Sportsnet 590 The Fan
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| City | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Toronto Area |
| Branding | Sportsnet 590 The Fan |
| Slogan | Toronto's Sports Radio |
| Frequency | 590 kHz (AM) |
| Repeater(s) | 92.5 CKIS-FM-HD3 |
| First air date | 1951 |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | B (regional) |
| Former callsigns | CKFH (1951-1981) |
| Former frequencies | 1400 AM (1951-1960) 1430 AM (1960-1995) |
| Affiliations | Buffalo Bills Radio Network |
| Owner |
Rogers Media (Rogers Media, Inc.) |
| Sister stations |
Radio: CFTR, CHFI-FM, CKIS-FM TV: CFMT-DT, CITY-DT, CJMT-DT, Sportsnet Ontario |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.sportsnet.ca/590 |
CJCL (branded on-air as Sportsnet 590 The Fan) is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by Rogers Media, a division of Rogers Communications, CJCL's studios are located at the Rogers Building at Bloor and Jarvis in downtown Toronto, while its transmitters are located near Grimsby atop the Niagara Escarpment. Programming on the station includes local sports talk radio shows during the day; CBS Sports Radio overnight; and live broadcasts of Toronto Blue Jays baseball, Toronto Raptors basketball, Toronto Maple Leafs hockey, Toronto Marlies hockey, Toronto FC soccer, and Buffalo Bills football.
The station first aired on February 21, 1951 as AM 1400 CKFH, a news and sports station owned by legendary Canadian broadcaster Foster Hewitt (the "FH" of the call sign). The station moved to the 1430 AM frequency in 1960, increasing power first to 5,000, then 10,000 and finally 50,000 watts. CKFH would begin playing Top 40 music in 1966, then move to a country music format in 1975.
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