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Broadcast area | Algoma District Chippewa County, Michigan |
Frequency | 104.3 MHz |
Branding | Country 104.3 |
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Format | Country |
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CHAS-FM, CIRS (defunct) | |
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First air date | May 13, 1965 |
Former call signs | CKCY-FM |
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Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
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Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | country1043.com |
CJQM-FM (104.3 MHz Country 104.3) is a radio stationinSault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The station is owned and operated by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media, and broadcasts a country format. With 100,000 watts power, CJQM's signal is one of the strongest in the Sault Ste. Marie area, and can be heard northward to Montreal River and southward to Mackinaw City, Michigan and at times to Gaylord.
The station was launched on May 13, 1965 as CKCY-FM by Algonquin Broadcasting, the owners of the city's CKCY-AM. In 1976, both stations were acquired by Huron Broadcasting, who also launched CKCY-TV in 1978. Huron subsequently sold the radio stations to a new business consortium, CKCY 920 Ltd., in 1985. The station adopted its current callsign that year, as well as its longtime "Q104" branding. CKCY 920 Ltd. was subsequently acquired by Mid-Canada Radio in 1988,[1] and Mid-Canada in turn was acquired by the Pelmorex Radio Network in 1990.[2]
Due to the economic circumstances of the Sault Ste. Marie market, with competition from stations in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan severely curtailing the profitability of the Ontario stations, Pelmorex shut down CKCY in 1992. The company then entered into a local management agreement with Telemedia, taking over management of that company's CHAS-FM and making CHAS and CJQM sister stations, an arrangement that continues to this day. Telemedia subsequently acquired the Pelmorex group in 1999.[3]
Telemedia was acquired by Standard Broadcasting in 2002, with Standard selling both CJQM and CHAS to their current owner, Rogers Media, the same year. Rogers Media would drop CJQM's longtime "Q104" branding on June 28, 2013, rebranding the station as Country 104.3,[4] part of an effort by Rogers to apply a unified "Country" branding to its roster of country music-formatted stations.[5]
The "Country 104.3" playlist emphasizes current country songs and artists, with a few classic country titles sprinkled in (the station has its own classic country show on Sunday mornings). The schedule also features a live local morning show hosted by Jeff McNiece, as well as syndicated weekly shows including American Country Countdown and Canadian Country Spotlight. CJQM was formerly radio home to the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, a relationship that ended after the 2008-2009 season; the Greyhounds are currently heard on Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan-based WSUE.
After more than 30 years, Jeff McNeice retired and signed off at CJQM in 2021. He became the last local radio show host on the Canadian side of the St.Mary's River. All local programming had been phased out earlier, including locally produced news and sports, in favour of amalgamating the stations formats from Ottawa and other Rogers Owned Country stations.
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Elliot Lake |
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Wawa/Michipicoten |
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History | Mica Bay Incident • Robinson Huron Treaty • Shingwauk Indian Residential School • Chicora incident • 1903 Consolidated Lake Superior riot • Angelina Napolitano case • R v Sault Ste-Marie (City of) • English-only resolution | ||||||
Geography | Neighbourhoods • Root River • St. Marys River • Whitefish Island | ||||||
Government | Sault Ste. Marie (federal riding) • Sault Ste. Marie (provincial riding) • Sault Ste. Marie City Council • List of mayors | ||||||
Industry | Algoma Steel • Northern Breweries • St. Mary's Paper • Sault Ste. Marie Solar Park • Tenaris AlgomaTubes | ||||||
Institutions | 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA • Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre • Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association • Engracia de Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections • Great Lakes Forestry Centre • Ontario Forest Research Institute • Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation • Sault Area Hospital • Sault Symphony Orchestra • Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre | ||||||
Media | Algoma Ink • CBON-FM • CBSM-FM • CFYM-AM • CHAS-FM • CHBX-TV • CHIM-FM • CJIC-AM • CJIC-TV • CJQM-FM • CJTK-FM • CKCY-AM • Films • Huron Broadcasting • The Sault Star • Sault This Week • Village Media | ||||||
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Attractions | Agawa Canyon Tour Train • Art Gallery of Algoma • Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre • Entomica Insectarium • Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site • Gateway Casinos Sault Ste. Marie • MSNorgoma • Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site • Sault Ste. Marie Museum • Sault Ste. Marie Walk of Fame • Shingwauk Hall National Historic Site • Station Mall • Voyageur Hiking Trail • Waterfront Trail • Whitefish Island National Historic Site • Windsor Park Hotel
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Sports | GFL Memorial Gardens • Gouin Street Arena • Hosted events • Sault Memorial Gardens • Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds • Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros • Sault Thunderbirds • Soo Curlers Association • Soo Thunderbirds | ||||||
Religion | Anglican Diocese of Algoma • Precious Blood Cathedral • Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie • St. Luke's Cathedral • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada | ||||||
Transportation | Algoma Central Railway • MVAlgorail • Gros Cap Reefs Light • Huron Central Railway • Ontario Highway 17 • Ontario Highway 17B • Ontario Secondary Highway 550 • Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam • HMCS Sault Ste. Marie • Sault Ste. Marie Airport • Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company • Sault Ste. Marie Canal • Sault Ste. Marie Heliport • Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge • Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge • Sault Ste. Marie/Partridge Point Water Aerodrome • Sault Ste. Marie station • Sault Ste. Marie Transit Services • Sault Ste. Marie Water Aerodrome |
46°35′40″N 84°21′00″W / 46.59444°N 84.35000°W / 46.59444; -84.35000