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{{short description|News radio station in Richmond Hill—Toronto, Ontario}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CFIQ
| logo = Global News Radio 640 = Global_News_Radio_640_TorontoToronto.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], [[Ontario]]
| country = Canada
| area = {{ubl|[[Greater Toronto Area]]<br>|[[Southern Ontario]]}}
| branding = 640 Toronto
| sister_stations = [[CFNY-FM]], [[CILQ-FM]], [[CING-FM]], [[CIII-DT]]
| airdate = July 1, [[1957 in radio|1957]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1957|7|1|p=y|br=yes}}
| frequency = 640 [[Hertz|kHz]] ([[AM broadcasting|AM]])
| repeater = 95.3 [[CING-FM]]-HD2▼
| coordinates = {{coord|43|10|45|N|79|25|59|W|type:landmark_region:CA|display=title}}▼
| format = [[Talk radio|Talk]]▼
▲| repeater = 95.3 [[CING-FM]]-HD2
▲| format = [[Talk radio|Talk]]
| licensing_authority = [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]]
| power = 50,000 [[watt]]s
| class = B
| former_callsigns = '''{{ubl|CJRH''' (1957-19611957–1961)<br>'''|CFGM''' (1961-19881961–1988, 1988-19901988–1990)<br>'''|CHOG''' (1988, 1990-19991990–1999)<br>'''|CFYI''' (1999-2002)<br>'''|CFMJ''' (2002-20222002–2022)}}
| former_frequencies = {{ubl|1300 kHz (1957-19591957–1959)<br>|1310 kHz (1959-19781959–1978)<br>|1320 kHz (1978-19881978–1988)}}
| owner = [[Corus Entertainment]]
| licensee = Corus Premium Television Ltd.
| website = [{{url|https://www.globalnews.ca/radio/640toronto/ globalnews.ca/radio/640toronto/]}}
| affiliations = [[Global News]]▼
| callsign_meaning =
▲| affiliations = [[Global News]]
}}
 
'''CFIQ''' (640 [[HertzAM broadcasting|kHzAM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[AMRadio broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], [[Ontario]], and serving [[Greater Toronto]]., The[[Southern stationOntario]] airsand [[Western New York]] with a [[talk radio|talk]] [[radio format|format]] and is known as ''"640 Toronto''". It is ownedOwned by [[Corus Entertainment]], withCFIQ's [[radiostudios studio]]sare andlocated offices inat the [[Corus Quay]] Building atin 25[[Toronto]]; Docksidedespite Drivethe station's city of license being a suburban community north of the city, the transmitter resides in the [[TorontoRegional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara Region]] town of [[Lincoln, Ontario|Lincoln]], {{Convert|60|km|mi|abbr=off}} of Toronto.
 
CFIQ is powered at 50,000 [[watt]]s, the maximum for Canadian AM stations. To protect other stations on [[640 AM]], it must use a [[directional antenna]]. Although it is licensed to a suburban community north of the city, its [[transmitter]] is about 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Toronto. CFIQ's eight-[[tower array]] is in the town of [[Lincoln, Ontario|Lincoln]], in [[Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario|Niagara Region]], near the southeast corner of Greenlane and Merritt Road. This location allows the station's signal to cover a large part of [[Southern Ontario]] beyond Greater Toronto, as well as [[Western New York]] state during the day and at night.
 
==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&nbsp;kHz. The last two letters in the [[call sign]] referred to its [[city of license]], Richmond Hill. It moved to 1310 in 1959, and changed its call letters to '''CFGM''' in 1961. The station adopted a [[country music|country]] format in 1964. A few years later, it became Canada's first 24-hour country station. Don Daynard, a longtime personality on [[CHFI-FM]], was a host on CFGM in the 1960s.
 
