CJRU

CJRU, branded as The Scope at Ryerson, is a future low-powered AM campus and community radio station, owned and operated by Radio Ryerson Incorporated at Ryerson University in Toronto, which was granted a broadcast license by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on December 11, 2014. The station will broadcast on 1280 kHz with a signal strength of 99 watts. Under the conditions of its license the station must commence AM broadcasting by December 2016 or seek an extension, however the station has announced they intend to launch at the end of March 2016. The current license expires on August 31, 2021. The 1280 AM frequency was previously used by CFBN.

Background

The Scope has operated as an internet radio station since April 2013. In February 2014, an application was filed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for an AM license. The CRTC held a hearing on September 25, 2014 and released its decision approving a license December 11, 2014.