CJLO is the official campus and community radio station for Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and is operated almost entirely by its volunteer membership. The station broadcasts from the Loyola campus, and it can be heard at 1690 AM in Montreal, iTunes radio in the College/University category, the CJLO mobile app, or on the CJLO website.
CJLO started streaming online 7 days a week in early 2003, and the station began broadcasting by radio in the Montreal area on 1690 AM with 1000 watts of power in late 2008. The tower and transmitter are located in Lachine and the signal can be heard as far as Ottawa and Burlington, Vermont.
The station was originally formed in 1998 from the merger of CRSG, a closed circuit station at Concordia's Sir George Williams Campus, and CFLI, a carrier current station at the Loyola Campus. It continued to broadcast by closed circuit until 2003, when it launched an Internet radio stream.
The station was granted a license by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 2006 to broadcast on the AM band at 1690, and began airing a testing signal in September 2008.
The station officially launched its on-air programming 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 retransmitter on 107.9 MHz, to alleviate reception issues downtown. The main concern with the use of 107.9 is potential interference from WVPS, the Vermont Public Radio flagship in Burlington. The application was denied by the CRTC on January 26, 2015, as they felt that there were no broadcasting deficiencies of the 1690 AM signal within its immediate broadcast area. WVPS, whose signal is not protected outside the United States, was not considered a factor in this decision.
CJLO has over 70 original live programs with formats that include spoken-word and a variety of musical genres such as rock alternative, classical, hip-hop, jazz, experimental, metal, world beat, and more.
As of Winter 2016, the station currently airs the following:
Aloof Future, hosted by Chubby
Ashes to Ashes, hosted by Alex
Anatomy of Caribbean Music, hosted by Gordon "Gee" Weekes
At the Movies, hosted by Remi Caron-Liss
Audio Penpals, hosted by DJ Littleforest and Friendz
Autobeat, hosted by MNJIVR
Beat the World, hosted by Kelly "Sugarface Nene" and Neil "Mr Lalla"
Behind the Counter, hosted by Rebekah G. and Sonja H.
Beyond The Black Rainbow, hosted by OCDJ.
Beyond That Graveyard III, hosted by the K-Man
Brave New Jams, hosted by Clifton Hanger
Burnt Offerings, hosted by DJ Spacepirate
BVST, hosted by Angelica
Caribbean Callaloo, hosted by Raphael McKenzie (DJ 610), Pete Douglas, and Gordon "Gee" Weekes
Champions of the Local Scene, hosted by the CJLO Volunteers
Charts & Crafts, hosted by Dennis A. and Joana C.
Cinema Smackdown, hosted by Tessipedia and Max
Colours that can't be seen, hosted by Ozzdog
Computer Sourire, hosted by Danilo
Creators Chorus, hosted by Annick MF, Jess Glavina, and Teeana Munro
Democracy Now, hosted by Amy Goodman
Diggin' in the Crates, hosted by Lazy the selector and DJ Sleazy P
Dirty Work, hosted by Denis A.
Don't mess this up, Jacob, hosted by Jacob Greco
Fatal Attraction, hosted by Patricia Petit Liang
Floydian Slip, hosted by Craig Bailey
Fukubukuro, hosted by DJ Lawrell
Gospel Unlimited, hosted by Ray Johnston with research/talk facilitator Curtis, and produced by Tynesha
Grade A Explosives, hosted by Andrew Wixq
Hiway 1, hosted by Fredy Iuni
Hooked on Sonics, hosted by Omar Sonics
Into the Coven, hosted by Patrick McDowall
In the Club, hosted by N. Gattuso
Impossible Music, hosted by Gachary
Je Suis TBA, hosted by Joana C.
Jonny & Cupcakes, hosted by Sam Obrand and Jon Levine
Local Everything, hosted by MC Jonny B
Main Event Radio, hosted by Ryan Rider
More Fyah, hosted by Junior Vibes and Singing P
My Private HE.B.G.B.S, hosted by the K-Man
Necromantik, hosted by DJ Necrotik and DJ Dreadkitten
New Media and Politics 2.0, hosted by Karl Knox
Nozin' Around', hosted by Emeline Vidal
Phantastiq Cypha, hosted by Brian Döc Holidæ
Psychic City, hosted by Abby S.
Radio Fun, hosted by Idle Matt
Rex's Barn Sessions, hosted by Rex Elroy Cliff
Sewer Spewer, hosted by Chris the frog
Something for the radio, hosted by D Shade and Redd Dredd
Slax Trax, hosted by Zakary Slax
Shibuya Crossing, hosted by Saturn De Los Angeles a.k.a. SATYYY.
