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station in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by
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since 2002, CJCL's studios are located at the Rogers Building at Bloor and Jarvis in
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, while its transmitters are located near
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atop the
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. It is the flagship station for the
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, and also airs games from the
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,
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,
Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fie ...
and
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. CJCL is also a CBS Sports Radio affiliate. The station began broadcasting on February 21, 1951 as CKFH 1400 owned by
Foster Hewitt Foster William Hewitt, (November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for ''Hockey Night in Canada''. He was the son of W. A. Hewitt, and the father of Bill Hewitt. Biography ...
before moving to 1430 AM in 1960.
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acquired the station in 1981 and relaunched as CJCL. During its early life, the station aired news and sports,
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, country music, adult contemporary and
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formats. It adopted the current sports format on September 4, 1992 as ''The Fan 1430'' as Canada's first all-sports radio station before swapping frequencies with CKYC 590, acquired in 1994 by Telemedia, on February 6, 1995, adopting ''The Fan 590'' branding. After Telemedia was sold to
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, Rogers acquired CJCL in 2002. Due to its location near the bottom of the AM dial, as well as its transmitter power and height, CJCL covers most of southern Ontario during the day. The station's signal is directional from north to south to protect various lower-powered radio stations east and west of the station. CJCL is simulcast across Canada on
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channel 959, and on
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channel 868. It is also carried on the 3rd HD
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of CKIS-FM.


History

The station first aired on February 21, 1951, as CKFH; operating at 1400
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. It was a news and sports station owned by legendary Canadian broadcaster
Foster Hewitt Foster William Hewitt, (November 21, 1902 – April 21, 1985) was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for ''Hockey Night in Canada''. He was the son of W. A. Hewitt, and the father of Bill Hewitt. Biography ...
(the "FH" of the
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), who was best known as the first and long-time play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Maple Leafs on what became
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. 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
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music in 1966, then move to a country format in 1975. The station was subsequently sold to
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in 1981 when it adopted its current CJCL call sign and switched to an adult contemporary format. In 1983, the station briefly adopted
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programming, but returned to its music format within a few months, with increased emphasis on
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. CJCL was the flagship of the
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network, and as such broadcast
Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball, professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Sin ...
baseball games (with
Tom Cheek Thomas F. Cheek (June 13, 1939 – October 9, 2005) was an American sports commentator who is best remembered as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), from the team's establishment in 19 ...
and
Jerry Howarth Jerry Howarth (born March 12, 1946) is an American Canadian former sports commentator, best known as the radio play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1981 through the 2017 season. Howarth had shared the play-by-play duties with his la ...
calling the action) followed by hours of talk after the game. The station has been flagship radio station of the Blue Jays for most of their history since their inception in 1977 (with exception of a hiatus when
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was the flagship from 1998 to 2002). As the 1980s progressed and the winning Blue Jays became more popular, the sports features became CJCL's profit centre. Encouraged by the newfound success of sports radio in the
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, in 1992, the year the Blue Jays won their first
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, CJCL would drop non-sports programming altogether on September 4, and became ''The Fan 1430'', the first all-sports station in Canada. The station's nickname may have been inspired by
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in New York City, the first sports radio station in the world that led to the creation of sports radio stations everywhere. In 1994, Telemedia acquired CKYC from Rogers, and on February 6, 1995, at noon, the two stations switched frequencies, with "The Fan" moving to 590 AM (subsequently becoming ''The Fan 590'') and CKYC moving to 1430 AM (where it operates today as
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station CHKT). Telemedia was acquired in 2002 by
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, who resold CJCL to Rogers Media. In January 2011, CJCL became known as ''Sportsnet Radio The Fan 590'', the move coming as part of a co-branding initiative with its television counterpart
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, amid indications that rival TSN was preparing to launch a competing sports radio station, TSN Radio 1050."TSN Radio a reality"
'' The Globe and Mail'', January 21, 2011.
The station's on air identity was then changed to ''Sportsnet 590 The Fan'' in October 2011. The station also supports sports news updates for all-news radio
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.


