CKJH

CKJH
City Melfort, Saskatchewan
Branding CK750
Slogan Classic Hits of the 60's & 70's
Frequency 750 kHz C-QUAM AM Stereo
First air date 1965
Format oldies
Power 25 kW
Class B
Callsign meaning C K Just Hits
Former callsigns CJVR (1965-2002)
Owner Fabmar Communications
Sister stations CJVR-FM, CIXM-FM CHWK-FM
Website www.ck750.com

CKJH is Canadian radio station that broadcasts an oldies format at 750 AM in Melfort, Saskatchewan. The station is branded as CK-750 and is owned by Fabmar Communications. It shares studios with CJVR-FM at 611 Main Street. CBGY and CKJH are the only full-power radio stations in Canada which broadcasts on 750 AM, a United States and Canadian clear-channel frequency. CBGY shares Class A status with WSB in Atlanta, Georgia.

History

In 1965, a group headed by Minno Walter Hodge received approval for a new AM station to serve the Carrot River Valley area, from Melfort. The station originally began broadcasting on October 8, 1966 at 1420 KHz as CJVR.

On February 22, 1995, CJVR received approval by the CRTC to change CJVR's frequency from 1420 to 750 kHz, which was vacated by CJWW in Saskatoon.[1]

On March 1, 2002, the station changed call signs to its current CKJH, and changed formats from country to oldies/classic rock as CK750 - Just the Hits. The same day CJVR-FM signed on, which is currently a sister station to CKJH.

CKJH is the broadcast home of the Saskatchewan Huskies university football team.

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Coordinates: 52°36′45″N 104°30′18″W / 52.61250°N 104.50500°W / 52.61250; -104.50500

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