Toronto Blue Jays Radio Network
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The Blue Jays Radio Network consists of 19 stations (16 AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...

, 3 FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...

) in 8 Canadian Provinces. The English language announcers are play-by-play announcers Jerry Howarth
Jerry Howarth
Jerry Howarth is an American Canadian recognized as the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays as a play-by-play announcer for the team's radio broadcasts, a position he has held for the Major League Baseball team since 1981.- Early career :...

 (started with the Blue Jays in 1981) and Mike Wilner
Mike Wilner
Michael Wilner is a baseball broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays. He hosts a postgame radio call-in show called JaysTalk on the Fan 590 and authors a blog on Fan590.com...

, joined by colour commentator Alan Ashby
Alan Ashby
Alan Dean Ashby is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros...

. Additionally, CKAC broadcasts some games in French. This brings the total number of stations carrying Blue Jays baseball to 20. The Blue Jays Radio Network specifically refers to the English-language network originating at CJCL.

New Brunswick (2 stations)

  • 91.9/CKNI-FM
    CKNI-FM
    CKNI-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting on 91.9 MHz from Moncton, New Brunswick. The station broadcasts a format of news, talk and sports, and is owned by Rogers Communications....

    : Moncton
  • 88.9/CHNI-FM
    CHNI-FM
    CHNI-FM is a Canadian FM radio station broadcasting on 88.9 MHz from Saint John, New Brunswick. The station broadcasts a format of news, talk and sports, and is owned by Rogers Radio....

    : Saint John
    Saint John, New Brunswick
    City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...


Ontario (7 stations)

  • 900/CHML: Hamilton
    Hamilton, Ontario
    Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

  • 570/CKGL: Kitchener
    Kitchener, Ontario
    The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...

  • 1290/CJBK: London
    London, Ontario
    London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...

  • 600/CKAT: North Bay
    North Bay, Ontario
    North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...

  • 101.1/CKBY-FM
    CKBY-FM
    CKBY-FM is a Canadian radio station, which airs a country music format at 101.1 FM in Smiths Falls and Ottawa, Ontario. The station is owned by Rogers Media, and uses the brand name Y101.-History:...

    : Ottawa
    Ottawa
    Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

  • 1240/CJCS: Stratford
    Stratford, Ontario
    Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...

  • 920/CKNX
    CKNX (AM)
    CKNX is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 920 AM in Wingham, Ontario. The station broadcasts a country music & News/Talk format.- Launch :...

    : Wingham
    Wingham, Ontario
    Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...


Quebec (2 stations + 10 relays)

  • 92.1/CFGA-FM: Brisay (CKAC relay)
  • 93.1/CIHQ-FM: Champion (CKAC relay)
  • 98.1/VF2059: Fermont
    Fermont, Quebec
    Fermont is a town in northeastern Quebec, Canada, near the Quebec-Labrador border about from Labrador City on Route 389, which connects to the Trans-Labrador Highway...

     (CKAC relay)
  • 92.1/CFCC-FM: Guyer (CKAC relay)
  • 93.1/CFDD-FM: Keyano (CKAC relay)
  • 103.9/CFFD-FM: Laforge-2 generating station
    Laforge-2 generating station
    The Laforge-2 is a hydroelectric generating station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 319 MW and was commissioned in 1996. It is considered a "run of the river" generating station since the Laforge-2...

     (CKAC relay)
  • 101.7/CFAE-FM: La Grand-1 generating station (CKAC relay)
  • CFBD-FM: La Grande-3 generating station
    La Grande-3 generating station
    The La Grande-3 or LG-3 is a hydroelectric dam on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,418 MW and was commissioned in 1982-1984. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system. The dam and reservoir both are...

     (CKAC relay)
  • 730/CKAC: Montreal
    Montreal
    Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

    (part-time affiliate, French only)
  • 990/CKGM: Montreal
    Montreal
    Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

  • 92.5/CFEA-FM: Nikamo (CKAC relay)
  • 103.9/VF2155: Poste Laverendrye (CKAC relay)

Saskatchewan (4 stations)

  • 1280/CJSL: Estevan
  • 1210/CFYM: Kindersley
    Kindersley, Saskatchewan
    Kindersley is a town in west central Saskatchewan, Canada, located at Section 10, Township 29, Range 23, West of the 3rd Meridian, along highway 7, a primary highway linking Calgary, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...

  • 1330/CJYM: Rosetown
    Rosetown, Saskatchewan
    -History:On September 14, 1905, James and Anne Rose migrated from Lancashire, England to an area of Saskatchewan, Canada. They were the first settlers in the area now known as Rosetown. Later, in 1907, a group of people from the area, wanting a post office, made an application for one...

  • 1190/CFSL: Weyburn

Former affiliates (2 stations)

  • 820/CHAM
    Cham
    Cham may refer to:*Cham Albanians, also spelled as Çam, a people originating in northern Greece of Albanian descent*Cham , a people living in Vietnam and Cambodia**Cham language, the language of the Cham people...

    : Hamilton, Ontario (2009-2010)
  • 960/CFFX: Kingston, Ontario
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