CJZN-FM
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| Broadcast area | Primary: Victoria, British Columbia; Secondary: Vancouver, British Columbia; Tertiary: Seattle, Washington |
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| Branding | The Zone @ 91-3 |
| First air date | January 18, 1950 |
| Frequency | 91.3 MHz (FM) |
| Format | modern rock |
| ERP | 3.5 KW |
| Callsign meaning | C J ZoNe |
| Former callsigns | CKDA (1950-1995) CKXM (1995-2000) CKXM-FM (2000-2001) |
| Owner | Jim Pattison Group (pending CRTC approval) |
| Website | www.TheZone.fm |
CJZN-FM, known as The Zone @ 91-3 or The Zone, is a Canadian broadcast radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. CJZN broadcasts online and at a frequency of 91.3 on the FM band. The station broadcasts a modern rock format.
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[edit] History
CJZN signed on for the first time on January 18, 1950 as CKDA, initially broadcasting on 1340 AM at 250 watts under the ownership of Capital Broadcasting System Ltd. (headed by founder David Armstrong). On August 1, 1954, CKDA moved to 1280 AM and increased its power to 5000 watts; in 1955, CKDA-FM was signed on as a simulcast of CKDA-AM, and on September 18, 1957, the AM station moved to 1220 kHz and doubled its power to 10,000 watts.
On March 21, 1965, CKDA-FM ended its simulcast of its AM sister and became CFMS-FM, airing an easy listening format from noon to midnight seven days a week. In 1971, CKDA increased its power to 50,000 watts, moved to 1200 AM on July 1, 1986, and dropped its oldies format for an all-'70s music format in 1994. CKDA and CFMS founder David Armstrong died on April 22, 1985, after which point his widow, Sheridan Armstrong, took over running the stations.
In August 1995, the OK Radio Group Ltd. purchased CKDA from Capital Broadcasting and relaunched it as CKXM-AM in October 1995, broadcasting a country music format at 1200 on the AM band and known as 1200 CKXM Country. At that time, CKXM and its sister station, CKKQ-FM (100.3 The Q!) were located at 3795 Carey Road in Victoria. CKKQ was on the second floor while CKXM was on the first floor.
In May 1999, both CKXM and CKKQ moved to the top floor of 2750 Quadra Street, a three-storey Victoria office building purchased by the OK Radio Group Ltd. in the fall of 1998.
In March 2000, CKXM moved from the AM band to the FM band at a frequency of 91.3, maintaining its country music format and rebranded as The New X 91 Three. The AM signal continued until May 2000.
In June 2001, CKXM changed its call sign to the current CJZN and relaunched as The Zone @ 91-3 with a modern rock format. The first song played was Blink 182's Rock Show.
[edit] On-air personalities
[edit] Dylan Willows
Weekday mornings from 6:00–10:00 am in The Morning Zone
[edit] Tasha Reid
News, called 91 Second Updates, weekday mornings from 6:00–10:00 am in The Morning Zone
[edit] Sara P
Middays Monday-Thursday from 10:00 am–3:00 pm. Her full name is Sara Parker.
[edit] Jeremy Baker
Weekday afternoons from 3:00–7:00 pm.
Jeremy has a brother named Matt.
[edit] Dave Eleanor Sawchuk
Mondays and Tuesdays from 7:00 pm – 12:00 am; Fridays from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm; Saturdays from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm; Sundays from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm.
[edit] Ryan Lowe
Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:00 pm – 12:00 am; Saturdays from 6:00 pm – 12:00 am; Sundays from 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
[edit] External links
Vancouver: CJSF 90.1 | CBUX 90.9 | CKYE 93.1 | CJJR 93.7 | CFBT 94.5 | CKZZ 95.3 | CHKG 96.1 | CKLG 96.9 | CBUF 97.7 | CFOX 99.3 | CFMI 101.1 | CITR 101.9 | CFRO 102.7 | CHQM 103.5 | CKCL 104.9 | CBU 105.7 | CKAV-2 106.3 | CFML 107.9
Victoria: CBUX 89.9 | KVIX 89.3 (Port Angeles, WA) | KNWP 90.1 (Port Angeles, WA) | CBCV 90.5 | CJZN 91.3 | CBU-1 92.1 | CIOC 98.5 | CKKQ 100.3 | CFUV 101.9 | CHTT 103.1 | KBDB 103.9 (Forks, WA) | CHBE 107.3
Bellingham, Washington: KUGS 89.3 | KMWS 90.1 (Mount Vernon) | KSVR 91.7 (Mount Vernon) | KZAZ 91.7 | KISM 92.9 | KMRE 102.3 | KAVZ 102.5 | KWPA 103.1 | KAFE 104.3 | KWPZ 106.5
