In early 2003, CJLO began broadcasting online 7 days a week, and in late 2008, the station began broadcasting radio in the Montreal area at 4:90 pm with a 1000 watt power output. The tower and transmitter are located in Lacine and the signal can be heard as far away as Ottawa and Burlington, Vermont, USA.

CJLO was voted Montreal’s #1 radio station in the Cult MTL Best of MTL Readers Poll 2022.

The station was originally created in 1998 by the merger of CRSG, a closed-circuit station on Concordia’s Sir George Williams Campus, and CFLI, the carrier of the current station on Loyola’s campus. It continued broadcasting on a closed circuit until 2003, when it launched Internet Radio.

In 2006, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission granted it a license to broadcast on the AM band at 1690 and began broadcasting a test signal in September 2008.

The station officially began its live program on October 15, 2008 with the song “Left of the Dial” by The Replacements.

On April 25, 2014, the CRTC published CJLO’s application for a low-power FM repeater at 107.9 MHz to alleviate reception problems in the downtown area. The main concern related to the use of 107.9 was potential interference from WVPS, Vermont’s flagship public radio station in Burlington. The application was rejected by the CRTC on January 26, 2015, as they believed there were no disadvantages to broadcasting the 1690 AM signal in its immediate broadcast area. WVPS, whose signal is not protected outside of the United States, was not a factor in this decision.

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The station’s original purpose was to provide real-world broadcasting education for students enrolled in the Creative Communications program at Red River College and to provide programming different from that offered by other radio stations in the city.

In November 2003, Rick Beverstock, a programmer from CITI-FM (Winnipeg) and CKKQ-FM (Victoria), was hired as the station manager of CKIC-FM.

Kick-FM was owned and operated by the non-profit corporation Cre-Comm Radio, Inc.

The station began broadcasting a test signal on December 15, 2003 and officially launched on April 27, 2004. Initially, the station operated in the Triple-A format. At the time, it was the first of its kind in Canada. Kick-FM used the slogan “A Rock ‘n’ Soul Adventure” during its first year of operation.

With the advent of the short-lived CKFE-FM, Kick-FM shifted to a unique Modern Rock format. The selections included songs popular in the UK and on college radio in the US. In addition, Kick-FM featured more Winnipeg musicians than any other station in the city (22% of the playlist). Most of the music on Kick-FM’s playlist was unique to the station with little overlap with other stations.

After a few years as “Winnipeg’s New Sound”, Kick-FM began to identify itself as “Winnipeg’s Indie Station – Independent Rock, Independent Talk”. The musical emphasis has moved away from the more well-known alternative artists (now played by CURVE 94.3, see CHIQ-FM) and now focuses on music by independent unsigned artists. For four years, the station also hosted a daily talk program by citizen journalist, blogger, civic activist and government critic Marty Gold. That program was abruptly taken off the air by the board that ran the station shortly after a new president took office at Red River College.

In May 2007, 92.9 KICK-FM was named Winnipeg’s third favorite radio station (behind #2 Hot 103 and #1 Power 97) in a Uptown Magazine reader poll; in May 2008, 92.9 KICK-FM was named Winnipeg’s second favorite radio station (behind #1 Hot 103) in a poll of readers of the same magazine.

On January 23, 2012, the CRTC ruled that radio stations on university campuses in Canada must allow public access similar to public radio stations. This move meant that CKIC decided to give up its license because of this decision. On July 4, 2012, at 4:00 p.m., the station did indeed cease to operate as an over-the-air broadcasting station and submitted its license to the CRTC. This revocation of the license has provoked a significant backlash, including from former members of the station’s community and citizen journalists.

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The station is run by a small group of paid staff and over 200 student and community volunteers. In addition to FM broadcasting, the station can be heard via an Ogg Vorbis stream from its website. Some shows are also available as podcast downloads.

The campus radio station has a long and storied history, having first gone on the air before the University of Calgary was officially established.

On October 17, 1955, the University of Alberta’s Calgary branch aired a 15-minute program called Varsity Vista on CFAC radio. The show, directed by student Bruce Northam, was intended to give the community an inside look at campus life. The show eventually grew into programs such as Meet the Professors and the Hit Tunes DJ Series, along with presentations of radio plays at drama clubs such as Sorry, Wrong Number.

With the opening of the new campus in 1960, the University of Alberta at Calgary Radio Club (UACR), led by Doug MacDonald, built a radio studio in the small basement of the Art and Administration Building. Using self-built and donated equipment, they produced shows such as Varsity 62 and A Dimes Worth for broadcast on other stations. Broadcasts on campus began with a closed-circuit PA system created under the guidance of engineering student Wayne Harvey. Classical and light music was played in student living rooms and common areas, and the station itself became a popular gathering place, hosting several concerts.

During the late 70s, the station had a diverse format: punk was played alongside jazz, blues and reggae. After years of conflict with the student union over program policy and budget, the SU secretly voted to close CJSW without informing the station’s management and members or the university community. Notified of the SU’s betrayal, station manager Allen Beckeland slept in the studio, unaware of campus management and locksmiths sent to remove the shuttering at midnight.

Funding

CJSW funds its capital budget through a week-long funding drive held each October. After raising $13,585 in its first attempt in 1985 and approximately $21,000 the following year, the total amount raised from this appeal to the community’s students has steadily increased each year. In March 1987, the University’s students voted in a second referendum asking for a $1 per semester per student increase in station fees. In a highly controversial decision that involved partisan behavior by the chief returning officer, the additional fee was won by a single vote. Since 2001, the total amount of funds raised has consistently exceeded $150,000. In 2006, the station met and exceeded its goal of $200,000 (a feat repeated in subsequent years), and topped $240,000 in 2014.This extraordinary success has made CJSW a model for other campus and public broadcasters across the country, and the station shares its experience and expertise with those colleagues who wish to strengthen their finances and public image.

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