CFIQ

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 license being a suburban community north of the city, the transmitter is located in the Niagara Region town of Lincoln, 60 kilometres (37 miles) southwest of Toronto.

CFIQ
  • Richmond Hill, Ontario
  • Canada
Broadcast area
Frequency640 kHz (AM)
Branding640 Toronto
Programming
FormatTalk
AffiliationsGlobal News
Ownership
Owner
Sister stations
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
Repeater(s)95.3 CING-FM-HD2
Links
Websitewww.globalnews.ca/radio/640toronto/
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