CJRU
| City | Toronto, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Branding | The Scope at Ryerson |
| Frequency | 1280 kHz (AM) |
| First air date | March 31, 2016 |
| Format | Campus and community radio |
| Power | 99 Watts |
| Class | LP AM |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°38′33″N 79°20′22″W / 43.64250°N 79.33944°W |
| Callsign meaning | C J Ryerson University |
| Owner | Ryerson Radio Incorporated (Ryerson Radio Incorporated) |
| Website | thescopeatryerson |
CJRU, branded as The Scope at Ryerson, is a low-powered AM campus and community radio station, owned and operated by Radio Ryerson Incorporated at Ryerson University in Toronto, which was granted a broadcast license by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on December 11, 2014.
The station broadcasts on 1280 kHz with a signal strength of 99 watts as well as online. The station officially launched on the AM band on March 31, 2016 after several weeks of test transmissions which, as of August 9, 2016 still continue to interrupt regular programming every 15 minutes. CJRU's current license expires on August 31, 2021. The 1280 AM frequency was previously used by CFBN.
The Scope has operated as an internet radio station since April 2013. In February 2014, an application was filed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for an AM license. The CRTC held a hearing on September 25, 2014 and released its decision approving a license December 11, 2014.
The internet station was started after Ryerson Radio's previous application to acquire a license for an FM license for CKLN-FM's former frequency of 88.1 MHz was rejected by the CRTC on September 11, 2012 in favour of indie rock station CIND-FM. Ryerson-based CKLN-FM had previously broadcast on 88.1 from 1983 to 2011 when the station lost its license due to compliance issues.
The station contrasts itself from its predecessor, CKLN. According to volunteer co-ordinator Emily Joveski: "One of the stigmas associated with radio at Ryerson is some of the mistrust [from some older students and faculty] lingering from the previous station. But we are different. We are actually accessible to all students, and we will be a positive influence on Ryerson as well as the community."
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