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{{Short description|
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CFIQ
| logo =
| logo_size =
| city = [[Richmond Hill, Ontario]]
| country = Canada
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| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| class = B
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|CJRH (1957–1961)|CFGM (1961–1988, 1988–1990)|CHOG (1988, 1990–1999)|CFYI (
| former_frequencies = {{ubl|1300 kHz (1957–1959)|1310 kHz (1959–1978)|1320 kHz (1978–1988)}}
| owner = [[Corus Entertainment]]
| licensee = Corus Premium Television Ltd.
| website = {{
| affiliations = [[Global News]]
}}
'''CFIQ''' (640 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a commercial [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] licensed to [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], [[Ontario]], and serving [[Greater Toronto]], [[Southern Ontario]] and [[Western New York]] with a [[talk radio|talk]] format known as "640 Toronto". Owned by [[Corus Entertainment]], CFIQ's studios are located at the [[Corus Quay]] Building in [[Toronto]]; despite the station's city of
==History==
===Early years===
On July 1, 1957, the station first [[sign-on|signed on]] as CJRH.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1958/Radio-Other-1958-BC-YB.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1958 page A-467]</ref> It was a 500-watt station, broadcasting on 1300 kHz. The last two letters in the [[call sign]] referred to its [[city of
The station moved to 1320 in 1978, and to 640 kHz on September 16, 1988.<ref>
===Top 40 era===
[[Image:Chog.gif|left|thumb|Final CHOG logo]]
After 26 years as a country station, CFGM changed its format and call letters at 5 p.m. on June 29, 1990, broadcasting a [[rock music|rock]]-leaning [[contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]] format as ''AM 640 The Hog'', CHOG (which would later shift towards a more mainstream direction in September 1991).<ref>
Several notable radio personalities were associated with the station during this era, including John Gallagher, "Tarzan Dan"
===Shift to Talk===
[[Image:talk640.gif|left|thumb|Talk 640 logo]]
On October 10, 1995, at 10 p.m., the station changed to a full-time [[talk radio|talk]] format.<ref>
Despite regular adjustments, including acquiring the radio broadcast rights to the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], the station received low [[audience measurement|ratings]]. During this period, the station adopted the call letters CFYI. The weekend programming was a hit with "The Touch of Health" a show that started with just a half hour in 1997 to a two-hour nationally syndicated show airing 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Hosted, produced and managed by Christine McPhee, other weekend shows were the "Pet Show" with Mitch Levitsky, a "Cruise Show", a "Law Show", a "Beauty Show", and the "Small Canada Business Show".
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=== Mojo Radio ===
[[Image:Mojo Radio Toronto.jpg|thumb|Mojo Radio logo used from 2001-2004|right]]
In 2000, the station was acquired by [[Corus Entertainment]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-645]</ref> On April 23, 2001, at 6:40 a.m., the station re-launched as ''Mojo Radio'', a [[hot talk]] radio format aimed at the male demographic.<ref>
The new format featured programs hosted by [[Humble and Fred]], [[John Derringer]], [[Phil Hendrie]], [[Mike Stafford]], [[Andrew Krystal]], Spider Jones, and the syndicated ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]''. Later on, John Oakley replaced [[Scruff Connors]], who had taken over from Humble and Fred; the latter pair left for [[hot adult contemporary]] station [[CKFM-FM]] in July 2003. Krystal moved to part-time work at [[CFRB]] and [[CKTB]] before moving to [[CJNI-FM]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]. Derringer's Mojo show was later discontinued as he concentrated on his marquee morning show on co-owned [[CILQ-FM]].
=== AM640 Toronto Radio ===
In 2004, due to low ratings (MOJO was typically hovering around a 1.4 share), the station moved away from the male-oriented imaging to a more general news and talk format as ''AM640 Toronto Radio''. Oakley and Stafford continued to host the major morning and afternoon drive programs. Former police union head [[Craig Bromell]] joined the station as co-host of a new late morning program, ''The Beat'' (later rebranded as ''Bromell!'' in 2006), and in 2005, [[Charles Adler (broadcaster)|Charles Adler]]'s nationally syndicated radio show was added to mid-afternoons. Award-winning journalist [[Arlene Bynon]] was added to the ranks in 2006 to host the Saturday afternoon ''Toronto Weekend'' program, which expanded to include a Sunday edition as well.