Sublime State of Doom, hosted by Sean
The Belldog, hosted by Lucy
The Commonwealth Conundrum, hosted by Rebecca Munroe and Danny Payne
The F Hole, hosted by Erica Bridgeman
The Go-Go Radio Magic Show, hosted by Oncle Ian and Prince Palu
The Groove Master's Hour, hosted by Pete Douglas
The Limelight, hosted by DJ Lady Oracle and J-Nice
The Live Wire Show, hosted by Pete Douglas
The Machine Stops, hosted by DJ Thinkbox
The Noisy Loft, hosted by Orin Loft
The Sound You Need, hosted by DJ Jeneva
The Starting Rotation, hosted by Julian McKenzie, Robert Arzenshek, Giordano Cescutti, Daniele Iannarone, Justin Ferrara, and Matthew Shanahan
The Trend, hosted by Camille and Krystal Christine
The Vibe Room, hosted by MEL P a.k.a. DJ Lilmango
Turn on the darkness, hosted by Philliam
Vibe$tation, hosted by Mylestone
World Beat News, hosted by Gordon "Gee" Weekes
Waves of Honey, hosted by Honeydrip
Yeti Dreams and Stranger Things, hosted by Stephanie Dee
Some of CJLO's programs that aired in the past several years include:
Beats from the East, hosted by DJ Mister Vee
Best of the West, hosted by Sarah Stupar
Chante Lakay, hosted by Schiller
Currently Concordia, hosted by Melissa Mulligan and Nikita Smith
Death Metal Disco Show, hosted by Emaciate Beats
Digital Coffee, hosted by DJ Soykaff a.k.a. KNIGHT
Exit Hour, hosted by Daniel Dixon
Geek Soda, hosted by DJ Soykaff a.k.a. KNIGHT
Glitch, Please, hosted by your best friend John Jacob
Going Down Under, hosted by Tim Forster
Greedy Graffiti, hosted by DJ Misschief
Hayti Plus, hosted by Jean D.
Haze World, hosted by Stephen K.
Killer Baby Tomatoes, hosted by Colin Harris
Fairest Dwellings, hosted by Alex Massé
Fear of Music, hosted by Marshall V.
Feel Good Hit of the Summer, hosted by C.W. MacGregor
Funk Shui, hosted by Marina Minh Nguyen and Patricia Petit Liang
Let the Rhythm Hit Em, hosted by Remission
Midnight Love Affair, hosted by Mason Windels
Morning Jazz Hour, hosted by Karl Knox
Maiden Voyage, Hosted by Beansie Saretsky
Onomatopoeia Show, hosted by Robin F
Pits & Poisoned Apples, hosted by Serge Del Grosso
Purple Carrot, hosted by Anna C.
Revolution 33 1/3, hosted by Mack Mackenzie
Salvation from Sin, hosted by DJ Michael Terzian a.k.a. Sinister
Stroll Around the Groove, hosted by Julien B. and Mourad
Station to Station, hosted by Ethan Ves
Take 5, hosted by Connor McComb, a.k.a. DJ C-DADDY
The Anglo-Franco Tango, hosted by Floraine Bonneville
The Hypnotic, hosted by Yanissa
The Link Radio, hosted by The Link, Concordia's award-winning independent newspaper
The Reaktor, hosted by Abby Schachter
The Sports Grind, hosted by Gerry Brossard Jr. and Grant Robinson
The Midnight Caper, hosted by Kyle Fitzsimmons
The New Noise, hosted by Runt
The Game Misconduct, hosted by Google Guy, Phil, and Magg
The Wake-Up Call, hosted by Carlo S.
Twee Time, hosted by Stephanie Pastel
With Gay Abandon, hosted by Julie, a.k.a. OCDJ
Awards and Honours
CJLO is an award-winning station that has received multiple nominations and wins at the CMJ Music Marathon College Radio Awards since 2008. The station was consistently voted as one of the top-ten Best Radio Stations in The Montreal Mirror's Best of Montreal Readers Poll.
In 2010, CJLO was ranked as one of the best college radio stations by the Huffington Post and was the only Canadian radio station selected to attend the First Annual International Radio Festival in Zurich, Switzerland. In 2013, CJLO was voted the second Best Radio Station in the CultMTL Best of MTL Readers Poll.
