CFIQ

CFIQ
Broadcast area
Frequency640 kHz (AM)
Branding640 Toronto
Programming
FormatTalk
AffiliationsGlobal News
Ownership
Owner
CFNY-FM, CILQ-FM, CING-FM, CIII-DT
History
First air date
July 1, 1957 (1957-07-01)
Former call signs
  • CJRH (1957–1961)
  • CFGM (1961–1988, 1988–1990)
  • CHOG (1988, 1990–1999)
  • CFYI (1999–2002)
  • CFMJ (2002–2022)
Former frequencies
  • 1300 kHz (1957–1959)
  • 1310 kHz (1959–1978)
  • 1320 kHz (1978–1988)
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ClassB
Power50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°10′45″N 79°25′59″W / 43.17917°N 79.43306°W / 43.17917; -79.43306
Repeater95.3 CING-FM-HD2
Links
Websitewww.globalnews.ca/radio/640toronto/

CFIQ (640 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Richmond Hill, Ontario, and serving Greater Toronto, Southern Ontario and Western New York with a talk format known as "640 Toronto". Owned by Corus Entertainment, CFIQ's studios are located at the Corus Quay Building in Toronto; despite the station's city of licence being a suburban community north of the city, the transmitter is located at Merritt Road and north of John Street in the Niagara Region town of Lincoln, 60 kilometres (37 miles) southwest of Toronto.