[[File:AM640 horiz leafs.png|thumb|AM640 Toronto Radio logo, used from 2004-2010|right|170px]]
Near the end of July 2007, the programming line-up was shuffled in response to the departure of Craig Bromell, whose show ran until the end of August 2007. Afternoon host Mike Stafford replaced ''Bromell''. ''The Bill Watters Show'' was added to the afternoon lineup. Just as the new show with co-host Jeff Marek expanded, Marek moved on to [[Sirius Satellite Radio]]. Greg Brady replaced Marek as Bill's co-host. Brady left AM640 in late June 2010 to host a Noon - 3pm program on The FAN 590. Bill Hayes, formerly of [[CILQ-FM|Q107]], replaced Greg Brady as Watters' co-host. Hayes was fired in January 2011. Co-hosting duties then fell to his son,
Veteran host and reporter John Downs was let go in early August, 2010. His 7pm - 9pm slot was then hosted by Bryan Hayes, whose program was primarily sports-talk, until April 12, 2011 when Bryan took the mid-day host slot at [[CHUM (AM)|TSN Radio 1050]]. Charles Adler's 2pm - 4pm program was moved to the 7pm - 9pm slot at the end of August 2012.
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===Global News Radio 640 Toronto===
[[Image:Global News Radio 640 Toronto.png|thumb|Global News Radio logo used from 2017-2022|right]]
CFMJ, along with several other Corus's news/talk radio stations across Canada were relaunched under the new national ''Global News Radio'' brand between November and December 2017. The new moniker matches the [[Global News]] brand which is already used for the newscasts on [[Global Television Network|Global Television]]'s owned-and-operated stations, including CFMJ's sister station, [[CIII-DT]], which was acquired by [[Corus Entertainment]] as part of its acquisition of the [[Shaw Communications]] media unit. The official changeover to ''Global News Radio 640 Toronto'' occurred on December 1, 2017, with CFMJ maintaining its talk format and on-air roster.
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The "Global News Radio" branding was dropped in January 2022 to avoid confusion between news and talk programming on the station. The station continues to have a shared newsroom with Global News and the newscasts themselves are still identified as Global News.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amanda-cupido-toronto-miked-1006/id557260245?i=1000552615668|title = Toronto Mike'd: Amanda Cupido: Toronto Mike'd #1006 on Apple Podcasts}}</ref> This comes one month after Amanda Cupido was hired as the station's Program Director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dialogue |first=Broadcast |date=2021-12-02 |title=The Weekly Briefing |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/twb-rsa-120221/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref>
On May 1, 2022, the station's call sign was changed to CFIQ.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian Broadcast Sales - Station Changes |url=https://www.radiocbs.com/stationchanges-all.php |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.radiocbs.com}}</ref> The current weekday talk show lineup
Effective August 8, 2022, Carter and McArthur discontinued their shows in order to focus on their duties at Global Television. Cutrata moved to early afternoons and Pierson moved from evenings to the 9 am to noon slot, following Greg Brady.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/640-toronto-shuffles-lineup-as-mcarthur-carter-focus-on-tv/ | title=640 Toronto shuffles lineup as McArthur, Carter focus on TV | date=4 August 2022 }}</ref>
In August 2023, Amanda Cupido was replaced as program director by Mike Bendixen, who also became Corus' national director of talk programming. Bendixen had previously been program director at rival talk station [[CFRB]] for 12 years ending in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/talk-radio-veteran-mike-bendixen-joins-corus-entertainment/ | title=Talk radio veteran Mike Bendixen joins Corus Entertainment | date=30 August 2023 }}</ref>
==Defunct programs==
===Toronto Maple Leafs hockey===
From
The station
===The Morning Show===
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===Tasha Kheiriddin===
Weekdays from 12
===''The Exchange with Matt Gurney''===
Aired weekdays from 9am -
==Notable on-air staff and alumni==
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==External links==
* [https://www.globalnews.ca/radio/640toronto/ 640 Toronto]
* [https://broadcasting-history.
* {{RecnetCanada|CFIQ}}
{{Toronto Radio}}
{{Hamilton Radio}}
{{Corus Entertainment}}
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