CJAD
CJAD (800 AM) is a commercial radio station operating in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station has an English language news/talk radio format and identifies itself on-air as CJAD 800. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it has a daytime power of 50,000 watts but reduces power to 10,000 watts at night to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 800. The transmitter is located near Saint-Edouard, while studios and offices are located on Rene-Levesque Boulevard East in Downtown Montreal. CJAD can be heard across Canada on Bell Satellite TV channel 953.
| Broadcast area | Greater Montreal |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 800 kHz (AM) |
| Branding | CJAD 800 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Affiliations | The Canadian Press ABC News Radio CBS Radio News Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| CFCF-DT, CHOM-FM, CJFM-FM, CKGM, CITE-FM, CKMF-FM, CFJP-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 8, 1945 |
Call sign meaning | Joseph-Arthur Dupont (founder) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 10,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°14′49.92″N 73°31′23.16″W |
| Repeater(s) | 107.3 CITE-FM HD2 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/cjad |
Local hosts are heard throughout the day and evening. Affiliated with CBS Radio for many years, in 2018 the station, along with many other Bell-owned talk radio stations in Canada, switched to NBC Radio and 24/7 News for U.S. and international news.
CJAD and co-owned 690 CKGM are currently the only two full-time commercial English-language stations in Quebec on the AM dial.