CJAD, is a popular, English language radio station, owned by Standard Broadcasting, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, broadcasting online and at 800 kHz on the AM dial. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A radio station is a sound broadcasting service. ... Standard Broadcasting Corporation is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... The hertz (symbol Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... AM radio is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. ...

Commonly refered to as Montreal's Heritage Radio Station, the station was founded by J. Arthur Dupont in 1945, whose name the call letters were based on. In 1961, it was purchased by Standard Broadcasting. In 1978, control of Standard Broadcasting was purchased by Conrad Black. In 1985, Standard was purchased by Slaight Communications, a privately held company owned by J. Allan Slaight. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Honourable Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour PC , OC , MA , LL.D. (born August 25, 1944 in Montreal, Quebec), is a Canadian-born British biographer, financier and newspaper magnate. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There was also a CJAD-FM which began broadcasting in 1948, disappearing sometime in the 50's. In 1962, now under new management, they began broadcasting again at 95.9 MHz under the call letters CJFM-FM. However it was not until 1976 that CJFM's programming was totally different from CJAD's. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ...

In 1998, all four of CJAD's broadcast towers toppled during The Ice Storm. It made arrangements to broadcast on 1410 and then 990 until new towers were erected. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Masts of the Rugby VLF transmitter in England Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials in the UK) for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. ... It has been suggested that Operation Recuperation be merged into this article or section. ...

Their most popular broadcasters in recent times have been George Balcan, Gord Sinclair, Ted Blackman, Melanie King, Joseph A. Schwarcz, Avril Benoit, John Sanford Moore, Neil McKenty, Joe Cannon and Rick Leckner. George Balcan (1932 - 2004) was a Canadian radio broadcaster and artist. ... Dr. Joseph A. Schwarcz, known to his students, and many via his science popularization efforts as Dr. Joe, is a doctor of chemistry and professor at McGill University and Vanier College (CEGEP) in Montreal, Quebec. ... Avril Benoit is a Canadian radio host. ... John Sanford Moore (born June 5, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec), widely known as John Moore, is a Canadian radio and television broadcaster, film critic, actor, voice actor and comedian. ...

External link

• CJAD's Official site
• Standard Radio's Official site
• From Mountain to the City: A Brief History of CJAD
• Radio History
• CJAD Timeline of Announcers
• Radio in Montreal Discussion group