CJNR (AM)
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CJNR was a former radio station
which operated at AM
730 kHz in Blind River, Ontario
, Canada
.
.
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.
In 1986 CJNR received approval to disaffiliate from the CBC radio network, which is now served by CBCE-FM
out of Little Current. In 1990, the Pelmorex Radio Network
received approval to acquire CJNR from Mid-Canada Communications. In 1996, the station was sold to North Channel Broadcasters Incorporated and converted CJNR to the FM
dial at 94.1 MHz, which became "CKNR FM 94.1" serving Elliot Lake, Manitoulin and the North Shore on March 3, 1997. Due to the signal strength of the new 94.1 FM frequency, the former CJNR (730) Blind River, CKNS (930) Espanola and CKNR (1340) Elliot Lake AM transmitters all ceased operation thereafter.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research is a medical journal published by the McGill University School of Nursing. Its primary goal is to publish original nursing research that develops a basic knowledge for the discipline and examines the application of the knowledge in practice....
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CJNR was a former radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
which operated at AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
730 kHz in Blind River, Ontario
Blind River, Ontario
Population trend:* Population in 2006: 3780* Population in 2001: 3969* Population in 1996: 3152 * Population in 1991: 3355-Economy:Its main businesses are tourism, fishing, logging, and uranium refining....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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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. CJNR would have its transmitter in Blind River, along with studios located in Elliot Lake, OntarioElliot Lake, Ontario
Elliot Lake is a city in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is north of Lake Huron, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste...
.
In the 1960s or early 1970s the owner of CKNR
CKNR-FM
CKNR-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at FM 94.1 in Elliot Lake, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand Moose FM.-History:...
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
CKCY (AM)
CKCY was a Canadian radio station, which signed on May 25, 1955 and broadcast until August 30, 1992 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.The station was originally launched by Algonquin Radio, a local business consortium led by Carmen Greco, with a 250 watt signal at 1400 on the AM dial...
Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
).
In the mid-1980s Mid-Canada Communications
Mid-Canada Communications
Mid-Canada Communications was a Canadian media company, which operated from 1980 to 1990. The company, a division of Northern Cable, had television and radio holdings in Northeastern Ontario.-MCTV:...
was approved by the CRTC to acquire CJNR from Huron Broadcasting
Huron Broadcasting
Huron Broadcasting was a Canadian radio and television broadcasting company, active in Sault Ste. Marie from 1976 to 1990.The company first entered the broadcasting business in 1976, when it acquired the assets of the city's prior Highland Broadcasting and Algonquin Broadcasting companies,...
Limited.
In 1986 CJNR received approval to disaffiliate from the CBC radio network, which is now served by CBCE-FM
CBCS-FM
CBCS-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One station in Sudbury, Ontario, broadcasting at 99.9 FM, and serves all of Northeastern Ontario through its network of relay transmitters.-History:The station was launched in 1978 on FM 99.9 MHz...
out of Little Current. In 1990, the Pelmorex Radio Network
Pelmorex Radio Network
The Pelmorex Radio Network was a system of Canadian radio stations in Northern Ontario, owned and operated by Pelmorex.-History:In 1989, Pierre Morrissette founded his own communications company, Pelmorex Media Inc., and acquired several french and english-language radio stations that were serving...
received approval to acquire CJNR from Mid-Canada Communications. In 1996, the station was sold to North Channel Broadcasters Incorporated and converted CJNR to the FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
dial at 94.1 MHz, which became "CKNR FM 94.1" serving Elliot Lake, Manitoulin and the North Shore on March 3, 1997. Due to the signal strength of the new 94.1 FM frequency, the former CJNR (730) Blind River, CKNS (930) Espanola and CKNR (1340) Elliot Lake AM transmitters all ceased operation thereafter.