CJIQ-FM

CJIQ-FM (88.3 MHz) is a non-commercial Canadian radio station in Kitchener, Ontario, serving the tri-cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo. It is the campus radio station of Conestoga College and it airs an alternative rock format with other genres of music heard on weekends. The station is run and staffed by the students of the Broadcast Radio and Journalism programs at the Doon campus.

CJIQ-FM

Kitchener, Ontario Canada
Broadcast area	Waterloo Region
Frequency	88.3 MHz (FM)
Branding	CJIQ 88.3
Programming
Format	Campus - Alternative Rock
Ownership
Owner	Conestoga College
History
First air date	January 8, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-01-08)
Technical information
Class	B
ERP	3,020 watts (8,220 watts maximum)
HAAT	249 metres (817 ft)
Links
Website	cjiqfm.com

CJIQ broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,020 watts (8,220 watts maximum).^[1] Its transmitter is atop the CIII-TV Global tower in Ayr. CJIQ can also be heard on Rogers Digital Cable 947.

History

The station was granted an instructional license from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in July of 1999,^[2] and signed on for testing in November 2000.

When It officially launched on January 8, 2001 the station was originally called “The Condor” named after the school’s mascot. It aired a hot adult contemporary and contemporary hit radio format. That was later changed to alternative rock.