CJRC (AM)

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CJRC-AM

City of license	Gatineau, Quebec
Broadcast area	National Capital Region, Eastern Ontario, Outaouais
Branding	CJRC 1150
Slogan	La voix de l'Outaouais
First air date	June 3, 1968
Frequency	1150 AM
Format	talk radio
ERP	50 kW day, 5 kW night
Class	B
Owner	Corus Entertainment
Website	http://www.cjrc1150.com

CJRC is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Gatineau, Quebec (near Ottawa, Ontario).

Owned and operated by Corus Entertainment, it broadcasts on 1150 kHz with a daytime power of 50,000 watts and a nighttime power of 5,000 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna with slightly different daytime and nighttime directional patterns in order to protect various other stations on that frequency - particularly CKOC in Hamilton.

The station has a news/talk format and is part of the Corus Québec (formerly Radiomédia) network which operates across Quebec.

The station was launched on June 3, 1968, ^[1] by Raymond Crepeau, Marcel Joyal, Robert Campeau and Gerard Moreau with the presence of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, as part of the Radiomutuel network. Originally its headquarters were at the Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa but were later moved in the old city of Gatineau in the 1980's after a stay on Belfast Road in Ottawa.

On November 24, it was announced that CJRC will air on the FM band, on the frequency 104.7 starting in the spring of 2007. No simulcast period has been requested. The AM signal will be shut off when the FM is turned on.