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, which broadcasts
multicultural
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programming at AM 1320. Although officially licensed to Mississauga,
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, it currently broadcasts from studios in Oakville. CJMR's studios are located on Church Street in downtown Oakville, while its
transmitter
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s are located along Dundas Street West near Third Line Road on the northwest side of Oakville.
Originally a daytimer on AM 1190, CJMR was launched in 1974 by the owners of CHWO. In 1990, the station moved to its current frequency and began a 24-hour broadcast schedule. Formerly a mixture of multilingual and Christian programming, CJMR moved to exclusively multilingual programming in 2001 when the religious programming moved to the new
CJYE
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.
In 1986, the station was denied a licence to move to the FM dial.Decision CRTC 86-240 /ref> CJMR and CHMB are the only stations in Canada which broadcast on 1320 AM.
CJMR's programming is mainly South Asian (
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