still with the calls CHOG) was the last contemporary hit radio station in Toronto proper until CISS adopted the format in 1999. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... CHR is an abbreviation for contemporary hit radio, a radio format that has become fairly common in the United States and Canada as of the 2000s decade. ... Son of musician Bob Dylan, Jesse Dylan is an American director whose credits include the 2001 Redman comedy How High, the third film in the American Pie trilogy American Wedding (2003), and the 2005 Will Ferrell film Kicking & Screaming. ... CFTR is also abbreviation for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... CJAQ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 92. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

On October 11, 1995, the station changed to a talk radio format. As Talk 640, the station aired syndicated programming such as the Joy Browne, Rhona Raskin and Dr. Laura shows, along with local programming hosted by personalities such as Valaitis, Jane Hawtin, Bill Carroll, Michael Coren and Dave Chalk. Despite regular adjustments, the station received low ratings. During this period, the station adopted the call letters CFYI. October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... Laura Schlessinger Laura Schlessinger (born January 16, 1947) is an American cultural and moral commentator, most known as host of the very popular Dr. Laura radio call-in show. ... Jane Hawtin is a Canadian television and radio host. ... Bill Carroll is the host of the late morning talk show on CFRB in Toronto, Canada. ... Michael Coren (born 1957 in Essex, Britain) is a Canadian columnist, author, public speaker, radio host and television talk show host. ... Rating is a means of classifying things in different categories. ...

Mojo Radio

On April 23, 2001, the station adjusted its programming, dumping most of its old hosts to create a male-oriented talk station as Mojo Radio, with programs hosted by Humble and Fred, John Derringer, Mike Stafford, Andrew Krystal and the syndicated Coast to Coast AM, among others. The station changed its call letters again, to the current CFMJ. John Oakley later replaced Humble and Fred in the morning show; the latter pair left for hot adult contemporary station CKFM. Krystal was eventually fired, and moved to part-time work at CFRB and CKTB. Derringer's Mojo show was discontinued as he concentrated on his marquee morning show on "brother station" Q107. Jump to: navigation, search April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Andrew Krystal is a Toronto media personality and host of The Andrew Krystal Show on CFRB in Toronto, Canada at 11:00pm Eastern on Sunday nights. ... Coast to Coast AM is a late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but usually ones that relate to the paranormal. ... CKFM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format at 99. ... CFRB, or CFRB 1010 as it is often referred to, is an AM radio station in Toronto, Canada, broadcasting on 1010 kHz, with a shortwave radio simulcast by CFRX on 6070 kHz. ... CILQ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 107. ...

AM 640 Toronto Radio

In 2004, due to low ratings (MOJO was typically hovering around a 1.4 share) the station moved away from the male-oriented imaging to a more general news and talk format as AM 640 Toronto Radio. Oakley and Stafford continue to host the major morning and afternoon drive programs. Craig Bromell joined the station as co-host of a new late morning program, The Beat, and in 2005, Charles Adler's nationally-syndicated radio show was added to mid-afternoons. 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Craig Bromell is a Canadian radio personality, who was notable as the controversial head of Toronto, Ontarios police association prior to his career in broadcasting. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Winnnipeg-based radio host, somewhat in the mold of Rush Limbaugh. ...

To date, the station's biggest draw is that it is the radio broadcaster of the Toronto Maple Leafs, which it networks into other markets. Its play-by-play announcers are Joe Bowen, Dennis Beyak and Jim Ralph. The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Joe Bowen (born April 5, 1951), is the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs, having broadcasted over 1,500 Leaf Games and says the trademark line Holy Mackinaw every time the Leafs score. ...

Other sport franchises it currently broadcasts are the AHL's Toronto Marlies and CFL's Toronto Argonauts. AHL might be an acronym or abbreviation for: American Hockey League acylated homoserine lactones This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Toronto Marlies are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... CFL is an acronym for: Canadian Football League Compact fluorescent light bulb Continental Football League Courant, Fredericks and Lewy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ...

External Link

• AM 640 Toronto Radio