Live sports

CJCL is the
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for the following teams' radio broadcasts: *
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(
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baseball) *
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(
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basketball)♠ *
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(
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hockey)♠ ♠-In case of conflicts with other sports broadcasts, one of the games will air on another station in the Toronto area. As Rogers owns the Blue Jays outright but only shares ownership (through
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) of the Raptors and Maple Leafs, the Blue Jays games have first priority on CJCL.
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shares rights to the other two teams, including all games that are played at the same time as the Blue Jays. In contrast, because of an exclusive CFL-wide multimedia deal with TSN that ensures all
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games air on CHUM, any Raptors or Maple Leaf games that conflict with the Argonauts will air on CJCL. The two stations split the broadcasts of games that do not conflict with each other. Roughly 11
Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fie ...
games (as of 2018) air on evening dates between June and August that do not conflict with Blue Jays games. The Bisons are the
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affiliate of the Blue Jays, and broadcasts originate from Buffalo-based
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. The Fan 590 also features live coverage of the following: *
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(
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) *
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*
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( Sunday nights,
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&
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; when not conflicting with Blue Jays games & weekday afternoon sports talk radio programming) *
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(Championship game) * NFL Football (Sunday afternoons) Previous live sports events on CJCL included: *
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( CFL football) (2000-2001, 2007–2010) *
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(
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soccer) *
Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual ...
( Team Canada games) *
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( Team Canada games) *
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( NLL lacrosse) (2006) * OHL All-Star Classic ( OHL hockey) (2007) *
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( NCAA college football) (2007-2010) *
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(
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) (Saturday mornings, 2007–2010) *
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( CFL football) (2007-2009) *
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( AHL hockey) (2008-2010) *
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(All
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games and the final four) *
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(All Team Canada games, plus the quarter-final game determining Team Canada's semi-final opponent, both semi-finals, and both the bronze medal and gold medal games) *
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(Gold medal game)


Notable on-air staff


Current

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David Amber David Amber (born April 21, 1971) is a Canadian anchor for Sportsnet as a host and reporter. He is best known for his time doing ''NHL On the Fly'' on the NHL Network and as the anchor for ''Gate 5 Live'', ''Raptors Pregame'', and ''Raptors Po ...
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Kevin Barker Kevin Stewart Barker (born July 26, 1975) is an American baseball analyst and former professional baseball player. In his career, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Toronto Bl ...
* Jeff Blair * Joe Bowen (Maple Leafs) * Stephen Brunt * Hugh Burrill * Sam Cosentino *
Richard Deitsch Richard Deitsch is an American sportswriter. He wrote for ''Sports Illustrated'' from 1997 until 2018. Currently, he writes for the online publication ''The Athletic'' and is a radio host in Toronto. Deitsch graduated with a B.A. in communication ...
* Rob Faulds * Elliotte Friedman * Paul Jones *
Ian Leggatt Ian Donald Leggatt (born September 23, 1965) is a Canadian professional golfer. Early life Leggatt was born in Galt, now part of Cambridge, Ontario. Professional career Leggatt has won one PGA Tour event and one Nationwide Tour event. He retir ...
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Jeff Marek Jeffrey James Marek (born Keegan Sean Laughlin, July 9, 1969) is a television personality and radio host for properties originating from Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. Jeff has hosted ''Live Audio Wrestling'', '' Leafs Lunch'' (cohosted with former ...
* Scott Metcalfe * Tim Micallef * Sid Seixeiro * Gord Stellick * Anthony Stewart *
Dan Shulman Daniel Shulman is a Canadian sportscaster with Sportsnet as well as the American network ESPN. Shulman serves as a play-by-play announcer for select Toronto Blue Jays telecasts on Sportsnet and during 2018 and 2020 he hosted the baseball-t ...
(Blue Jays) * Eric Smith * Ben Wagner (Blue Jays) * Mike Zigomanis


