CJAV (known on-air as "The Peak") is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting from Port Alberni, British Columbia at 93.3 FM and owned by the Jim Pattison Group's Island Radio division. Port Alberni, British Columbia is a city located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour Without Sunset (diminishment)) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in Canada and the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... The Jim Pattison Group is Canada’s 3rd largest privately held company and, in a recent survey by the Financial Post, The Jim Pattison Group was ranked as Canada’s 48th largest company. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... Port Alberni is a city located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... The Jim Pattison Group is Canada’s 3rd largest privately held company and, in a recent survey by the Financial Post, The Jim Pattison Group was ranked as Canada’s 48th largest company. ...

History

CJAV began operations on April 1, 1946 at 1240 AM, using a 250 watt transmitter upon startup. The station, originally owned by Harold Warren, was the starting point for the careers of a number of broadcasters, including Jack Cullen (who later moved on to CKNW, then located in New Westminster), Joe Chesney (who went on to found Langley station CJJC [now CKST Vancouver] in 1963), George Cowie (later of CFUN Vancouver), Bob Switzer (later of Vancouver CBC Television station CBUT), Philip Barter (who moved on to CHEK in Victoria and CHAN in Vancouver) and Jim Robson (who became the radio voice of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks on CKNW). is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... CKNW is the leading talk radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... The Pattullo Bridge (centre) connects New Westminster (left) with Surrey (right) across the Fraser River. ... Mayor Kurt Alberts Councillors Charlie Fox Howie Vickberg Grant Ward Jordan Bateman Steve Ferguson Kim Richter Mel Kositsky Bob Long Population (2006) 93,726 [1] Area 316 square kilometres[2] Incorporation Date April 26, 1873 Member of Parliament Mark Warawa (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Mary Polak (BC Liberal... CKST is a radio station located in Vancouver, BC, Canada currently owned by CHUM Limited. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... CFUN is a Canadian radio station based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... CBC Television is a Canadian English language television network. ... CBUT is the CBCs television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the flagship CBC-TV station for the Pacific Time zone. ... CHEK-TV, Victoria (on Vancouver Island), British Columbia is a member of the CH television system, owned by CanWest Global, broadcasting on channel 6. ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... Chán is the Chinese name for the school of Mahāyāna Buddhism known in Japanese as Zen. ... Jim Robson (born 1935) was a radio broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks from 1970 to 1994. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ...

A year after CJAV signed on, Warren sold 50% of the station to CKNW founder Bill Rea, with Chuck Rudd and Ken Hutchinson later acting as station managers under Rea; by 1952, Warren sold his remaining ownership stake to Rudd and Hutchinson. In 1960, CJAV's operating power increased to 1000 watts in the daytime, remaining at 250 watts at night, and the station was on hand to cover the aftermath of the tsunami that affected Port Alberni on March 27, 1964, following the Good Friday Earthquake that hit Anchorage, Alaska earlier that day. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation). ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Earthquake Damage, Anchorage The Good Friday Earthquake (also called the Great Alaska Earthquake) of Friday, March 27, 1964 (Good Friday, a Christian holy day associated with an earthquake[1]), 5:36 P.M. AST (03:36 3/27 UTC) had a magnitude of 9. ... Nickname: Motto: Big Wild Life Location in the state of Alaska Coordinates: , Borough Municipality of Anchorage Government  - Mayor Mark Begich (D) Area  - Municipality  1,961. ...

CJAV, an affiliate of CBC Radio since sign-on in 1946, disaffiliated in 1984 when CBC established Port Alberni repeater station CBTQ-FM, originally a rebroadcaster of Vancouver station CBU (now rebroadcasting CBCV-FM in Victoria); on December 13 that year, CJAV increased its transmission power to 1000 watts day and night, and in early 1987, the station began broadcasting 24 hours a day, with overnight programming coming from the Toronto-based Satellite Radio Network. CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... CBU is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... CBCV is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Victoria, British Columbia. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

On June 25, 2004, CJAV was purchased by Central Island Broadcasting Ltd. (now Island Radio). On April 18, 2005, Island Radio received approval from the CRTC to switch CJAV over to the FM band at 93.3 with operating power of 6000 watts; the switch took place on September 2 (with simulcasting on its old 1240 AM frequency continuing until early December) and the station adopted its current mixed format of adult contemporary music and active rock. On June 22, original CJAV owner Harold Warren died at age 90. is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream contemporary pop music, excluding hip hop, hard rock, and some teen pop music, which is intended for an adult audience. ... Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in Canada and the United States. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 90. ...

On November 1, 2005, Pattison and Island Radio Ltd. announced that Island Radio Ltd. of Nanaimo, B.C. had agreed to sell its six radio stations (and related assets) to the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. The stations involved in the transaction include CJAV, CKWV and CHWF in Nanaimo, CIBH and CHPQ in Parksville-Qualicum Beach and CKLR in Courtenay. is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nanaimo (2004 pop. ... CKWV (known on-air as The Wave) is a Canadian radio station located in Nanaimo, British Columbia; it broadcasts on 102. ... CHWF (known on-air as The Wolf) is a Canadian radio station located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, operating on 106. ... Nanaimo redirects here. ... CHPQ (known on-air as The Lounge) is a Canadian radio station operating in Parksville, British Columbia at 99. ... CHPQ (known on-air as The Lounge) is a Canadian radio station operating in Parksville, British Columbia at 99. ... 67. ... Qualicum Beach is a town located in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia. ... Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

With the approval of the CRTC, Jim Pattison assumed ownership of the Island Radio stations (including CJAV) at midnight on June 30, 2006. James (Jim) Allen Pattison, born October 1, 1928 is a Vancouver-based entrepreneur who is the Chairman, President, CEO, and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 1, 2006 CJAV (The Peak) celebrated its 60th anniversary serving the Alberni Valley. Recent well wishers calling into the station included BC Premier Gordon Campbell, BC Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo, Port Alberni-born "Man In Motion" Rick Hansen, legendary CKNW broadcaster Jim Robson, and Port Alberni mayor Ken McRae. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gordon Muir Campbell, BA, MBA, MLA (born January 12, 1948) is the 34th Premier of British Columbia. ... Iona Campagnolo, PC, CM, OBC, LL.D (honoris causa) (born October 18, 1932) is a Canadian politician, currently the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. ... // Born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Hansen grew up in Williams Lake, British Columbia. ... CKNW is the leading talk radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Jim Robson (born 1935) was a radio broadcaster for the Vancouver Canucks from 1970 to 1994. ... Port Alberni, British Columbia is a city located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. ...

CJAV on-air schedule

Schedule is subject to change due to live broadcasts of Alberni Valley Bulldogs hockey games during the BCHL season. The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team from Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. ... BCHL Emblem The British Columbia Hockey League is a tier II Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. ...

External links and references

• CJAV-FM (The Peak)
• Island Radio Ltd.
• History of CJAV at Canadian Communications Foundation website