CJOB (AM)
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| City | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Broadcast area | Winnipeg Capital Region |
| Branding | 680 CJOB |
| Slogan | Winnipeg's News and Information Leader |
| Frequency | 680 kHz |
| First air date | March 11, 1946 |
| Format | News • Talk • Information |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning |
Canada John Oliver Blick |
| Former frequencies | 1340 kHz (1946-1957) |
| Owner |
Corus Entertainment (Corus Premium Television Ltd.) |
| Sister stations |
Radio: CFPG-FM, CJKR-FM TV: CKND-DT |
| Website | www.cjob.com |
CJOB is a talk radio station located at 680 kHz on the AM band in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is owned and operated by Corus Radio, a national media company in Canada. CJOB had been the highest-rated radio station in Winnipeg for many years until it was overtaken in 2015 by competing talk radio station CBC Radio 990. CJOB and its sister stations, Peggy @ 99.1 and Power 97, all currently operate out of the same location at 1440 Jack Blick Avenue at Polo Park, Winnipeg.
The majority of CJOB programming originates locally. CJOB is Winnipeg's news and information leader with a heavy emphasis on breaking news, traffic and weather. After many years hosting a national broadcast, Charles Adler has returned to the prime morning timeslot of 09:00. The station also broadcasts Winnipeg Blue Bombers games, and also aired Manitoba Moose games before the team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. CJOB, which had been the flagship station for the WHA/NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, bid for broadcast rights to the current NHL Jets, but lost out to CFRW. On Mondays at 07:00 during the Canadian Football League season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach takes questions from Sports Director and voice of the Blue Bombers Bob Irving. Richard Cloutier and Kathy Kennedy host Winnipeg's Morning News, and Kennedy also hosts CJOB News At Noon. Dahlia Kurtz has entertaining guests from 13:00 to 15:00, followed by the All News Drive. Jim Toth hosts the CJOB Sports Show. Geoff Currier hosts the NightHawk weekday evenings between 20:00 and 23:00. CJOB also serves as the radio home of the Manitoba Bisons university football team.
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