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| Broadcast area | Greater Montreal |
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| Frequency | 690 kHz (AM) |
| Branding | TSN 690 Montreal |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Toronto Blue Jays Radio Network[1] Montreal Canadiens Radio Network Montreal Alliance Radio Network Laval Rocket Radio Network CF Montréal Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CFCF-DT, CJAD, CJFM-FM, CHOM-FM, CITE-FM, CKMF-FM, CFJP-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 7, 1959 |
Former call signs | CHTX (1989–1991) CKIS (1991–1996) |
Former frequencies | 980 kHz (1959–1990) 990 kHz (1990–2012) |
Call sign meaning | CK Greater Montreal (broadcast area) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A (Clear-channel) |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°17′43.08″N 73°43′18.12″W / 45.2953000°N 73.7217000°W |
| Repeater(s) | 107.3 CITE-HD3 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | iheartradio.ca/tsn/tsn-montreal |
CKGM (TSN 690 Montreal) is an English-language AM radio station in Montreal, Quebec, owned by Bell Media Radio. Formerly an affiliate of sports radio network "The Team," it was one of three stations to retain the sports format after the network folded in 2002 until it switched to the TSN Radio branding in October 2011. CKGM has been an all-sports station since May 2001. Its studios and offices are located on René Lévesque Boulevard East in Downtown Montreal.
On September 4, 2012, CKGM officially began broadcasting on 690 kHz, as a non-directional clear-channel Class A station. It runs the maximum power permitted for Canadian AM stations, 50,000 watts. By day, CKGM can be heard from Ottawa to Sherbrooke and across the border into New York State and Vermont. At night, its signal covers much of Eastern North America. Its transmitter is located near Mercier. CKGM is also heard on the HD3 subchannel of CITE-FM. CKGM is carried nationally on Bell Satellite TV satellite channel 985.[2]
While it was still broadcasting at 980 kHz, CKGM was known for being a legendary and influential Top 40/CHR radio station from 1970 to 1986. From 1941 until 1999, AM 690 in Montreal was the home of CBF, the flagship station of the CBC's French-language radio network, now known as Ici Radio-Canada Première.