CJAM-FM
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| City of license | Windsor, Ontario/Detroit, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | [1] |
| Branding | "CJAM 91.5 FM" |
| Slogan | Redefining Radio in Windsor and Detroit |
| Frequency | 91.5 (MHz) |
| First air date | July 24, 1974 on AM 660 (carrier current) 1983 (on FM 91.5) |
| Format | campus radio |
| ERP | 1000 watts |
| Former callsigns | CSRW-AM (1974-1983) |
| Owner | University of Windsor |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | CJAM 91.5 FM |
CJAM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 91.5 FM in Windsor, Ontario. It is the campus radio station of the city's University of Windsor.
The station was launched in 1983 on its current frequency of 91.5 MHz, at a power of 50 watts. It had previously operated only on carrier current, with an effective radiated power of just 20 watts, on the AM band at 660 kHz. While Trillium Cable was the main cable provider for Windsor and area (until 1995), it was carried on their cable services on 91.9 FM. In 1995, the station was granted permission to increase power to 456 watts on average (914 watts maximum). In the summer of 1996 a new tower, antenna, and transmitter was installed to facilitate this power increase. Antenna height was 49.4 metres.
The current listening area for the station is to Forest Glade, on the east side of Windsor, while with a car stereo, it can be heard as far as Tilbury, adequately covering all of Essex County, as well as Detroit and the Metro Detroit area's inner suburbs.
In addition to being a campus radio station, CJAM-FM also airs multicultural programming, with one-hour blocks for Arabic, Lebanese, Spanish, and African cultural programs, along with a feminist and women's rights program.
CJAM is an active member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association. They are preparing to host this organization's 2008 National Campus and Community Radio Conference in Windsor in June.
Corky and the Juice Pigs got their start on CJAM.
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