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CJRT-FM is a Canadian public radio station, which broadcasts at 91.1 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. CJRT currently operates as JAZZ.FM91.
CJRT's studios are located on Pardee Avenue in Toronto's Liberty Village neighbourhood, while its transmitter is located on top of the CN Tower. It is available on Bell TV as channel 960, and on cable FM and digital cable audio services throughout Ontario. In addition to streaming its on air programming, it supplies specialty music streams Oscar Peterson Channel, High Standards and Grooveyard.
The station was founded in 1949 as an experimental FM broadcaster, only the second in Canada, by the Ryerson Institute of Technology (later Ryerson University). The JRT in the station's call sign stand for "Journalism, Radio, Technology", which were three of Ryerson's educational mandates. The station's principal purpose was to train radio engineering and radio and (later television) broadcast students and initially only broadcast from 3pm to 9pm on weekdays during the school year. In 1964 the station became professionally staffed and extended its programming to 7am to midnight, seven days a week. Content became an eclectic mix of classical music, jazz, folk music and other genres, educational and public affairs broadcasts, children's programming and dramas, news, documentaries and quiz shows and comedies imported from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
JAZZ.FM91 is an integral part of the jazz community. But we need your help. Go to jazz.fm/donate or call 1-800-811-2400 to show your support.
July 30, 2021 - Jesse Ryan and Bridges From Christian McBride to Geoffrey Keezer, Gregory Porter to Esperanza Spalding, to some of today's biggest local names, the Festival has always taken pride in presenting musicians who have gone on to make a major impact on the international jazz scene, but who were early in their careers when they first played the Festival. We even introduced a young Harry Connick Jr. to Toronto in 1989! Jesse Ryan continues this tradition – winner of the Toronto Arts Foundation Emerging Jazz Artist award in 2020, he released his debut album the same year and has already made a substantial mark on the Toronto scene with his unique blend of jazz and Caribbean musical traditions. Jesse Ryan - Saxophones Andrew Marzotto - Guitar Ewen Farncombe - Piano Mark God...
For almost four decades, Toronto Sun newspaper writer Glen Woodcock has hosted a big band radio show on CJRT-FM in Toronto. This is a sample of his on-air style.
Adriane Markow was the operations manager for CJRT but was also on the air. Since leaving CJRT (now known as Jazz FM, she has offered her voice for commercials and other projects.
The morning crew at JAZZ.FM91 hosted their first ever Good Morning Toronto live breakfast, with memorable performances from June Garber, Ross MacIntyre and Mark Kieswetter.
Established in 2006, the JAZZ.FM91 Youth Big Band (YBB) is a free educational program that provides the opportunity for selected middle- and high-school students to rehearse with an 18-piece big band and perform with international jazz luminaries. The JAZZ.FM91 Youth Big Band program is designed to provide outstanding educational instruction that allows participants to develop musical and social skills while interacting in a diverse, professional setting. To learn more about the JAZZ.FM91 Youth Big Band program, please contact youthbigband@jazz.fm.
In note number forty two, we get a special look into our morning show "Good Morning Toronto" with Garvia Bailey.
CJRT-FM is a Canadian public radio station, which broadcasts at 91.1 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. CJRT currently operates as JAZZ.FM91.
CJRT's studios are located on Pardee Avenue in Toronto's Liberty Village neighbourhood, while its transmitter is located on top of the CN Tower. It is available on Bell TV as channel 960, and on cable FM and digital cable audio services throughout Ontario. In addition to streaming its on air programming, it supplies specialty music streams Oscar Peterson Channel, High Standards and Grooveyard.
The station was founded in 1949 as an experimental FM broadcaster, only the second in Canada, by the Ryerson Institute of Technology (later Ryerson University). The JRT in the station's call sign stand for "Journalism, Radio, Technology", which were three of Ryerson's educational mandates. The station's principal purpose was to train radio engineering and radio and (later television) broadcast students and initially only broadcast from 3pm to 9pm on weekdays during the school year. In 1964 the station became professionally staffed and extended its programming to 7am to midnight, seven days a week. Content became an eclectic mix of classical music, jazz, folk music and other genres, educational and public affairs broadcasts, children's programming and dramas, news, documentaries and quiz shows and comedies imported from the British Broadcasting Corporation.