Former

* Sandy Annunziata * Jack Armstrong * Alan Ashby (Blue Jays) * Bill Berg * Howard Berger * Dean Blundell * Greg Brady *
Tom Cheek Thomas F. Cheek (June 13, 1939 – October 9, 2005) was an American sports commentator who is best remembered as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), from the team's establishment in 19 ...
*
Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. Cherry played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five s ...
* Ken Daniels * John Derringer * Dirk Hayhurst * Mike Hogan *
Jerry Howarth Jerry Howarth (born March 12, 1946) is an American Canadian former sports commentator, best known as the radio play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1981 through the 2017 season. Howarth had shared the play-by-play duties with his la ...
(Blue Jays) *
Jim Hunt James Baxter Hunt Jr. (born May 16, 1937) is an American politician and retired attorney who was the 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina (1977–1985, and 1993–2001). He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history. Hunt is t ...
* Rob Iarusci * Mike Inglis * Peter Irvine * Spider Jones * Jim Kelley * Andrew Krystal * Nick Kypreos * Don Landry * Jim Lang *
Jeff Lumby Jeff Lumby (born 1956) is a Canadian actor. He is a member of the Lumby family, who created and produced the 1980s Canadian children's television series, '' Size Small'', where he performed as various characters and as a puppeteer. Lumby played "W ...
* Pat Marsden *
Doug MacLean James Douglas MacLean (born April 12, 1954) is a Canadian sportscaster working for Rogers Media's Sportsnet and former ice hockey coach and general manager. He is the former president/general manager and head coach of the National Hockey Leag ...
* Bob McCown * Daren Millard *
Jack Morris John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career. Armed ...
(Blue Jays) *
Steve Paikin Steven Hillel Paikin (born June 9, 1960) is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer. Paikin has primarily worked for TVOntario (TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster, and is anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program '' The ...
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Dan Pollard Dan Pollard is a Canadian broadcaster from Uxbridge, Ontario. He first worked for CKLY, and later for TSN, CBC Sports, NHL Network, Sportsnet, and CILQ-FM in Toronto. In 2015, Pollard became an on-air personality for Uxbridge's newly established ...
* Elliott Price *
Paul Rimstead Paul Rimstead (1935 – 26 May 1987), born Andrew Paul Rimstad in Sudbury, Ontario, was a featured page 5 columnist for the Toronto Sun and sports writer. Life and career Born in Sudbury, Ontario, the "Rimmer" was described by peers as "legendar ...
* Jim Richards * Mike Richards *
Greg Sansone Greg Sansone is a Canadian sportscaster. He was an anchor and reporter for The Score and later became vice president of television for the network. He is currently the VP of programming and general manager of Sportsnet 360, the Canadian sports cha ...
*
Chris Schultz Christopher Schultz (February 16, 1960 – March 4, 2021) was a Canadian professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He primarily played with the CFL Toronto A ...
* John Shannon * James Sharman *
Joe Siddall Joseph Todd Siddall (born October 25, 1967) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, and Detroit Tigers. Professional career Siddall was signed by the Mo ...
(Blue Jays; moved to
Sportsnet Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then was ...
television coverage) *
Steve Simmons Steve Simmons is a Canadian sports journalist with the ''Toronto Sun'', and nationally syndicated throughout Sun Media. He previously worked as a sports columnist for the ''Calgary Herald'', ''Calgary Sun'', '' London Free Press'', '' The Globe ...
*
Chuck Swirsky Chuck Swirsky (born January 30, 1954) is an American–Canadian radio sports announcer. He is the play-by-play voice of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Swirsky's association with Chicago sports started in 1979 with ...
* Mike Toth * John Wells *
Brian Williams Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American retired journalist and television news anchor. He was a reporter for ''NBC Nightly News'' starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in 2004. ...
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Mike Wilner Michael Samuel Wilner (born March 14, 1970) is a former Canadian baseball broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays. From 2014 through 2020, he called play-by-play for the Blue Jays' radio broadcasts, and authored a blog on Sportsnet.ca/590. He formerl ...
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Damien Cox Damien Cox (born August 23, 1961 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a journalist, broadcaster and author based in Toronto. Currently, he writes two columns a week for The Toronto Star, who he has written for since 1985, and was the co-host of Prime Time Spo ...
* Ric Nattress * Mark Osborne * Elliott Price * Bob Weeks


References


External links

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"FAN 590 an experiment gone right" (Toronto Star article)

Fan 590 Toronto's YouTube channel
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