The station moved to 1320 in 1978, and to 640&nbsp;kHz on September 16, 1988.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1987/DB87-376.HTM Decision CRTC 87-376]</ref><ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/435772793.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+16%2C+1988&author=Greg+Quill+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=D.19&desc=CFGM+sliding+down+the+dial+to+reach+millions+of+new+listeners/ CFGM sliding down the dial to reach millions of new listeners] - Toronto Star, September 16, 1988</ref>
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===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>{{cite web |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/436231312.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+2%2C+1990&author=Greg+Quill+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=C.4&desc=Nobody+waved+goodby+to+CFGM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506181440/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/436231312.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+2%2C+1990&author=Greg+Quill+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=C.4&desc=Nobody+waved+goodby+to+CFGM |archive-date=2016-05-06 |title=Nobody waved goodby to CFGM}}</ref><ref>http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/cfgm-farewell-jun29-90.mp3 {{Bare URL AV media|date=June 2022}}</ref><ref>http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-09-21.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=January 2022}}</ref> In June 1992, the station rebranded as ''AM 640 The Beat Of Toronto'', and adjusted its format to [[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic CHR]].
 
Several notable radio personalities were associated with the station during this era, including John Gallagher, Tarzan Dan (Freeman), Pat Cochrane, Adrian Bell, Tony Monaco, Deanna Nason, Randy Taylor, Eric Hollo, Kenny 'The Hitman' Caughlin, Roger Kelly and the Toronto radio team of [[Jesse and Gene]]. After [[CFTR (AM)|CFTR]] moved from contemporary hits to all-news in 1993, AM 640 (still with the calls CHOG) was the last Top 40 station in the Toronto [[media market|radio market]] until [[CKIS-FM|CISS-FM]] adopted the format in February 1999. Talk shows would later come to take up a substantial part of the station's schedule, particularly during midday periods when many of the station's hit music listeners might normally be in school.
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On October 10, 1995, at 10 p.m., the station changed to a full-time [[talk radio|talk]] format.<ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/437328458.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+26%2C+1995&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=E.4&desc=Top+hits+AM+640+turning+to+talk+radio/ Top hits AM 640 turning to talk radio]</ref><ref>[http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/chog-end-oct10-95.mp3/ CHOG Flips from Top 40 to Talk]</ref> As ''Talk 640'', the station aired [[radio syndication|syndicated]] shows such as [[Joy Browne]], Rhona Raskin, [[Laura Schlessinger|Dr. Laura]] and [[Live Audio Wrestling]], along with local programming hosted by personalities such as [[Gene Valaitis]], [[Jane Hawtin]], [[Bill Carroll (broadcaster)|Bill Carroll]], Shelley Klinck, Marsha Lederman, Karen Horsman, [[Michael Coren]], [[Dave Chalk (broadcaster)|Dave Chalk]], Spaceman Gary Bell and Roger Kelly.
 
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".
 
=== 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&nbsp;a.m., the station re-launched as ''Mojo Radio'', a [[hot talk]] radio format aimed at the male demographic.<ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/438276548.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+20%2C+2001&author=Powell%2C+Betsy&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=A.01&desc=On+MOJO+640%2C+it%27s+all+guys%2C+all+the+time/ On MOJO, it's all guys, all the time] - Toronto Star, April 20, 2001</ref> The station also changed its call letters the same day to '''CFMJ'''.
 
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]].
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===Global News Radio 640 Toronto===
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.
 
===640 Toronto===
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 includes Greg Brady hosting ''Toronto Today'' in the [[morning drive]] slot followed by Kelly Cutrara, Alan Carter, Jeff McArthur, John Oakley, Alex Pierson and Ben O'Hara-Byrne, with Shane Hewitt in the overnight slot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=640 Toronto |url=https://globalnews.ca/radio/640toronto/schedule/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=640 Toronto |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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>
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===''A View from Space''===
For over 15 years, Gary Bell (nicknamed 'The Spaceman') hosted a show, broadcast on Saturday nights, that dealt with current events, [[numerology]] and [[conspiracy theories]] . The show was cancelled, following its November 11, 2017 broadcast, when parent company Corus fired the late-night host citing complaints of anti-Semitic content.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2017/11/29/corus-fires-host-of-a-view-from-space-radio-show.html| title = Corus fires AM640 late-night host, citing complaints of anti-Semitic content {{!}} The Star| website = [[Toronto Star]]| date = 29 November 2017| last1 = Demara| first1 = Bruce}}</ref> Bell also worked as a producer for various weekday shows during his time at the station and had previously worked as a technician at [[CKGM]] and [[CFTR]]. He died of cancer in June 2018.
 
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