These are the AM (Mediumwave) radio stations that are reasonably audible in the Toronto area with a good quality receiver in a relatively “RF quiet” environment (no noisy switching power supplies from computer equipment etc.)
For online streaming, on GNU/Linux operating systems I recommend using “Radio Tray” (unless it’s a Flashplayer stream). If you’re using Windows or MacOSX use VLC Media Player.
On Android devices, Firefox will play MP3 and OGG streams “right out of the box” with no “app” required.
Frequency |
Callsign |
Location |
Format |
Streaming Audio Format |
|
530 |
CIAO |
Brampton |
Multicultural |
AAC.mp4a |
|
550 |
WGR |
Buffalo |
Sports Radio |
AAC.m3u |
|
560 |
CFOS |
Owen Sound |
Oldies |
AAC |
|
570 |
CKGL |
Kitchener |
News |
MP3 |
|
570 |
WYSR |
Syracuse, NY |
News&Talk |
AAC |
|
590 |
CJCL |
Toronto |
Sports Radio “The Fan” |
MP3 |
|
610 |
CKTB |
St.Catharines |
News/Talk |
AAC.mp4a
|
|
620 |
WHEN |
Syracuse, NY |
Rhythm and Blues “Power 620” |
AAC.mp4a |
|
640 |
CFMJ |
Toronto |
Talk Radio |
AAC.mp4a |
|
680 |
CFTR |
Toronto |
“680 News” |
MP3 |
|
740 |
CFZM |
Toronto |
“Zoomer Radio” |
MP3
|
|
770 |
WTOR |
Youngstown |
Punjabi, Urdu & other languages |
MP3.pls (not working when last checked) |
|
820 |
CHAM |
Hamilton |
“Funny 820” All Comedy |
AAC.mp4a MP3 |
|
860 |
CJBC |
Toronto |
Radio Canada “La Premiere Chaine”(French language) |
MP3 |
|
900 |
CHML |
Hamilton |
News/Talk |
MP3 |
|
930 |
WBEN |
Buffalo |
News |
MP3.m3u
|
|
970 |
WDCZ |
Buffalo |
Evangelical |
AAC.mp4a
|
|
1010 |
CFRB |
Toronto |
News/Talk-Simulcasts on 6.070 in the 49 meter band (CFRX) |
AAC.mp4a
|
|
1050 |
CHUM |
Toronto |
“TSN Radio Toronto”- sports news |
MP3.pls
|
|
1080 |
WUFO |
Buffalo, NY |
African-American Talk, Gospel and R&B |
Windows Media (mms) |
|
1150 |
CKOC |
Hamilton |
“TSN 1150” Sports |
AAC |
|
1180 |
WHAM |
Rochester |
“News Radio 1180” |
AAC |
|
1230 |
WECK |
Cheektowaga |
oldies |
Streaming offline when last checked |
|
1250 |
CJYE |
Oakville |
“Joy 1250” Evangelical Christian |
MP3 |
|
1270 |
WHLD |
Niagara Falls,NY |
“Sports Radio 1270” |
AAC.mp4a |
|
1280** |
CJRU |
Toronto |
“The Scope” at Ryerson University |
Ogg Vorbis |
|
1300 |
WXRL |
Lancaster, NY |
Country Music |
||
1320 |
CJMR |
Mississauga |
Multicultural |
AAC.m3u |
|
1340 |
WLVL |
Lockport, NY |
News/Talk |
Flashplayer |
|
1380 |
CKPC |
Brantford |
Country |
AAC |
|
1400 |
WWWS |
Buffalo |
“Solid Gold Soul” |
||
1430 |
CHKT |
Toronto |
Fairchild Radio – Chinese & other languages |
Embedded Web Player |
|
1440 |
WJJL |
Niagara Falls,NY |
oldies music |
||
1460 |
CJOY |
Guelph |
oldies music |
AAC |
|
1520 |
WWKB |
Buffalo |
Sports – ESPN Radio |
.m3u |
|
1540 |
CHIN |
Toronto |
Multicultural – (simulcasts on 91.9 FM) |
AAC.mp4a |
|
1580 |
CKDO |
Oshawa |
“oldies music” (simulcasts on 107.7 FM) |
AAC.pls |
|
1610 |
CHHA |
Toronto |
“Voces Latinas” – San Lorenzo Community Radio – Spanish & other languages |
Flashplayervia UStream.tv website |
|
1650 |
CINA |
Mississauga |
Bollywood Music |
MP3 |
|
1690 |
CHTO |
Toronto |
Multicultural (predominantly Greek language) |
Windows Media (mms).PLS MP3 |
** Currently in testing mode on air Scheduled to officially launch on air March 31, 2016.
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